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US 10,358,376 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for creating coherent bundle of scintillating fibers
AssigneeBrown University
InventorsTheodore F. Morse, Rajiv Gupta, Avilash Cramer, Christopher Bull, Paul Waltz, Angus Kingon
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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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A method comprising:
- providing a collimated bundle having a glass preform with a plurality of capillaries therethrough known in the industry as a glass capillary array;
- infusing the glass capillary array with a scintillating polymer;
- placing the collimated bundle in a pressure vessel;
- applying pressure to the scintillating polymer;
- driving it into the capillaries;
- and
- applying a back pressure to the collimated bundle, the back pressure reducing the risk of failure of the collimated bundle.
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A method comprising:
- providing a micro-capillary plate having a plurality of capillary openings;
- filling the plurality of capillary openings with a low index polymer;
- blowing out the plurality of capillary openings under pressure to leave a layer of low index wall coating;
- and
- curing the low index wall coating with ultraviolet light.
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