Title :
Spectroscopic-grade X-ray imaging up to 100 kHz frame rate with controlled-drift detectors
Author :
Castoldi, A. ; Guazzoni, C. ; Rehak, P. ; Struder, L.
Author_Institution :
Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
Controlled-drift detectors are fully-depleted Si detectors for X-ray imaging which combine good position resolution with a very fast frame readout. The basic feature of the controlled-drift detector is the transport of the charge packets stored in each pixel column to the output electrode by means of a uniform drift field. The drift time of the charge packet identifies the pixel of incidence. Images of an X-ray source obtained with the controlled-drift detector up to 100 kHz frame rate are presented and discussed. The achievable energy resolution as a function of the operating temperature and frame rate is analyzed
Keywords :
X-ray imaging; X-ray spectroscopy; position sensitive particle detectors; silicon radiation detectors; Si; Si detectors; X-ray imaging; X-ray source; controlled-drift detectors; energy resolution; frame rate; operating temperature; position resolution; Electrodes; Electrons; Energy resolution; Laboratories; Pulse shaping methods; Spectroscopy; Temperature; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record, 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6503-8
DOI :
10.1109/NSSMIC.2000.949001
