MAXIPIX, a fast readout photon-counting X-ray area detector for synchrotron applications
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A 2D photon-counting X-ray detector system with 1.4 kHz frame rate and 55 μm spatial resolution has been developed and commissionned on ESRF beamlines. The system called MAXIPIX (Multichip Area X-ray detector based on a photon-counting PIXel array) consists of a detector module implementing up to five MEDIPIX-2 or TIMEPIX photon-counting readout chips, a custom readout interface board and a Linux acquisition workstation. The detector module readout time is 290 microseconds, allowing the system to achieve sustained frame rates of 280 Hz to 1400 Hz depending on the number of connected chips. An effective time resolution of 60 ns was measured using the ESRF pulsed modes and a TIMEPIX module. The system architecture and characteristics are presented, as well as a summary of its applications on ESRF beamlines.
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