Project Grant 2320403
Award Date
9/15/23
Completion Date
8/31/26
Dollars Obligated
$437K
Funding Federal Agency
Office of Integrative Activities
Awarding Federal Agency
Division of Physics
Federal Grant Program
47.083
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Harrisonburg, VA 22801, USA
Similar Awards
This $839,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports the development, construction, and commissioning of a modular fast neutron detector array based on plastic scintillator technology. The new detector system is intended to significantly improve the position resolution for measuring breakup products of neutron-rich atomic nuclei, enabling more precise nuclear structure studies at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams...
This $397,005 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program supports the development, building, and commissioning of a modular, next-generation fast neutron detector array at Augustana College. The new detector, based on plastic scintillator and silicon photomultipliers, will significantly improve the precision of neutron detection and position measurement compared to current designs. This enhanced detector capability will enable more precise...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $362,494 Project Grant to The Trustees of Davidson College (Davidson College) to support the development, building, and commissioning of a modular array based on plastic scintillator for the detection of fast neutrons. This award under NSF's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will enable new capabilities for studying neutron-rich atomic nuclei and their role in the formation of elements in the universe. The new detector array is...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $460,983 Project Grant to Virginia State University (VSU) to develop a next-generation fast neutron detector. The award, made under NSF's Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), will support the design, construction, and commissioning of a modular plastic scintillator-based array to enable precise detection and measurement of fast neutrons produced in experiments studying neutron-rich atomic nuclei. This new detector system will significantly...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Integrative Activities (47.083 CFDA) program provides $362,268 to Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion College) to develop a next-generation fast neutron detector for studying neutron-rich atomic nuclei. The new detector system will significantly improve the precision of neutron position measurements compared to current designs, enabling more advanced nuclear structure research at facilities like the Facility for Rare...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $424,670 to Wabash College will support the development, construction, and deployment of a modular array of plastic scintillator detectors for the measurement of fast neutrons. The new detector system will significantly improve the precision of determining the position of fast neutrons compared to current neutron detection technologies, enabling higher resolution nuclear structure measurements of...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $177,281 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) to Florida State University (FSU) to design, construct, and deploy a cryogenic, undoped cesium iodide (CsI) scintillation detector at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The detector, weighing 10 kg, will be used to measure coherent, elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, which could provide insights into the properties of...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant awarded to Indiana Wesleyan University (Marion College) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) provides $147,161 over 3 years to advance the understanding of neutron-rich atomic nuclei. The key activities include: Conducting experiments at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams (FRIB) at Michigan State University using the Modular Neutron Array (MONA) and Large-Area Multi-Institutional Scintillator Array (LISA),...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $158,702 Project Grant under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) federal grant program to The University of South Dakota. The grant supports the design, construction, and deployment of a cryogenic, undoped cesium iodide (CsI) scintillation detector at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) in Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The detector will be used to measure coherent, elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering, a phenomenon that can provide...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $350,000 to Michigan State University (MSU) to develop and test a laser-based detector capable of efficiently capturing and selectively identifying magnesium atoms produced by the neon-22 and helium-4 nuclear reaction. The goal is to use this "single atom microscope" technique to measure the cross-section of this low-probability nuclear reaction, which...