Abstract
An optical fiber-based gamma thermometer (OFBGT) was calibrated as a precursor to its testing in the Ohio State University Research Reactor (OSURR). Modeling of the OFBGT predicts that the OFBGT responds like a first order system to step changes in heating with a nichrome wire. That prediction is verified by experiment. The predicted OFBGT steady-state response and response time are less than their corresponding measured values by about 15%. Nevertheless, the agreement between modeling and measurements is sufficiently good to conclude that the OFBGT sensor has been constructed correctly and that the principles of its operation are well-understood.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 263-266 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Transactions of the American Nuclear Society |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 2021 |
| Event | 2021 Transactions of the American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, ANS 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: Jun 14 2021 → Jun 16 2021 |
Funding
This work is supported by the Department of Energy funded Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies Program: Sensors and Instrumentation for Data Generation. A. Birri is supported a Department of Energy Integrated University Program Fellowship.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Department of Energy Integrated University | |
| U.S. Department of Energy |