KEVIN FRANCE

WE DESIRE TO DEVELOP NEW THIN FILM COATINGS OF FLUORIDES TO UTILIZE THE HIGH INTRINSIC REFLECTIVITY OF ALUMINUM. HIGHLY CONTROLLABLE THICKNESS OF FLUORIDES CAN BE ATTAINED THROUGH ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION (ALD). WE PROPOSE TO CREATE HIGHLY TRANSMISSIVE PRO

THIS PROPOSAL FOR THE NANCY GRACE ROMAN TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP IN ASTROPHYSICS AIMS TO DEVELOP A NEW, NOVEL DETECTOR TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF NEXT-GENERATION UV/OPTICAL ASTRONOMY MISSIONS. ADVANCED UV/OPTICAL DETECTOR SYSTEMS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR ADDRESSING N

WE PROPOSE A FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM FOR THE FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE, LOW BACKGROUND PHOTON COUNTING DETECTORS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF UV/OPTICAL ASTRONOMY MISSIONS. THESE DEVICES WILL SERVE AS TECHNOLOGY PATHFIND