<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Poly Methyl MethAcrylate (PMMA) based plastic optical fibres offer a low cost radiation monitoring solution with a wide dose range, capable of providing real-time, online information. The sensitivity of the fibre to ionising radiation is shown to be dependant on wavelength, with the sensitivity increasing with decreasing wavelength, and so by carefully selecting the monitoring wavelength, the desired sensitivity and dose range can be achieved. The fibres exhibit high sensitivity, up to 0.6dBm<sup>−1</sup>/kGy, and are capable of monitoring dose ranges between 30Gy and 45kGy. This exceeds the sensing range of all commercially available PMMA slab sensors, allowing it to be used for a wide range of applications.</p></abstract>

Poly Methyl MethAcrylate (PMMA) based plastic optical fibres offer a low cost radiation monitoring solution with a wide dose range, capable of providing real-time, online information. The sensitivity of the fibre to ionising radiation is shown to be dependant on wavelength, with the sensitivity increasing with decreasing wavelength, and so by carefully selecting the monitoring wavelength, the desired sensitivity and dose range can be achieved. The fibres exhibit high sensitivity, up to 0.6dBm−1/kGy, and are capable of monitoring dose ranges between 30Gy and 45kGy. This exceeds the sensing range of all commercially available PMMA slab sensors, allowing it to be used for a wide range of applications.

Polymer Optical Fibre for in Situ Monitoring of Gamma Radiation Processes

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

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Poly Methyl MethAcrylate (PMMA) based plastic optical fibres offer a low cost radiation monitoring solution with a wide dose range, capable of providing...

Polymer Optical Fibre for in Situ Monitoring of Gamma Radiation Processes

Published Online: Nov 03, 2017

Page range: 490 - 502

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-363

Keywords
Radiation dosimetry, Plastic Optical Fibres, Optical Fibre Sensors, radiation processes

© 2009 S. O’Keeffe et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Polymer Optical Fibre for in Situ Monitoring of Gamma Radiation Processes

Published Online: Nov 03, 2017

Page range: 490 - 502

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/ijssis-2017-363

KeywordsRadiation dosimetry, Plastic Optical Fibres, Optical Fibre Sensors, radiation processes

© 2009 S. O’Keeffe et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Radiation dosimetry, Plastic Optical Fibres, Optical Fibre Sensors, radiation processes