Radiation-hardness studies of high OH- content quartz fibres irradiated with 500 MeV electrons

I. Dumanoglu, N. Akchurin, U. Akgun, S. Ayan, P. Bruecken, E. Eskut, A. Fenyvesi, A. Kayis Topkasu, N. Koca, K. Makonyi, J. P. Merlo*, D. Novak, Y. Onel, G. Onengut, A. Polatoz, I. Schmidt, M. Serin, M. Zeyrek

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Abstract

We investigated the darkening of nine high OH- fibre types irradiated with 500 MeV electrons from the Linac Injector of LEP (LIL) at CERN. The transmission of Xe light was measured in situ in the 350-800 nm range. The induced attenuation at 450 nm is typically 1.52 ± 0.15 dB/m for a 100 Mrad absorbed dose. Two-parameter fits for darkening and recovery are presented. After irradiation the tensile strength remains essentially unchanged. For Polymicro quartz core fibres the tensile strength is typically 4.6 ± 0.4 GPa.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)444-455
Number of pages12
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume490
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 11 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fibre testing and measurement of fibre parameters
  • Fibres synthetic and natural
  • Optical material
  • Quartz
  • Radiation effects on optical elements

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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