Abstract: Novel conjugated amino substituted phenylene polymers are disclosed having on-linear optical properties, and which can be converted to electrically conductive polymers. Such polymers are produced by reacting a novel bis-cycloalkylene sulfonium salt of 2,5,N,N-tetramethylaniline hydrochloride, such as 2,5-(N,N-dimethyl)aniline hydrochloride dimethylene bis-(tetramethylene sulfonium chloride) with alkali metal hydroxide to form a cycloalkylene sulfonium salt precursor polymer, and then heating the precursor polymer under conditions to produce the amino substituted phenylene vinylene polymer, such as poly(2-(N,N-dimethylamino) phenylene vinylene). The polymers can also be made directly by treatment of the bis chlormethyl dimethyl aniline hydrochloride derivative with alkali metal alkoxide.

Abstract: A portable apparatus for continuous real-time measurement of airborne met, comprising an isokinetic sampler, a sample line, a sampling interface device, a pump, and an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). A method for measurement of airborne metals by use of such an apparatus is also described, in which the sampling interface device accommodates the high, continuous sample collection flow-rates necessary for isokinetic sampling while at the same time permits sample air to be introduced into the plasma at preferred moderate flow-rates. A method for field standardization of the ICP-AES is also described whereby a relationship between aqueous solutions of metals and their aerosol counterparts is established, thus later allowing the field use of the aqueous metal solutions to simulate a particular range of airborne metal concentrations.

Abstract: A control signal generator for generating a plurality of control and timing ignals which are supplied to a scan converter. The control and timing signals are utilized by the logic elements of the scan converter to process the incoming pixel data from a missile's seeker allowing the data to be supplied to a video monitor for viewing. The control signal generator includes a state machine which generates four state variable signals and a cycle counter which generates a binary count thirty one signal which allows the state machine to cycle through six predetermined states until the scan converter completes processing of incoming pixel data from each detector of the missile's seeker. The count thirty one signal and the four state variable signals are decoded by five decoders which generate the timing and control signals for the logic elements of the scan converter.

Abstract: Novel bis-sulfonium salts of amino substituted bis(halomethyl)benzene are disclosed. The sulfonium salts are prepared by reaction of an amino substituted bis(halo methyl)benzene with an aliphatic sulfide. These sulfonium salts can be made into polymer having non-linear optical properties, and polymers which can be converted to electrically conductive polymers. Such polymers are produced by reacting a novel bis-cycloalkylene sulfonium salt of 2,5,N,N-tetramethylaniline hydrochloride, such as 2,5-(N,N-dimethyl)aniline hydrochloride dimethylene bis-(tetramethylene sulfonium chloride) with alkali metal hydroxide to form a cycloalkylene sulfonium salt precursor polymer, and then heating the precursor polymer under conditions to produce the amino substituted phenylene vinylene polymer, such as poly(2-(N,N-dimethylamino) phenylene vinylene).

Abstract: Novel amino substituted bishalomethyl benzene compounds, which are precurs to phenylene polymers are disclosed having non-linear optical properties, and which can be converted to electrically conductive polymers. Such polymers are produced by reacting a novel amino substituted bishalomethyl benzene compound with a dialkyl sulfide to make a bis-cycloalkylene sulfonium salt of 2,5,N,N-tetramethylaniline hydrochloride, which is 2,5-(N,N-dimethyl)aniline hydrochloride dimethylene bis-(tetramethylene sulfonium chloride) and reacting this sulfonium salt with alkali metal hydroxide to form a cycloalkylene sulfonium salt precursor polymer, and then heating the precursor polymer under conditions to produce the amino substituted phenylene vinylene polymer, such as poly(2-(N,N-dimethylamino) phenylene vinylene). The polymers can also be made directly by treatment of the bis chlormethyl dimethyl aminobenzene hydrochloride derivative with alkali metal alkoxide.

Abstract: An anti ship warhead utilizing a reactive case is disclosed. The case is a agnesium alloy which increases the blast damage once the warhead moves into the interior of a target. Moreover, the nose plate is hardened steel specially designed to cause ripping and tearing of the exterior wall as the warhead penetrates.

