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An Optical Fiber Sensor Based on La(2)O(2)S:Eu Scintillator for Detecting Ultraviolet Radiation in Real-Time
A novel ultraviolet (UV) optical fiber sensor (UVOFS) based on the scintillating material La(2)O(2)S:Eu has been designed, tested, and its performance compared with other scintillating materials and other conventional UV detectors. The UVOFS is based on PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) optical fiber w...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6263712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30400264 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s18113754 |
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author | Yan, Yongji Zhang, Xu Li, Haopeng Ma, Yu Xie, Tianci Qin, Zhuang Liu, Shuangqiang Sun, Weimin Lewis, Elfed |
author_facet | Yan, Yongji Zhang, Xu Li, Haopeng Ma, Yu Xie, Tianci Qin, Zhuang Liu, Shuangqiang Sun, Weimin Lewis, Elfed |
author_sort | Yan, Yongji |
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description | A novel ultraviolet (UV) optical fiber sensor (UVOFS) based on the scintillating material La(2)O(2)S:Eu has been designed, tested, and its performance compared with other scintillating materials and other conventional UV detectors. The UVOFS is based on PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) optical fiber which includes a scintillating material. Scintillating materials provide a unique opportunity to measure UV light intensity even in the presence of strong electromagnetic interference. Five scintillating materials were compared in order to select the most appropriate one for the UVOFS. The characteristics of the sensor are reported, including a highly linear response to radiation intensity, reproducibility, temperature response, and response time (to pulsed light) based on emission from a UV source (UV fluorescence tube) centered on a wavelength of 308 nm. A direct comparison with the commercially available semiconductor-based UV sensor proves the UVOFS of this investigation shows superior performance in terms of accuracy, long-term reliability, response time and linearity. |
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spelling | pubmed-62637122018-12-12 An Optical Fiber Sensor Based on La(2)O(2)S:Eu Scintillator for Detecting Ultraviolet Radiation in Real-Time Yan, Yongji Zhang, Xu Li, Haopeng Ma, Yu Xie, Tianci Qin, Zhuang Liu, Shuangqiang Sun, Weimin Lewis, Elfed Sensors (Basel) Article A novel ultraviolet (UV) optical fiber sensor (UVOFS) based on the scintillating material La(2)O(2)S:Eu has been designed, tested, and its performance compared with other scintillating materials and other conventional UV detectors. The UVOFS is based on PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate) optical fiber which includes a scintillating material. Scintillating materials provide a unique opportunity to measure UV light intensity even in the presence of strong electromagnetic interference. Five scintillating materials were compared in order to select the most appropriate one for the UVOFS. The characteristics of the sensor are reported, including a highly linear response to radiation intensity, reproducibility, temperature response, and response time (to pulsed light) based on emission from a UV source (UV fluorescence tube) centered on a wavelength of 308 nm. A direct comparison with the commercially available semiconductor-based UV sensor proves the UVOFS of this investigation shows superior performance in terms of accuracy, long-term reliability, response time and linearity. MDPI 2018-11-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6263712/ /pubmed/30400264 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s18113754 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Yan, Yongji Zhang, Xu Li, Haopeng Ma, Yu Xie, Tianci Qin, Zhuang Liu, Shuangqiang Sun, Weimin Lewis, Elfed An Optical Fiber Sensor Based on La(2)O(2)S:Eu Scintillator for Detecting Ultraviolet Radiation in Real-Time |
title | An Optical Fiber Sensor Based on La(2)O(2)S:Eu Scintillator for Detecting Ultraviolet Radiation in Real-Time |
title_full | An Optical Fiber Sensor Based on La(2)O(2)S:Eu Scintillator for Detecting Ultraviolet Radiation in Real-Time |
title_fullStr | An Optical Fiber Sensor Based on La(2)O(2)S:Eu Scintillator for Detecting Ultraviolet Radiation in Real-Time |
title_full_unstemmed | An Optical Fiber Sensor Based on La(2)O(2)S:Eu Scintillator for Detecting Ultraviolet Radiation in Real-Time |
title_short | An Optical Fiber Sensor Based on La(2)O(2)S:Eu Scintillator for Detecting Ultraviolet Radiation in Real-Time |
title_sort | optical fiber sensor based on la(2)o(2)s:eu scintillator for detecting ultraviolet radiation in real-time |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6263712/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30400264 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s18113754 |
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