Horizon™ detector
Horizon™ is a new generation photon counting detector with enhanced sensitivity
Key characteristics
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Detection from ~100 eV
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High radiation hardness
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High contrast and sensitivity
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Vacuum fitting
Horizon™ photon counting detector developed for application in:
| SOFT X-RAY IMAGING | ION TRACKING / IMAGING |
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| Image of a fly’s wing - soft x-ray pulse (430 eV) generated in argon plasma pumped with Nd:YAG laser integral of 100 pulses (7 ns each) |
Back-projection of tracks of alpha particles (241Am) to an object plane (metal pattern) |
Technical parameters
| Chip material | Silicon |
| Sensitive detection area | 14.1 x 14.1 mm |
| Image resolution | 65536 (256 x 256) |
| Pixel size | 55 x 55 µm |
| Energy range | from ~100 eV |
| Interface | USB 2.0 |
| Software | included |
