Modeling of Laser-Induced Plasmon Effects in GNS-DLC-Based Material for Application in X-ray Source Array Sensors
Alexander N. Yakunin,
Sergey V. Zarkov,
Yuri A. Avetisyan,
Garif G. Akchurin,
Nikolay P. Aban’shin,
Valery V. Tuchin
Affiliations
Alexander N. Yakunin
Laboratory of System Problems in Control and Automation in Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control, RAS, 410028 Saratov, Russia
Sergey V. Zarkov
Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control, RAS, 410028 Saratov, Russia
Yuri A. Avetisyan
Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control, RAS, 410028 Saratov, Russia
Garif G. Akchurin
Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control, RAS, 410028 Saratov, Russia
Nikolay P. Aban’shin
Volga-Svet Co., Ltd., 410052 Saratov, Russia
Valery V. Tuchin
Laboratory of Laser Diagnostics of Technical and Living Systems, Institute of Precision Mechanics and Control, RAS, 410028 Saratov, Russia
An important direction in the development of X-ray computed tomography sensors in systems with increased scanning speed and spatial resolution is the creation of an array of miniature current sources. In this paper, we describe a new material based on gold nanostars (GNS) embedded in nanoscale diamond-like carbon (DLC) films (thickness of 20 nm) for constructing a pixel current source with photoinduced electron emission. The effect of localized surface plasmon resonance in GNS on optical properties in the wavelength range from UV to near IR, peculiarities of localization of field and thermal sources, generation of high-energy hot electrons, and mechanisms of their transportation in vacuum are investigated. The advantages of the proposed material and the prospects for using X-ray computed tomography in the matrix source are evaluated.
