Intense and Compact Neutron Sources (ICONS)

Post Date

September 24th 2014

Application Due Date

November 20th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

DARPA-BAA-14-62

CFDA Number(s)

12.910

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement
Other

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

The Intense and Compact Neutron Sources (ICONS) Program in DARPAуs Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is seeking innovative ideas and novel approaches to achieve revolutionary increases in neutron source intensity and reductions in device size, weight, and power (SWaP) for in-the-field neutron radiography and analytical techniques. Although current neutron source intensities are adequate for rapid, high resolution imaging, the large infrastructure required to achieve these intensities limits their applications. Achieving these neutron intensities in an expeditionary package will enable concepts-of-operations (CONOPS) that are currently infeasible due to SWaP constraints. While source intensity is only one aspect of the performance of a complete neutron analytical capability, achieving orders-of-magnitude improvements in portable neutron source intensities remains critical for widespread neutron imaging and analysis. It is envisioned that these significant advances in neutron output versus system SWaP will be transformative for specialized portable neutron sensing CONOPS in addition to portable neutron radiography.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Defense

• Office:

  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

• Agency Contact:

  BAA COORDINATOR

• Agency Mailing Address:

  DARPA-BAA-14-62 Email Address

• Agency Email Address:

  ICONS@darpa.mil

• Location:

  DARPA - Defense Sciences Office

• More Information:

  DARPA-BAA-14-62 at DARPA DSO Solicitation Website