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JOURNAL OF NON-CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
Volume 377, Issue -, Pages 124-128Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2012.12.022
Keywords
Samarium-doped glass; Fluorophosphate glass; Fluoroaluminate glass; Valence conversion; Dosimetly
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We report the use of samarium-doped (Sm3+) fluoroaluminate and fluorophosphate glasses for X-ray imaging. Incident X-rays convert samarium ions from the trivalent to the divalent state on a semi-permanent but erasable basis. Of the three fluorophosphate glass compositions investigated, that with the smallest fraction of phosphate bonds showed the greatest conversion, but fluoroaluminate glass showed better conversion than any of them. The effects of polyvalent co-dopants Ce, Eu, Pb, Sn, and In, (which may potentially act as electron donors or acceptors) on the conversion efficiency were investigated in fluoroaluminate glass, and whilst In and Sn inhibit the conversion, none of the co-dopants produced significant enhancement. The valence conversion may be used for X-ray imaging through the photoluminescence of the X-ray generated Sm2+ ions. With an optimal choice of the excitation wavelength and appropriate optical filtration in the camera-based recording system, very high-resolution X-ray imaging can be achieved. Recorded images show resolved detail down to the level of 25 mu m, and the measured modulation transfer function extends out to 11 line pairs/mm. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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