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High-rate, high-resolution single photon X-ray imaging: Medipix4, a large 4-side buttable pixel readout chip with high granularity and spectroscopic capabilities

NázevTitle
High-rate, high-resolution single photon X-ray imaging: Medipix4, a large 4-side buttable pixel readout chip with high granularity and spectroscopic capabilitiesHigh-rate, high-resolution single photon X-ray imaging: Medipix4, a large 4-side buttable pixel readout chip with high granularity and spectroscopic capabilities
Druh výsledkuResult type
Článek v časopiseJournal article
AutořiAuthors
V. Sriskaran, J. Alozy, R. Ballabriga, M. Campbell, P. Christodoulou, E. Heijne, L. Tlustos
DOIDOI
10.1088/1748-0221/19/02/P02024
Časopis / citaceJournal / citation
Journal of Instrumentation. 2024, 19(2), ISSN 1748-0221.
RokYear
2024
JazykLanguage
eng
WoSWoS
001181748300008
ScopusScopus
2-s2.0-85185399684
RIVRIV
RIV/68407700:21460/24:00374532!RIV25-MSM-21460___
ProjektProject
Inženýrské aplikace fyziky mikrosvětaEngineering applications of microworld physics; Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné org.

AbstraktAbstract

The Medipix4 chip is the latest member in the Medipix/Timepix family of hybrid pixel detector chips aimed at high-rate spectroscopic X-ray imaging using high-Z materials. It can be tiled on all 4 sides making it ideal for constructing large-area detectors with minimal dead area. The chip is designed to read out a sensor of 320 × 320 pixels with dimensions of 75 μm× 75 μm or 160 × 160 pixels with dimensions of 150 μm× 150 μm. The readout architecture features energy binning of the single photons, which includes charge sharing correction for hits with energy spread over adjacent pixels. This paper presents the specifications, architecture, and circuit implementation of the chip, along with the first electrical measurements.

The Medipix4 chip is the latest member in the Medipix/Timepix family of hybrid pixel detector chips aimed at high-rate spectroscopic X-ray imaging using high-Z materials. It can be tiled on all 4 sides making it ideal for constructing large-area detectors with minimal dead area. The chip is designed to read out a sensor of 320 × 320 pixels with dimensions of 75 μm× 75 μm or 160 × 160 pixels with dimensions of 150 μm× 150 μm. The readout architecture features energy binning of the single photons, which includes charge sharing correction for hits with energy spread over adjacent pixels. This paper presents the specifications, architecture, and circuit implementation of the chip, along with the first electrical measurements.