Direct detection Si and CdTe cameras

AdvaPix, MiniPix and WidePix from Advacam

These high energy radiation cameras are made for spectral imaging of X-ray photons. Based on Medipix and Timepix hybrid detector electronics they offer spatial resolution from 256x256 up to 512x1280 pixels with energies from 3 keV upwards.

Applications include spectral X-ray imaging, diffraction, radiography and photon counting. Time-delayed-integration (TDI mode) allows for continuous inspection in industrial environments.

The Advacam detectors are operated using USB interface and TTL in and outputs for synchronization. There is a choice between Si and CdTe sensors. CdTe in combination with sophisticated data analysis achieves sub-pixel resolution down to 15 µm with a time resolution of 1.6 ns. These characteristics make the AdvaPix an unsurpassed X-ray imaging detector.

Features
  • Timepix2, Timepix3 or Medipix3 technology
  • Event detector
  • Pixel size 55 µm
  • Recording of position, energy, time-of-arrival
  • up to 40 MHz readout

Further information

  MiniPIX AdvaPIX WidePIX
 

Sensor material

Si or CdTe

Sensor thickness

100 μm, 300 μm , 500 μm (Si)
1 mm (CdTe )
300 μm (Si)
1 mm (CdTe)
Sensitive area [mm] 14 x 14 28 (14) x 70,4
Readout speed 2.35 Million hits/s 40 Million hits/s 50 (1x5 tiles) and
20 (2x5 tiles) frames/s

Number of pixels

256 x 256

512 (256) x 1280
Energy resolution [keV]

0.5 - 1 (Si)
1.1- 3.6 (CdTe)

0.7-2 keV (Si)
1.2-3.6 (CdTe)

Min. detectable energy [keV] 3  (Si)
5 (CdTe)
3 keV for X-rays

4 keV (Si)
5 keV (CdTe)

Pixel mode of operation

Time-over-Threshold,
Time-of -Arrival
Events

Counting in Single Pixel Mode (SPM)
Charge Summing Mode (CSM)
Time-delayed integration (TDI)
Connectivity µUSB 2.0

USB 3.0 (Super-Speed)

USB 2.0
Weight 30 g  503 g 1800 g
Dimensions L x W x H [mm] 80 x 21 x 14

125 x 79 x 25,5

213 x 60 x 40

Applications

Radiography
X-ray diffraction
Radiation monitoring
Synchrotron radiation
SAXS and WAXS
Time-of-flight imaging
Non-destructive testing
Geology
Authentication
XRF

Downloads

AdvaPix
MiniPIX Sprinter
MiniPix
MiniPIX TPX2
MiniPix EDU
WidePix
Space applications

Contact

Christian Iser
Christian Iser
Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Bremen, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Markus Krause
Markus Krause
Berlin, Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Sachsen, Thueringen, Hessen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland
Dr. Thorsten Pieper
Dr. Thorsten Pieper
Bavaria, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Austria

Contact

Quantum Design GmbH

Breitwieserweg 9
64319 Pfungstadt
Germany

Phone:+49 6157 80710-0
Fax:+49 6157 807109
E-mail:germanyqd-europe.com
Christian IserProduct Manager Andor
+49 6157 80710-690
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Markus KrauseProduct Manager Andor
+49 6157 80710-558
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Dr. Thorsten PieperProduct Manager Andor
+49 6157 80710-754
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