A high rate gaseous area detector for X-ray diffraction applications

D. M. Khazins; B. L. Backer; B. B. He; Y. Diawara; R. D. Durst; S. A. Medved; V. Sedov; T. A. Thorson

doi:10.1117/12.505184

A high rate gaseous area detector for X-ray diffraction applications

D. M. Khazins, B. L. Backer, B. B. He, Y. Diawara, R. D. Durst, S. A. Medved, V. Sedov, T. A. Thorson

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A new photon-counting area detector based on parallel-plate gas amplification with a resistive anode and remote readout electrode is described. The detector is sealed and has a sensitive area of 14×14 cm². The detector is unique in its ability to achieve high gain at high counting rates. A local counting rate >10⁵ counts/mm²-sec has been achieved at a gain of up to 10⁵ in a radiation-hard, non-polymerizing gas mixture. The global readout rate is limited by the delay line and electronics to <10⁶ counts/sec but more sophisticated readout schemes should allow this rate to be increased by more than an order of magnitude. The operating characteristics of the detector are described and preliminary x-ray diffraction data is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	157-163
Number of pages	7
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5194
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.505184
State	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes
Event	Fourth-Generation X-Ray Sources and Ultrafast X-Ray Detectors - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 4 2003 → Aug 6 2003

Keywords

Photon counting
Sealed gaseous detector
X-ray detector
X-ray diffraction

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