Abstract: A flame extinguishing pyrotechnic which flamelessly deflagrates to produce rimarily nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and a fluoroolefin. The flame extinguishing characteristic is achieved by reducing the content of oxygen proximate the deflagration as well as through the flame suppressing properties of particular fluoroolefins. The pyrotechnic composition contains an azido binder such as glycidyl azide polymer (GAP), an azido plasticizer, a solid tetrazole, and a perfluorocarboxylic acid salt. This composition is cured to a rubbery composite by the addition of an isocyanate.

Abstract: Preexisting elements are bonded by placing a sol-gel solution between juxtapositioned surfaces of the elements and sintering a gel formed from the solution at a temperature, which does not damage the elements, to form a sol-gel derived bonding material. The elements may be constructed of glasses, metals, infrared transmissive materials, or diamond, and bonded by sintering at about 300.degree. C. The bonding material may be resistant to high temperature and may have properties, such as refractive index, selected by varying the composition of the sol-gel solution. Optical and electronic articles are constructed by preparing a mandrel conforming to a substrate, which may be of arbitrary shape; depositing a coating on the mandrel; bonding the coating to the substrate with a sintered sol-gel; and removing the mandrel, as by etching.

Abstract: A mechanism for dispensing a mono-filament strand, particularly adaptable r high speed strand dispensing, has an inner guide and an outer guide shaped so as to pay out or dispense the mono-filament strand, such as a fiber optic cable, between two objects moving relative to each other or one object moving relative to the other.The inner and outer guides define cooperating surfaces of revolution, curved surfaces, and points of inflection between straight and curved surfaces that provide for strand pay out in which the strand or fiber does not contact or slide off a bobbin or over the inner guide so as to create bending stresses or angular accelerations that exceed the known physical limits of the strand or fiber material.

Abstract: Coatings for a diamond surface of an optical element control reflections and oxidation at the surface. Transmissive element coatings effective in the infrared and at up to 800.degree. C. have a first layer of amorphous hydrogenated silicon deposited directly on the diamond and have a second layer of aluminum nitride, yttrium oxide, hafnium oxide or other refractory oxide deposited directly on the first layer. The first layer may be relatively thin and for adhesion only with the second layer constructed of an oxide and having a thickness selected to control reflection, or the thicknesses of both layers may be selected together to control reflection with the proportion of hydrogen in the first layer varied to select its refractive index.

Abstract: An intermetallic thermal sensor comprised of a hermetically sealed housing containing alternating layers of electronegative and active metals or their alloys in intimate contact. The layers may be wafer or washer-shaped. If washer-shaped, the holes in the wafers are aligned with each other to create a well within the housing and any extension thereof. A tubular-shaped liner extends into the well and may contain an energetic composition such as BKNO.sub.3. In one embodiment a thermite charge in the sensor can be ignited for venting applications. The active metal and electronegative metal and their alloys are selected so that when the melting point of one or both metals, alloys, or metal and alloy pairs has reached its or their melting point in response to external heat within a design range of the sensor, a vigorous exothermic reaction occurs to initiate a gas-producing reaction in the well or to ignite the thermite for operation of a cook-off mitigation system.

Abstract: Mixed metal chalcogenides formed of lanthanide chalcogenides having the formula MLnX.sub.2 where M is selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu and Au; Ln is one of the elements of the lanthanide family other than Pm and X is selected from the group consisting of S, Se and Te and having electrical properties that range from dielectrics to semiconductors to metallic conductors in a temperature range from -50.degree. C. to in excess of +100.degree. C. The lanthanide chalcogenides can be prepared by slow fusion of the basic elements such as silver, lanthanum and selenium, in substantially stoichiometric properties, in powder form under an extended time period at elevated temperature, e.g. 650.degree. C. to 700.degree. C.

