SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Laser desorption microprobe Fourier transform mass spectrometer
- Notice Date
- 8/9/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Energy, Idaho National Laboratory (DOE Contractor), Idaho National Laboratory, 2525 Fremont P.O. Box 1625, Idaho Falls, ID, 83415-3920
- ZIP Code
- 83415-3920
- Solicitation Number
- 05-17
- Response Due
- 9/1/2005
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2005
- Description
- INVENTION SUMMARY: The Idaho National Laboratory has developed and patented a highly reproducible laser beam scanning device for an internal source laser desorption microprobe Fourier transform mass spectrometer. It utilizes a unique external laser scanning mechanism for an internal source LD-FTMS. This mechanism provides adjustable resolution enhancement so that spatial resolution at the target is not limited to that of the stepper motors at the light source, approximately 5 ?m/step! The realized spatial resolution is a combination of the scanning resolution and the desorption spot size employed. Scanning resolution control, where the beam is located, is less than 0.5 ?m depending on the stepper motor used. Laser beam spot control is dependent on focusing optics, which varies between 20 and 2 ?m depending on arrangement and lens used. The scanning mechanism employs a virtual source that is wavelength independent up to the final focusing lens, which can be controlled remotely to account for focal length dependence on wavelength. A binary index provides an automatic alignment feature. The virtual source is located 9 feet from the sample. It is completely outside of the vacuum system and beyond the 50 G line of the fringing magnetic field. To eliminate reproducibility problems associated with vacuum pump vibrations, the system takes advantage of the magnetic field inherent to the FTMS to utilize Lenz?s law for vibrational dampening. The LD-FTMS microprobe has exceptional reproducibility which enables successive mapping sequences for depth-profiling studies. A functional system is available for demonstrations. Contact Mr. Gary W. Smith. A potential licensing opportunity exists with BEA, the prime operating contractor for the Department of Energy (DOE) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). BEA is soliciting a written indication of interest from industrial partners interested in entering into a license agreement for the purpose of commercializing the technology described below. This is not an opportunity to provide goods or services to BEA or DOE. This solicitation will close to response 60 days after publication. Interested parties should send a description of their company and their plans to commercialize this technology to the following address: Gary W. Smith Sr. Account Executive Technology Transfer and Commercialization Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC P. O. Box 1625, MS3805 Idaho Falls, ID 83415-3805 E-mail is gary.smith@inl.gov
- Record
- SN00865923-W 20050811/050809211829 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |