In this study, we investigated how high-temperature, high-pressure hydrogen affects the optical properties of three kinds of sealing rubber (chloroprene rubber, ethylene propylene diene monomer, and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber) using pulsed terahertz waves. The optical properties of the rubber samples were analyzed before and after exposure to hydrogen (80 °C and 200 bar) for 72 h. The results showed that the terahertz waves had a shorter time delay and a lower signal intensity for all rubber types. The exposure response intensity, refractive index, and absorption rate also changed in the frequency domain. Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used for comparison, and a few peak shifts were observed. However, the Raman spectra had low signal quality, and the laser damaged the specimen. The study demonstrates that terahertz waves can be used as a non-contact non-destructive testing technique to evaluate the changes in sealing rubbers after hydrogen exposure.
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