Radiation assessment of hydrogen-loaded aluminium-coated pure silica core fibres for ITER plasma diagnostic applications

We report on the radiation assessment of hydrogenated aluminium coated 200 mu m pure silica core fibres. It is experimentally demonstrated that hydrogen protected the fibres against the radiation-induced absorption. With such appropriate hydrogen treatment the fibres can survive the ITER radiation environment in the vicinity of the labyrinth region of the tokamak reactor. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.