Horizon™ detector

Horizon™ detector
Horizon™ is a new generation photon counting detector with enhanced sensitivity

Key characteristics

  • Detection from ~100 eV

  • High radiation hardness

  • High contrast and sensitivity

  • Vacuum fitting

 

Horizon™ photon counting detector developed for application in:

SOFT X-RAY IMAGING ION TRACKING / IMAGING
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