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A -- LAWRENCE LIVERMORE SEEKS INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS TO COMMERCIALIZE A HIGH PERFORMANCE MARX GENERATOR (HPMARX) SOL 99-011 DUE 031999 POC Not Applicable Lawrence Livermore Seeks Industrial Partners to Commercialize a High Performance Marx Generator (HPMarx) The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), operated by the University of California under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), is seeking collaborators in the commercialization and further development of a High Performance Marx Generator. A Marx generator is a device for generating high voltage pulses in the ranges of one hundred kilovolts (100 kV) to well over a million volts (1 MV). Such devices are frequently found in high energy physics laboratories facilities where short pulses of high voltage and high energy are required. Additional industrial applications include x-ray sources for non-destructive evaluation (NDE) or neutron sources for oil well logging or airport security. The LLNL has built Marx generators beyond the current state of the art featuring dramatically increased performance. Scientists have increased capacitor storage energy five-fold. Simultaneously, switch inductance has been decreased by a factor of four, leading to increased energy delivery rates. By using these and other innovative enhancements, the net result is a high performance, enhanced reliability Marx generator in a greatly reduced volume. Collaborators are sought with technical and scientific expertise in the area of high voltage technology. Successful collaborators will have an established history of selling high voltage equipment, and will have a consistent record of research and development, experience, and expertise in the high voltage market. A successful collaboration would include a corporate commitment for resources and funding to this project. While it is likely that successful collaborators would be for profit businesses, successful collaborations may also include state, federal, or local governmental agencies, or universities. Mechanisms for collaborations may include licensing, work for others, or Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs). Any collaboration must include a significant funds-in component to LLNL for the development of pre-production prototypes to be successfully considered. LLNL has core scientific and intellectual property background, including patent applications, on this project. Additional information regarding the High Performance Marx Generator may be obtained at http://www.llnl.gov/IPandC/Technology/techno-license.html To ensure consideration, interested parties must respond in writing to LLNL by March 19, 1999 and provide the following information: (1) the name and address of your organization, (2) the name, address, telephone number, and fax number of a point of contact, (3) the business, product, and financial history of your organization, (4) a description of your organization's expertise and facilities in the areas of high voltage, high power Marx generators, (5) the organizational history of research and development funding, and (6) the resources your organization could commit to this project. Statements of interest should be sent to: Industrial Partnerships and Commercialization Office Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory P.O. Box 808, L-795 Livermore, CA 94551 Attention: HPMarx This is not a procurement. Posted 02/19/99 (W-SN300445). (0050)

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