Fabrication and measurements of plastic scintillating fibers

Rebourgeard, P.; Rondeaux, F.; Baton, J.P.; Besnard, G.; Blumenfeld, H.; Bourdinaud, M.; Calvet, J; Cavan, J. C.; Chipaux, R.; Giganon, A.; Heitzmann, J.; Jeanney, C.; Micolon, P.; Neveu, M.; Pedrol, T.; Pierrepont, D.; Thevenin, J.C.

doi:10.1016/s0168-9002(99)00053-4

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“…PMMA is also characterized by a refractive index which strongly differs from PSt; this property has been used for cladding scintillating plastic fibers 12…”

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Current Status on Plastic Scintillators Modifications

Bertrand

Hamel

Sguerra

2014

Chemistry A European J

120

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Recent developments of plastic scintillators are reviewed, from 2000 to March 2014, distributed in two different chapters. First chapter deals with the chemical modifications of the polymer backbone, whereas modifications of the fluorescent probe are presented in the second chapter. All examples are provided with the scope of detection of various radiation particles. The main characteristics of these newly created scintillators and their detection properties are given.

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“…PMMA is also characterized by a refractive index which strongly differs from PSt; this property has been used for cladding scintillating plastic fibers 12…”

Section: Modifications Of Polymeric Matrix For Special Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Status on Plastic Scintillators Modifications

Bertrand

Hamel

Sguerra

2014

Chemistry A European J

120

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“…A typical example of a characteristic scintillator detector is a plastic scintillating fiber (PSF). 8,9) A PSF is typically composed of a polyethylene core and polymethylmethacrylate cladding and has an optical-guiding performance similar to that of optical fibers owing to the refractive index difference between its constituent materials. 10) A PSF is long, thin, and flexible and is used in astrophysics and high-energy physics experiments.…”

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Prototype fabrication of optical-guiding Tl:CsI crystal scintillators and investigation of the crystallization process

Yajima¹,

Kamada²,

Murakami³

et al. 2023

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.

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In this study, optical-guiding crystal scintillator (OCS) fibers and bundled plates were fabricated. Considering the performance and melting point of the halide scintillator and softening point of the glass, Tl:CsI was selected as the core and borosilicate glass as the cladding. The fabricated OCS had a scintillator in the core and glass in the cladding. The scintillator was remelted and unidirectionally solidified to remove the voids in the OCS and to form a single crystal. This makes OCS a scintillator fiber with high sensitivity to γ-rays and X-rays and optical-guiding performance. The OCS plate was also able to realize a structure with bundles of OCSs with diameters of several tens of μm. The OCS plate is expected to be a high-resolution and high-sensitivity imaging plate because of its optical-guiding performance.

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“…lastic scintillation fibers (PSFs) are used in various detectors because of their softness, flexibility, and optical-guiding performance based on the refractive index difference between the core and cladding materials. [1][2][3][4] PSFs with a diameter of several hundred micrometers and a length of more than 1 km are used in various detectors. A typical example is the use of a PSF in the identification of the incident position of a charged particle using the time of flight method.…”

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“…22,23) The OCS was fabricated using the drawing technique. 1,[24][25][26] In this work, Tl:CsI and borosilicate glass were used as the scintillator core and cladding, respectively, considering their refractive index difference (nD = 1.79 for Tl:CsI and nD = 1.49 for borosilicate glass). 3,27) Tl:CsI is a popular scintillator crystal with a high light yield of 55,000 photons MeV −1 and fast decay times of 600 ns (54%) and 3,400 ns (46%).…”

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Fabrication and scintillation properties of a flexible optical-guiding crystal scintillator

Yajima

Kamada

Murakami

et al. 2023

Appl. Phys. Express

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Scintillation properties of a flexible optical-guiding crystal scintillator fiber with a thallium-doped CsI (Tl:CsI) crystal and borosilicate glass as the core and cladding, respectively, are reported. The as-fabricated optical-guiding crystal scintillator exhibits a light yield of 31,000 photons/MeV under 662 keV γ-ray irradiation. The recrystallized sample is transparent and provides a higher light yield of 54,000 photons/MeV, which is comparable to that of single-crystal Tl:CsI. The decay times are 400 ns (28%) and 1350 ns (72%). This material can serve as a scintillator fiber with high sensitivity to γ- and X-rays, high light yield, and energy discrimination.

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Fabrication and measurements of plastic scintillating fibers

Cited by 16 publications

References 26 publications

Current Status on Plastic Scintillators Modifications

Current Status on Plastic Scintillators Modifications

Prototype fabrication of optical-guiding Tl:CsI crystal scintillators and investigation of the crystallization process

Fabrication and scintillation properties of a flexible optical-guiding crystal scintillator

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