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A 2D pixel detector for very high-rate X- and gamma-ray spectroscopy and imaging

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 May 2017

Einar Nygård ,
Nail Malakhov ,
Peter Weilhammer ,
Ole Dorholt ,
Ole M. Røhne ,
Terumasa Nagano  and
Koei Yamamoto
Einar Nygård*
Affiliation:
Enxense AS, Asker, Norway
Nail Malakhov
Affiliation:
Enxense AS, Asker, Norway
Peter Weilhammer
Affiliation:
Enxense AS, Asker, Norway CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Ole Dorholt
Affiliation:
University of Oslo, Norway
Ole M. Røhne
Affiliation:
University of Oslo, Norway
Terumasa Nagano
Affiliation:
Hamamatsu Photonics, Hamamatsu City, Japan
Koei Yamamoto
Affiliation:
Hamamatsu Photonics, Hamamatsu City, Japan
*
a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Electronic mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A new methodology for very high-speed, energy-dispersive detection of X-ray fluorescence is being developed. The underlying reasoning behind it, as well as early results from the evaluation of the first prototype, is presented.

Keywords

detectorXRFED-XRFmicro-XRFXRDhybrid-pixelhigh-ratehigh-spectral-resolution
Type
Technical Articles
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Powder Diffraction , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , June 2017 , pp. 133 - 139
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Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 2017 

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Footnotes

†

In memory of the great Peter Weilhammer (1938–2016), friend, mentor and contributor to this project.

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