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Business Containerless Research, Inc. 906 University Place Evanston,
IL 60201-3121 Dr. Richard Weber, Principal Investigator, Mr.
John Nordine, Business Official, 847-467-2678 DOE
Grant No. DE-FG02-01ER86121 Amount:
$100,000 |
Research
Institution Argonne National Laboratory 9700
South Cass Avenue Argonne,
IL 60439-4814 |
Neutron Scattering Instrumentation for Measurement of Melt Structure
Liquid phase processing is a key step in the production
of glasses, photonic materials, semiconductors, metals and alloys.
An improved understanding of liquid structure and behavior would help
improve the energy efficiency, yield, and quality of materials formed by liquid
phase processing. This project will
develop an advanced neutron scattering instrument for the study of liquids and
non-equilibrium materials under extreme conditions of temperature. Phase I will: (1) design and construct instrumentation for
liquid structure measurements, (2) evaluate data analysis and software
requirements and develop prototype data analysis software, (3) perform liquid
structure measurements on selected materials, and (4) analyze design
requirements for the integration of an enhanced facility for liquid structure
measurements during Phase II.
Commercial
Applications And Other Benefits as described by awardee: The new instrumentation should expand the range and scope of experiments
that can be implemented using neutron beam lines.
Potential markets include the 32 neutron facilities currently in
operation throughout the world and the seven new facilities which are under
construction, totaling well over 100 beamlines.