Abstract
The PixFEL project is conceived as the first stage of a long term research program aiming at the development of advanced X-ray imaging instrumentation for applications at the free electron laser (FEL) facilities. The project aims at substantially advancing the state-of-the-art in the field of 2D X-ray imaging by exploring cutting-edge solutions for sensor development, for integration processes and for readout channel architectures. The main focus is on the development of the fundamental microelectronic building blocks for detector readout and on the technologies for the assembly of a multilayer module with minimum dead area. This work serves the purpose of introducing the main features of the project, together with the simulation results leading to the first prototyping run.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 57589 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2-7 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment |
| Volume | 796 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 1 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Active edge detectors
- CMOS deep submicron
- Low noise readout
- X-ray FELs