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[9p-B12-2]Time-dependence of Stimulated Emission Depletion in X-ray excited Emission

〇Takeo Ejima1,2 (1.Tohoku Univ., SRIS, 2.Tohoku Univ., IMRAM)

Keywords:

Stimulated Emission Depletion,X-ray,scintillator

Luminescence induced by visible excitation saturates at lower intensities for longer luminescence lifetimes; STED microscopy, which exploits this property, achieves spatial resolution beyond the diffraction limit in the visible spectral region.When extending the STED concept to X-ray–excited scintillator luminescence, competition is expected among X-ray–induced luminescence, stimulated emission, and multiphoton absorption–induced luminescence; these processes are difficult to distinguish under simple simultaneous irradiation. In this study, we demonstrate the potential to discriminate among them using time-resolved luminescence measurements.