Distributed luminescence sensors of gamma radiation based on quartz glasses

Волков С.В., Янукович Т.П. Распределенные люминесцентные сенсоры гамма-излучения на основе кварцевых стекол // Оптический журнал. 2007. Т. 74. № 2. С. 89–92.

Volkov S.V., Yanukovich T.P. Distributed luminescence sensors of gamma radiation based on quartz glasses [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2007. V. 74. № 2. P. 89–92.

S. V. Volkov and T. P. Yanukovich, "Distributed luminescence sensors of gamma radiation based on quartz glasses," Journal of Optical Technology. 74 (2), 148-150 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.74.000148

This paper discusses the gamma-ray-induced luminescence of quartz glasses fabricated using sol-gel technology, which makes it possible to obtain especially pure samples. By irradiating the glasses from a ⁶⁰Со source, a band appears at 1.9 eV in the induced-luminescence spectra. An energy-level diagram for explaining the observed effect is presented. The given glass is recommended for the fabricating optical fiber. A block diagram is proposed for an optical-fiber gamma-ray sensor based on an optical fiber fabricated using the sol-gel process.