Title :
Liquid scintillator core fibers with polymer claddings
Author :
Kefford, D. ; Pisani, R. ; Scronfani, D. ; Wall, D. ; Winn, D.R. ; Hurlbut, C. ; Moser, W. ; Arthurs, E. ; Buzel, G. ; Drozdowicz, Z.B. ; Hinman, C. ; LaPierre, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Fairfield Univ., CT, USA
Abstract :
Flexible liquid scintillator core optical fibers designed to be an alternative to plastic scintillating fibers, especially in forward scintillating fiber calorimetry, are described. The liquid scintillator fiber light-guides use polymer tubing claddings to contain a liquid scintillator core, adapted from liquid core lightguides. Light yields and attenuation lengths are suitable for high-energy calorimeters. About 200 liquid fibers were manufactured in a 40 cm length and installed in a Pb block 12 cm×12 cm×22 cm deep to make a test electromagnetic calorimeter with a 11% core packing fraction
Keywords :
light absorption; optical fibres; polymers; scintillation counters; attenuation lengths; forward scintillating fiber calorimetry; light yields; liquid scintillator core optical fibers; polymer claddings; Calorimetry; Magnetic materials; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Plastics;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, 1992., Conference Record of the 1992 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0884-0
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.1992.301232
