Title :
Radioluminescent clad optical fibre X-ray sensor
Author :
Fitzpatrick, C. ; O´Donoghue, C. ; Lewis, E. ; Schöbel, J. ; Bastaiens, B. ; van der Slot, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Limerick, Ireland
Abstract :
An optical fibre X-ray sensor using cladding to core coupling of radioluminescent emissions from X-ray phosphors is presented. The sensor is tested using a line source normally used in the pre-ionisation of an excimer laser and is calibrated against a pen dosimeter and the emission intensity of a scintillating block.
Keywords :
X-ray detection; calibration; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre cladding; phosphors; photoluminescence; polymer fibres; solid scintillation detectors; X-ray phosphors; calibration; cladding to core coupling; line source; pen dosimeter; polymer fibre surface; radioluminescent clad optical fibre X-ray sensor; radioluminescent emissions; scintillating block emission intensity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20031027
