Visible emitting color centers in lithium fluoride for x-ray imaging applications

Francesca Bonfigli, Salvatore Almaviva, Alessia Cedola, Ivano Franzini, Stefano Lagomarsino, Daniele Pelliccia, R M Montereali

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Abstract

Novel solid-state X-ray imaging detectors have been proposed, tested and they are currently under development for application in photonics, biological investigations and material science, as well as in the characterization of intense X-ray sources. Such as detectors are based on the photoluminescence (PL) of stable color centers (CCs) embedded in lithium fluoride (LiF) crystals and films and their readout process consists of detecting the visible PL of CCs under optical excitation. The improvements of the LiF-based detector sensitivity and response are particularly important in X-ray imaging experiments for reducing the irradiation doses and consequently the sample damage due to the radiation exposure, especially for biological specimens. The characterization of LiF samples colored with 8 keV X-rays from a compact table-top source through photoluminescence spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy will be presented and discussed in order to investigate the characteristics of these novel X-ray imaging detectors. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRadiation Measurements
EditorsFrancesca BonFigli
Place of PublicationOxford UK
PublisherElsevier
Pages599 - 601
Number of pages3
Volume45
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventEuropean Conference on Luminescent Detectors and Transformers of Ionizing Radiation (LUMDETR) - Cracow Poland, Oxford England
Duration: 1 Jan 2010 → …

Conference

ConferenceEuropean Conference on Luminescent Detectors and Transformers of Ionizing Radiation (LUMDETR)
CityOxford England
Period1/01/10 → …

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