title: Liquid filled microstructured optical fiber for x-ray detection.
abstract: A liquid filled microstructured optical fiber (MOF) is used to detect x-rays. Numerical analysis and experimental observation leads to geometric fiber optics theory for MOF photon transmission. A model using this theory relates the quantity and energy of absorbed x-ray photons to transmitted MOF generated photons. Experimental measurements of MOF photon quantities compared with calculated values show good qualitative agreement. The difference between the calculated and measured values is discussed.
authors.affiliation: NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681, USA. stanton.l.dehaven@nasa.gov
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: DeHaven
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Albin
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Kelliher
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D004867:Equipment Design; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055100:Optical Fibers; D017785:Photons; D011791:Quartz; D011874:Radiometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D011791:Quartz