The Controlled-Drift Detector: a new detector for fast frame readout X-rayimaging

Authors
Castoldi, A Gatti, E Guazzoni, C Longoni, A Rehak, P Struder, L
Citation
A. Castoldi et al., The Controlled-Drift Detector: a new detector for fast frame readout X-rayimaging, NUCL INST A, 461(1-3), 2001, pp. 405-409
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Spectroscopy /Instrumentation/Analytical Sciences","Instrumentation & Measurement
Journal title
NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
ISSN journal
01689002 → ACNP
Volume
461
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
405 - 409
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(20010401)461:1-3<405:TCDAND>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The Controlled-Drift Detector (CDD) is a new X-ray imaging detector operate d in integrate-readout mode. Its basic feature is the Fast transport of the integrated charge to the output electrode by means of a uniform drift fiel d. The energy-resolved X-ray imaging capability of the CDD has been tested at room temperature. The images of a Fe-55 source taken with the CDD at dif ferent frame rates (up to 10 kHz) are presented and the achieved energy res olution is analyzed. A detector with such features can be of interest in se veral fields of application like time-resolved X-ray crystallography and as tronomy. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.