article published yes Yaniv Kurman author Neta Lahav author Roman Schuetz author Avner Shultzman author Charles Roques-Carmes author e2e68fc9-6505-11ef-a541-eb4e72cc3e82 Alon Lifshits author Segev Zaken author Tom Lenkiewicz author Rotem Strassberg author Orr Be’er author Yehonadav Bekenstein author Ido Kaminer author Scintillation materials convert high-energy radiation to optical light through a complex multistage process. The last stage of the process is spontaneous light emission, which usually governs and limits the scintillator emission rate and light yield. For decades, scintillator research focused on developing faster-emitting materials or external photonic coatings for improving light yields. Here, we experimentally demonstrate a fundamentally different approach: enhancing the scintillation rate and yield via the Purcell effect, utilizing optical environment engineering to boost spontaneous emission. This enhancement is universally applicable to any scintillating material and dopant when the material’s nanoscale geometry is engineered. We design a thin multilayer nanophotonic scintillator, demonstrating Purcell-enhanced scintillation with 50% enhancement in emission rate and 80% enhancement in light yield. The emission is robust to fabrication disorder, further highlighting its potential for x-ray applications. Our results show prospects for bridging nanophotonics and scintillator science toward reduced radiation dosage and increased resolution for high-energy particle detection. American Association for the Advancement of Science2024 eng 2375-2548 2302.01300 3948583610.1126/sciadv.adq6325 1044 yes Kurman Y, Lahav N, Schuetz R, Shultzman A, Roques-Carmes C, Lifshits A, Zaken S, Lenkiewicz T, Strassberg R, Be’er O, Bekenstein Y, Kaminer I. 2024. Purcell-enhanced x-ray scintillation. Science Advances. 10(44). Kurman Y, Lahav N, Schuetz R, et al. Purcell-enhanced x-ray scintillation. <i>Science Advances</i>. 2024;10(44). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq6325">10.1126/sciadv.adq6325</a> Kurman, Y., Lahav, N., Schuetz, R., Shultzman, A., Roques-Carmes, C., Lifshits, A., … Kaminer, I. (2024). Purcell-enhanced x-ray scintillation. <i>Science Advances</i>. American Association for the Advancement of Science. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq6325">https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq6325</a> Kurman, Yaniv, et al. “Purcell-Enhanced x-Ray Scintillation.” <i>Science Advances</i>, vol. 10, no. 44, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2024, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq6325">10.1126/sciadv.adq6325</a>. Y. Kurman, N. Lahav, R. Schuetz, A. Shultzman, C. Roques-Carmes, A. Lifshits, S. Zaken, T. Lenkiewicz, R. Strassberg, O. Be’er, Y. Bekenstein, I. Kaminer, Science Advances 10 (2024). Y. Kurman <i>et al.</i>, “Purcell-enhanced x-ray scintillation,” <i>Science Advances</i>, vol. 10, no. 44. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2024. Kurman, Yaniv, Neta Lahav, Roman Schuetz, Avner Shultzman, Charles Roques-Carmes, Alon Lifshits, Segev Zaken, et al. “Purcell-Enhanced x-Ray Scintillation.” <i>Science Advances</i>. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2024. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq6325">https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adq6325</a>. 215822026-03-30T12:22:48Z2026-04-27T09:31:51Z