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We study the self-collimation phenomenon in photonic crystals (PhC) of wide bandgap materials for ultra-fast and high spatial resolution x-ray detection. We work on various heavy inorganic scintillators: BaF2, GaN, ZnO, CsI:Tl, NaI:Tl, LYSO, WO4 compounds, and plastic scintillators. Conventional scintillator detectors do not rely on a direct detection mechanism; hence, they require intricate design and fabrication processes. We offer a PhC design to observe self-collimation phenomena and overcome the ongoing spatial resolution challenges with these types of materials. We investigate the photonic band diagrams and iso-frequency contours. Fourier transforms based on finite-difference time-domain and frequency domain simulations are done for verifying and analyzing the self-collimation with the selected material. Light extraction efficiency at the PhC–air interface, depending on the truncation distance from the excitation point, is measured. Beam divergence values are calculated at 1 mm propagation distance. The vertical field profiles are obtained to observe the confinement. For the spatial resolution analysis, cross-sectional beam profiles have been examined. Gaussian envelopes are fitted to beam profiles for a consistent data analysis, and full-width-at-half-maximum values are considered. As a result, we theoretically prove and demonstrate the spatially resolved x-ray detection at the sub-micrometer level for a wide range of scintillator materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We studied the infarct-limiting effect of adaptation to chronic normobaric hypoxia in rats with induced metabolic syndrome and the relationship between disturbances of adaptive cardioprotection and disorders of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Adaptation to chronic normobaric hypoxia was carried out for 21 days at 12% O2 and 0.3% CO2. The metabolic syndrome was modeled with a high-carbohydrate high-fat diet for 84 days with replacement of drinking water with a 20% fructose solution. The infarct size in rats exposed to chronic normobaric hypoxia was 38% smaller than in control animals. In rats with induced metabolic syndrome, hypertension, obesity, decreased glucose tolerance, increased serum triglyceride, and no infarction-limiting effect of chronic normobaric hypoxia were observed. Infarct size showed a direct correlation with impaired glucose tolerance and serum triglyceride levels. The study allows us to conclude that the lack of cardioprotection in chronic normobaric hypoxia in rats with induced metabolic syndrome is associated with impaired carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]