Abstract: Triisopropylindium diisopropyltelluride adduct, ((CH.sub.3).sub.2 CH).sub.3 In:Te(CH(CH.sub.3).sub.2).sub.2 is synthesized and is used as a universal n-type dopant for both II/VI semiconductor materials as well as III/V semiconductor materials is disclosed. This dopant precursor is particularly suited for indium doping of II/V semiconductor materials at low carrier concentrations down to 10.sup.14 cm.sup.-3 and does not exhibit an appreciable memory effect.

Abstract: A new type of fully-multiplexed imaging device is described for use at wavelengths where efficient focal plane array detectors are unavailable. It shares some properties in common with the familiar technique of cycle-redundancy (i.e. Hadamard transform) imaging, but many of its features and capabilities are unique. Some of these characteristics are, first, the new approach employs image encoding masks that are both transmitting and reflecting, thereby increasing optical efficiency, and second, the technique requires only 2.sqroot.N encoding masks to image a field of N pixels, a dramatically smaller number than that needed (.about.2N) by traditional methods. Dual complementary inputs are used for first-order passive rejection of radiation background interference. The resulting image spatial resolutions along two coordinate directions are completely independent of each other. The measured image is formed by a convergent tiling of the image plane, quite unlike conventional raster scanning.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a radar beam emitted by a radar sym. The invention produces improved high resolution ground mapping by aligning the antenna isogain or isonull lines with the ground radial lines. The antenna axis is rolled by an angle determined from the geometric principles of the unit vectors along the ground radial lines. A new azimuth pointing angle is then computed and implemented. A new azimuth beamshape, azimuth beamwidth and azimuth beam spoiling factor are also computed and implemented.

Abstract: A Process for analyzing full-text is provided for identifying often-repea, high user interest, word phrases in a database. Often-repeated, high user interest, word phrases are defined as pervasive theme areas (PTAs). The process also allows the relationship defined as connectivity among the various PTAs to be identified. In addition, phrases that are in proximity to the PTAs and which are strongly supportive of the PTAs are identified. Numerical indices, figure of merit, and user defined thresholds are used to quantify relations between PTAs and among PTAs and phrases.

Abstract: An improved technique for the active control of various combustion devices. This improved technique employs a flame kernel pulse actuator which produces periodic flame kernels by a spark ignition of a stoichiometric air and fuel mixture upstream of the combustion chamber. The discrete flame kernels are convected in a duct of premixed fuel and air which produce discrete pressure oscillations due to the energy release as each discrete flame propagates. Because the source of the energy release is essentially a chemical reaction, the flame kernel pulse actuator is able to produce a substantial amount of energy release even at the high operating pressures which are often encountered in many operational environments. These pressure oscillations may be adjusted to suppress or augment any combustion induced pressure oscillations as well as act to modulate the mixing layer between the fuel and air, thus controlling the downstream combustion process.

Abstract: A method for rotationally aligning two bi-refringent waveguides, a single -refringent waveguide and a polarizing fiber or Ti-indifused fiber, and a bi-refringent waveguide and a proton exchange integrated optical chip. The method employs a scanning Michelson interferometer, an ELED light source and an appropriate arrangement of an input polarizer, and output analyzer, necessary coupling lens and a display means for visually observing coherence characteristics of the waveguides during alignment. An Advantest analyzer which contains a scanning Michelson interferometer and display means is used in a preferred embodiment optical arrangement. A set of mathematic relationships applicable to the alignments addressed by the invention is provided. Alignment accuracy as low as .delta..congruent.0.18.degree. is possible.

Abstract: An improved method of producing a controlled fragmentation warhead case by mbedding an expanded metal liner on the interior surface of a casing for a warhead or other ordnance device. The process of embedding an expanded metal liner into the casing during the forming of the casing produces a controlled fragmentation grid on the interior surface of the casing. The improved method of producing a controlled fragmentation warhead case is particularly suitable for weapon systems employing large, unitary warheads.

Abstract: A method for making silarylene-siloxane polymers having the Formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 -R.sub.6 are alkyl or aryl and n is an integer above about , wherein the rate of reaction and the degree of polymerization achieved when reacting disilanols with dichlorosilanes to form silarylene-siloxane polymers are unexpectedly enhanced by a subsequent charge into the reaction medium of a tertiary amine which functions as an acid acceptor.