The pin pixel detector—X-ray imaging

Abstract

The development and testing of a soft X-ray gas pixel detector, which uses connector pins for the anodes is reported. Based on a commercial 100 pin connector block, a prototype detector of aperture 25.4mm×25.4mm can be economically fabricated. The individual pin anodes all show the expected characteristics of small gas detectors capable of counting rates reaching 1MHz per pin. A 2-dimensional resistive divide readout system has been developed to permit the imaging properties of the detector to be explored in advance of true pixel readout electronics.

Authors

Bateman JE; Connolly JF; Derbyshire GE; Duxbury DM; Marsh AS; Simmons JE; Stephenson R

Journal

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 482, No. 3, pp. 707–714