Characterisation of a PERCIVAL monolithic active pixel prototype using synchrotron radiationShow others and affiliations
2016 (English)In: Journal of Instrumentation, E-ISSN 1748-0221, Vol. 11, no 2, article id C02090Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
PERCIVAL ("Pixelated Energy Resolving CMOS Imager, Versatile And Large") is a monolithic active pixel sensor (MAPS) based on CMOS technology. Is being developed by DESY, RAL/STFC, Elettra, DLS, and PAL to address the various requirements of detectors at synchrotron radiation sources and Free Electron Lasers (FELs) in the soft X-ray regime. These requirements include high frame rates and FELs base-rate compatibility, large dynamic range, single-photon counting capability with low probability of false positives, high quantum efficiency (QE), and (multi-)megapixel arrangements with good spatial resolution. Small-scale back-side-illuminated (BSI) prototype systems are undergoing detailed testing with X-rays and optical photons, in preparation of submission of a larger sensor. A first BSI processed prototype was tested in 2014 and a preliminary result—first detection of 350eV photons with some pixel types of PERCIVAL—reported at this meeting a year ago. Subsequent more detailed analysis revealed a very low QE and pointed to contamination as a possible cause. In the past year, BSI-processed chips on two more wafers were tested and their response to soft X-ray evaluated. We report here the improved charge collection efficiency (CCE) of different PERCIVAL pixel types for 400eV soft X-rays together with Airy patterns, response to a flat field, and noise performance for such a newly BSI-processed prototype sensor.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2016. Vol. 11, no 2, article id C02090
Keywords [en]
X-ray detectors, Instrumentation for FEL, Solid state detectors
National Category
Engineering and Technology Subatomic Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-27220DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/11/02/C02090ISI: 000371479800090Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84961129746Local ID: STCOAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-27220DiVA, id: diva2:910038
Conference
17th International Workshop on Radiation Imaging Detectors
2016-03-082016-03-082025-02-14Bibliographically approved
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