Method and apparatus for creating coherent bundle of scintillating fibers
US10358376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 19, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC03B2203/40
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
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.
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