Fiber-Optic Bragg Gratings for Temperature and Pressure Measurements in Isotope Production Targets for Nuclear Medicine
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Abstract
A Bragg grating inscribed into an inorganic optical fiber was tested in proton and neutron fields up to doses of 472 Gy. Observation showed that radiation had no effect on the performance of the Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) used as a gauge measuring temperature and pressure. The FBG sensor was subsequently employed to measure the temperature and pressure inside a liquid isotope production target for nuclear medicine. The fiber Bragg grating measured the temperature and pressure of a water target as a 12 MeV proton beam impinged on it in real time and was tested with beam currents of up to 20 µA.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors · Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies · Photonic and Optical Devices
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Affiliations
Fibos Inc., Toronto, ON M3J 3E5, Canada
Life Sciences Division, TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2A3, Canada
National Research Council of Canada, Security and Disruptive Technologies Research Centre, 100 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
Funding
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
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