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High-speed x-ray imaging with the Keck pixel array detector (Keck PAD) for time-resolved experiments at synchrotron sources

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H.T. Philipp
M.W. Tate
P. Purohit
Darol Chamberlain
K.S. Shanks
J.T. Weiss
Sol Gruner

Abstract

Modern storage rings are readily capable of providing intense x-ray pulses, tens of picoseconds in duration, millions of times per second. Exploiting the temporal structure of these x-ray sources opens avenues for studying rapid structural changes in materials. Many processes (e.g. crack propagation, deformation on impact, turbulence, etc.) differ in detail from one sample trial to the next and would benefit from the ability to record successive x-ray images with single x-ray sensitivity while framing at 5 to 10 MHz rates. To this end, we have pursued the development of fast x-ray imaging detectors capable of collecting bursts of images that enable the isolation of single synchrotron bunches and/or bunch trains. The detector technology used is the hybrid pixel array detector (PAD) with a charge integrating front-end, and high-speed, in-pixel signal storage elements. A 384×256 pixel version, the Keck-PAD, with 150 μm × 150 μm pixels and 8 dedicated in-pixel storage elements is operational, has been tested at CHESS, and has collected data for compression wave studies. An updated version with 27 dedicated storage capacitors and identical pixel size has been fabricated. © 2016 Author(s).

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x-ray imaging

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84984584250&doi=10.1063%2f1.4952908&partnerID=40&md5=b164c69ce241fd8162b11ced67bbfae1

DOI

10.1063/1.4952908

Group (Lab)

Sol M. Gruner Group

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