Type:
Journal
Description:
In this work, we report on the first demonstration of Lab on Fiber (LOF) dosimeter for ionizing radiation monitoring at ultra-high doses. The new dosimeter consists in a metallo-dielectric resonator at sub-wavelength scale supporting localized surface plasmon resonances realized on the optical fiber (OF) tip. The resonating structure involves two gold gratings separated by a templated dielectric layer of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA). Two LOF prototypes have been manufactured and exposed at the IRRAD Proton Facility at CERN in Geneva to 23 GeV protons for a total fluence of 0.67× 10 16 protons/cm 2, corresponding to an absorbed dose of 1.8 MGy. Experimental data demonstrated the “radiation resistance” feature of the LOF devices and a clear dependence of the reflected spectrum versus the total dose, expressed by a cumulative blue-shift of~ 1.4 nm of the resonance combined with a slight increase of 0.16 …
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Publication date:
14 Dec 2018
Biblio References:
Volume: 8 Issue: 1 Pages: 17841
Origin:
Scientific Reports