Pixelized scintillator with optimized efficiency

摘要

The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a pixilated scintillator wherein a pixelated scintillator structure and a connection structure are provided such that the connection structure is in mechanical contact with two adjacent pixels of a pixelated scintillator structure. Also, the pixelated scintillator structure has a first sintering shrinkage coefficient, and the connection structure has a second sintering shrinkage coefficient greater than the first sintering shrinkage coefficient. In a further method step, the pixelated scintillator structure and the connection structure are sintered to reduce the gap between two adjacent pixels of the pixelated scintillator structure. Furthermore, the invention also relates to pixelated scintillators, detectors and imaging devices.