TY  - GEN
N2  - The XNAP project develops a demonstration system for a spatially resolving detector with timing capabilities in the nanosecond range. A dense array of avalanche photodiodes is combined with multiple readout ASICs to build the detector hybrid. On an area of nearly 1 cm2, single photons can be counted within each of the 1k pixels.
After 20 years of continuous improvements during operation, the ESRF Synchrotron is going to be upgraded substantially by the replacement of major parts of the source and the beamlines. For experimental techniques that will benefit from the increased brilliance, research into X-ray detectors is required.
The requirements for the novel detector are composed of the distinguished properties of multiple state-of-the-art detector systems, shifted towards technical limits. The specification is transferred into the design of the sensor, ASIC, interposing structure and the readout system. A smaller prototype detector is built to resolve implementation challenges ahead of its large-scale accomplishment. Emphasis is put on the ASIC, and parallel approaches for the interconnecting technology and the readout system are carried out. The usability of the smaller prototype system is demonstrated with measurements of microfocus X-ray and Synchrotron light. Parts of the final detector are characterized at the laboratory prior to its commissioning.
ID  - heidok17721
Y1  - 2014///
UR  - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/17721/
TI  - XNAP: A Novel Two-Dimensional X-Ray Detector for Time Resolved Synchrotron Applications
A1  - Thil, Christophe Jan
AV  - public
ER  -