AdvaPIX TPX3
AdvaPIX TPX3 is the world’s first radiation imaging detector that operates in a list mode. This means every single hit of radiation is recorded into a continuous stream of data. The device measures position, energy and time-of-arrival of each detected quanta. The detector has an array of 256x256 spectrometers (pixels) with Si or CdTe sensors. Each pixel records a spectrum of incoming events. The measured time stamp in addition gives the possibility to check for coincident events or charge sharing between pixels. This entirely new approach opens new horizons for the ionising radiation detection. The camera module contains CERN's latest Timepix3 device with ultra-fast sparse data readout to acquire up to 40 million pixel hits per second. The module uses USB 3.0 communication channel, which assures a fast read-out of the system.
The AdvaPIX TPX3 can be used in a variety of applications, such as energy resolved radiography (X-rays, neutrons, ions), particle tracking, time-of-flight imaging, Compton camera and many others. The sensors can be adapted for neutron imaging, by deposition of the converter layer (6LiF). Recording individual hits together with advanced data processing allows imaging at super spatial resolution. It can reach in some applications units of microns (X-rays) or even sub-micrometric level (ions).
Compared to the older Timepix chip, the Timepix3 detector offers imaging with 6x better time resolution, 2x better energy resolution, 2x lower minimum energy threshold, zero dead time, and 10x faster data transfer.
Main Technical Features
Sensor Material: Si or CdTe
Sensor Thickness: 100 μm, 300 μm and 500 μm for Si; 1 mm for CdTe
Sensitive Area: 14 mm x 14 mm
Time Resolution: 1.6 ns
Readout Speed: 40 Million hits/s
Number of Pixels: 256 x 256
Pixel Pitch: 55 μm
Energy Resolution: 1 keV
- Min Detectable Energy: 3 keV for X-rays
- Readout Chip: Timepix3
- Pixel Mode of Operation: Time-over-Threshold, Time-of -Arrival
- Connectivity: USB 3.0 (Super-Speed)
- Weight: 503 g
- Dimensions: 125 mm x 79 mm x 25.5 mm
- Software: Pixet Pro
Applications
Spectral X-ray imaging: X-ray fluorescence imaging, X-ray radiography (low flux)
Energy dispersive XRD, SAXS or WAXS: The monochromatic X-ray source is NOT needed! Even high energy for thick samples is possible (e.g. 100 keV)
Spectral gamma ray imaging: Scintigraphy or SPECT, radiography with isotopes
Radiation monitor: Particle type sorting, spectroscopy, directional sensitivity
Gamma camera: Special shielded box and collimators
Compton camera: Special software module available for image reconstruction
Downloads
AdvaPIX-TPX3-Datasheet-2020-11-11.pdf