METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING COHERENT BUNDLE OF SCINTILLATING FIBERS

A method and apparatus to manufacture a coherent bundle of scintillating fibers is disclosed. A method includes providing a collimated bundle having a glass preform with capillaries therethrough known in the industry as a glass capillary array, and infusing the glass capillary array with a scintilla...

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Hauptverfasser: Kingon Angus, Bull Christopher, Gupta Rajiv, Waltz Paul, Morse Theodore F, Cramer Avilash
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus to manufacture a coherent bundle of scintillating fibers is disclosed. A method includes providing a collimated bundle having a glass preform with capillaries therethrough known in the industry as a glass capillary array, and infusing the glass capillary array with a scintillating polymer or a polymer matrix containing scintillating nanoparticles.