Published August 2005
| Version v1
Journal article
Area x-ray detector based on a lens-coupled charge-coupled device
- 1. Physics Department, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2501 and Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-8001 (United States)
- 2. Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-8001 (United States)
- 3. Physics Department, Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853-2501 (United States)
Description
An area x-ray detector constructed using commercially available 'off-the-shelf' parts is described and its performance is characterized. The detector consists of a 1024x1024 pixel charge-coupled device (CCD) camera optically coupled to x-ray sensitive phosphor screen using a standard 35 mm camera lens. The conversion efficiency, spatial nonuniformity, spatial resolution and the detective quantum efficiency of the detector have been measured. Also shown is an example of data taken with the detector. The detector is a relatively low-cost device suitable for a wide variety of quantitative x-ray experiments where the input area need not be larger than about 70 mm across
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2001307;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Review of Scientific Instruments
- Journal Volume
- 76
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Journal Page Range
- p. 081301-081301.10
- ISSN
- 0034-6748
- CODEN
- RSINAK
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37035581
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CAMERAS; CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES; EQUIPMENT; IMAGES; LENSES; PERFORMANCE; PHOSPHORS; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; X RADIATION; X-RAY DETECTION
- Descriptors DEC
- DETECTION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; RESOLUTION; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics