MICROSTRUCTURED OPTICAL FIBER FOR X-RAY DETECTION

Journal Article · Mon Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3362441· OSTI ID:21371036

DeHaven, S L ^[1]

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1. NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681 (United States)

A novel scintillating optical fiber is presented using a composite micro-structured quartz optical fiber. Scintillating materials are introduced into the multiple inclusions of the fiber. This creates a composite optical fiber having quartz as a cladding with an organic scintillating material core. X-ray detection using these fibers is compared to a collimated cadmium telluride (CdTe) detector over an energy range from 10 to 40 keV. Results show a good correlation between the fiber count rate trend and that of the CdTe detector.

• OSTI ID: 21371036
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1211, Issue 1; Conference: Review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation, Kingston, RI (United States), 26-31 Jul 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3362441; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CDTE SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CORRELATIONS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
KEV RANGE
MICROSTRUCTURE
OPTICAL FIBERS
PHOTOMULTIPLIERS
QUARTZ
X-RAY DETECTION
DETECTION
ENERGY RANGE
FIBERS
MATERIALS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MINERALS
OXIDE MINERALS
PHOTOTUBES
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTORS