PIXcel3D X-ray Detector | 0D-1D-2D & 3D Data

The first detector to bring 0D-1D-2D and 3D data to your diffractometer

The PIXcel^3D is a unique 2D solid-state hybrid pixel detector. Each pixel is 55 microns x 55 microns and the detector array is 256 x 256 pixels. The detector, now based on Medipix3 technology, brings unrivalled signal to noise with its point spread function of one pixel and multiple energy discrimination levels.

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Overview

The first detector to bring 0D-1D-2D and 3D data to your diffractometer

The PIXcel^3D is a unique 2D solid-state hybrid pixel X-ray detector. Each pixel is 55 microns x 55 microns and the detector array is 256 x 256 pixels. The detector, now based on Medipix3 technology, brings unrivalled signal to noise with its point spread function of one pixel and multiple energy discrimination levels.

Medipix3 technology brings:

An increase in range of detection energies from Cr to Cu
Improved energy resolution
Increased linearity range
Improved detection efficiency
Documented (published) radiation hardness studies.

Specification

Type	PIXcel^3D Detector with Medipix3
Window size	14 mm x 14 mm
Efficiency Cu Kα	>95 %
99% Linearity range	0 – 6.5 x 10⁹ cps – Overall 0 - 25 x 10⁶ cps - Column
Energy resolution around Cu Kα	18%
Maximum count rate	30 x 10⁹ cps – Overall 120 x 106 cps - Column
Maximum background	<0.5 cps - Overall
Active length	14 mm
Smallest step size	0.0016º 2θθ at 240 mm goniometer radius
Supported wavelengths	Cu, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr
Point Spread Function (PSF)	1 pixel (FWHM)
Defective pixels	< 1%