Calculation of the modulation transfer function for the X-ray imaging detector DIXI using Monte Carlo simulation data

The imaging detector DIXI is a solid state hybrid pixel detector for 2D real-time imaging. A prototype detector has been constructed at the Uppsala University. Image quality parameters have been assessed by means of simulations in order to estimate the imaging capabilities of the detector. The MC simulations concern the sensor responses to mono-energetic and poly-energetic X-ray sources in terms of the charge carrier distribution and modulation transfer function. Different sensor materials and pixel sizes are included into the model and compared.