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  • Materials Science
  • Medical Imaging
  • Optics

Background:

  • Increasing scintillator thickness in X-ray imaging exacerbates light scattering, challenging the balance between spatial resolution and brightness.
  • Existing technologies struggle to maintain high resolution with thicker scintillators required for improved performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To engineer a thick pixelated needle-like array scintillator with micrometer resolution.
  • To overcome the limitations of light scattering in thick scintillators for enhanced X-ray imaging.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a pixelated scintillator using waveguide structure engineering.
  • Integration of a low-temperature melting process of manganese halide with an aluminum-clad capillary template.
  • Analysis using laser diffraction experiments to confirm photon propagation and confinement.

Main Results:

  • Achieved ultrahigh spatial resolutions of 60.8 and 51.7 lp mm⁻¹ (at MTF 0.2) on 0.5 mm and 1 mm thick scintillators, respectively.
  • Demonstrated micrometer resolution exceeding the pore diameter of the capillary template (Φ = 10 µm).
  • Confirmed isolated light-crosstalk channels and robust light output due to increased thickness and waveguide structure.

Conclusions:

  • The developed thick scintillator achieves unprecedented micrometer resolution, among the highest for metal halide scintillators on thick samples.
  • This waveguide engineering approach provides a viable solution for high-resolution X-ray imaging demands across various fields.
  • Presents a pathway for developing advanced thick scintillators without compromising spatial resolution or brightness.