Detection of ionizing radiation in coherent plates of scintillating plastic optical fibers

Fully functional imaging scintillating-glass fiber detectors have been fabricated by our group and operated successfully over many years. In this paper we present our initial efforts to produce coherent fiber-optic tracking detectors based upon organic plastic scintillating fiber materials. The goal...

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Published in2009 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record (NSS/MIC) pp. 1572 - 1574
Main Authors Baumbaugh, B.W., Feece, T.J., Karmgard, D.J., Marchant, J.M., McKenna, M.B., Ruchti, R.C., Vigneault, M.J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.10.2009
Subjects
Glass
Image intensifiers
Ionizing radiation
Nuclear and plasma sciences
Optical fiber devices
Optical fibers
Optical imaging
Plastics
Radiation detectors
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Summary:Fully functional imaging scintillating-glass fiber detectors have been fabricated by our group and operated successfully over many years. In this paper we present our initial efforts to produce coherent fiber-optic tracking detectors based upon organic plastic scintillating fiber materials. The goal is to create devices of relatively large volume that can be used in informal education settings and that likewise permit the imaging of trajectories of ionizing particles in real time as they pass through the material. To improve the rate of particle detection, coherent plates of sizeable volume (25 mm × 25 mm × 100 mm or more) are desirable.
ISBN:9781424439614
1424439612
ISSN:1082-3654
2577-0829
DOI:10.1109/NSSMIC.2009.5402264