Real-time fibre optic radiation dosimeters for nuclear environment monitoring around thermonuclear reactors

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-59

  Fernandez, A Fernandez ^a   Brichard, B ^a   O'Keeffe, S ^b   Fitzpatrick, C ^b   Lewis, E ^b   Vaille, J R ^c   Dusseau, L ^c   Jackson, D A ^d   Ravotti, F ^e   Glaser, M ^e   El Rabii, H ^f  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER II   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^e CERN   (Switzerland)

^f CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Dosimeter; Gamma radiation; ITER; Optical fibre

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FUSION REACTORS; GAMMA RAYS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

HAZARDOUS NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENTS; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBRES;

FIBER OPTICS;

EID: 37849023051     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2007.05.034     Document Type: Article

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