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Title: SBIR Final Report. Liquid Core Optical Scintillating Fibers

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/809818· OSTI ID:809818

This Phase I SBIR project focused on developing flexible scintillating liquid core optical fibers, with potential uses in high-energy calorimetry, tracking, preradiators, active targets or other fast detectors. Progress on the six tasks of the project is summarized. The technical developments involve three technology components: (1) highly flexible capillaries or tubes of relatively low n (index of refraction) to serve as cladding and liquid core containment; (2) scintillator (and clear) fluids of relatively high n to serve as a core-- these fluids must have a high light transmission and, for some applications, radiation hardness; (3) optical end plugs, plug insertion, and plug-cladding tube sealing technology to contain the core fluids in the tubes, and to transmit the light.

Research Organization:
NanoSciences Corporation, Oxford, CT (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-97ER82437
OSTI ID:
809818
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/82437-Final; TRN: US200310%%142
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 16 May 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English