Europium-doped barium chloride storage phosphor plate synthesized by pulsed laser deposition

Bond, Charles W.; Jin, Yu; McDearman, John C.; Howansky, Adrian F.; Leonard, Russell L.; Lubinsky, Anthony R.; Petford‐Long, Amanda K.; Johnson, Jacqueline A.

doi:10.1111/jace.17775

Europium-doped barium chloride storage phosphor plate synthesized by pulsed laser deposition

Journal Article · Mon May 03 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of the American Ceramic Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.17775· OSTI ID:1785722

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Univ. of Tennessee Space Inst. (UTSI), Tullahoma, TN (United States)
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL; Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Stony Brook Univ., NY (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

In computed radiography, scattering of the stimulation light by the storage phosphor crystals in the imaging plates negatively impacts spatial resolution. Storage phosphor plates with thinner phosphor layers have been developed to reduce scattering distance and increase spatial resolution, although at the expense of reduced x-ray absorption. The authors hypothesize that a transparent or translucent nanostructured film, containing a much higher percentage of storage phosphor crystals than achievable in bulk glass-ceramic materials made by conventional methods, may have acceptable photostimulated luminescence efficiency and imaging performance characteristics greater than commercial imaging plates. Films were produced via pulsed laser deposition by alternating target materials of the storage phosphor BaCl₂:Eu²⁺ and either silica or silicon. X-ray diffraction and photoluminescence characterization were conducted to confirm the presence of BaCl₂:Eu²⁺ crystallites. The films were able to store optical data and be read out to produce x-ray radiographs demonstrating 50-mu m spatial resolution. The performance of the experimental storage phosphor plates was compared to commercially available imaging plates. The authors demonstrate for the first time the synthesis of a glass-ceramic imaging plate for computed radiography by pulsed laser deposition.

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1785722

Journal Information:: Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Ceramic Society Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 104; ISSN 0002-7820

Publisher:: American Ceramic SocietyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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