5–7 Jul 2012
ETH Zürich
Europe/Zurich timezone

Detector needs for x-ray diffraction experiments at synchrotron sources

6 Jul 2012, 09:00
25m
F7 (ETH Zürich)

F7

ETH Zürich

Direct detection area detectors for storage rings Direct detection area detectors for storage rings I

Speaker

Dr Ana Diaz (Paul Scherrer Institut)

Description

X-ray diffraction is characterized by a rapidly decaying signal in reciprocal space which requires a large dynamical range for its detection. Besides this common feature, the ideal detector features may differ depending on the nature of different experiments, like for example Small Angle X-ray Scattering, Protein Crystallography, and Coherent Diffraction Imaging. Additionally, scanning schemes over large samples, radiation damage, and time-resolved experiments impose further constraints in the required time resolution and readout speed. Here we present a summary of the required characteristics of X-ray detectors for diffraction measurements in synchrotron sources, with an especial focus on the research performed at the Swiss Light Source.

Author

Dr Ana Diaz (Paul Scherrer Institut)

Presentation materials