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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 444-455 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
Volume | 490 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 11 2002 |
Keywords
- Fibre testing and measurement of fibre parameters
- Fibres synthetic and natural
- Optical material
- Quartz
- Radiation effects on optical elements