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Novel radiation hard microfabricated scintillation detectors with high spatial resolution

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A novel liquid scintillation detector with high spatial resolution is being developed with standard microfabrication techniques. It consists of a dense array of scintillating waveguides obtained by filling microfluidic channels with an organic liquid scintillator and optically coupled to a pixellated photodetector. Such a microfluidic device can be designed and processed to meet the requirements of a wide range of applications like medical imaging, homeland security and high-energy physics. High-spatial resolution miniaturized detectors as well as large-area detectors can easily be fabricated. The fabrication process of a prototype detector and experimental results are presented in this paper.

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Scintillateur
Un scintillateur est un matériau qui émet de la lumière à la suite de l'absorption d'un rayonnement ionisant (photon ou particule chargée). Il existe deux grandes familles de scintillateurs : les scintillateurs organiques : (anthracène, naphtalène, stilbène et terphényle) que l'on retrouve sous forme de monocristaux ou en solution liquide, les scintillateurs inorganiques utilisés sous forme de monocristaux (iodure de sodium, germanate de bismuth), ou bien sous forme de poudres incorporées à un substrat.
Détecteur à scintillation
Un détecteur à scintillation, également appelé compteur à scintillation ou plus souvent scintillateur, est un instrument composé d'un matériau qui émet de la lumière à la suite d'un dépôt d'énergie par interaction avec un rayonnement. Il existe deux grandes familles de scintillateurs : les scintillateurs organiques (à base de composés benzéniques : anthracène, naphtalène, stilbène, terphényle, etc.) que l'on retrouve sous forme de plastiques ou en solution liquide, et les scintillateurs inorganiques qui sont utilisés en monocristaux ou en poudre (principalement des halogénures alcalins).
Liquid scintillation counting
Liquid scintillation counting is the measurement of radioactive activity of a sample material which uses the technique of mixing the active material with a liquid scintillator (e.g. zinc sulfide), and counting the resultant photon emissions. The purpose is to allow more efficient counting due to the intimate contact of the activity with the scintillator. It is generally used for alpha particle or beta particle detection.
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