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Published August 2018 | Version public
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Ultrafast Inorganic Scintillators for GHz Hard X-Ray Imaging

Creators

  • 1. ROR icon California Institute of Technology
  • 2. ROR icon Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • 3. ROR icon University of Wisconsin–Madison

Abstract

Gigahertz hard X-ray imaging for the proposed matter-radiation interaction in extreme project presents an unprecedented challenge to front imager in both speed and radiation hardness. Novel fast scintillators are to be developed to face these challenges. This paper presents an investigation on the optical and scintillation properties for a set of fast inorganic scintillators. Transmittance, emission, light output, and decay time were measured. Based on this investigation, we plan to take two approaches to develop inorganic scintillators with subnanoseconds of decay time for the gigahertz hard X-ray imaging. One is yttrium-doped barium fluoride single crystals, and another is based on gallium-doped ZnO nanoparticles.

Additional Information

© 2018 IEEE. Manuscript received January 14, 2018; accepted February 15, 2018. Date of publication February 19, 2018; date of current version August 15, 2018. This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of High Energy Physics Program, under Award DE-SC0011925.

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Identifiers

Eprint ID
84931
DOI
10.1109/TNS.2018.2808103
Resolver ID
CaltechAUTHORS:20180223-082704197

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10.1109/TNS.2018.2808103 (DOI)

Funding

Department of Energy (DOE)
DE-SC0011925

Dates

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2018-02-23
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2021-11-15
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