Note: A disposable x-ray camera based on mass produced complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor sensors and single-board computers

作者：Hoidn Oliver R^*; Seidler Gerald T

来源：Review of Scientific Instruments, 2015, 86(8): 086107.

DOI：10.1063/1.4929713

We have integrated mass-produced commercial complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensors and off-the-shelf single-board computers into an x-ray camera platform optimized for acquisition of x-ray spectra and radiographs at energies of 2-6 keV. The CMOS sensor and single-board computer are complemented by custom mounting and interface hardware that can be easily acquired from rapid prototyping services. For single-pixel detection events, i.e., events where the deposited energy from one photon is substantially localized in a single pixel, we establish similar to 20% quantum efficiency at 2.6 keV with similar to 190 eV resolution and a 100 kHz maximum detection rate. The detector platform's useful intrinsic energy resolution, 5-mu m pixel size, ease of use, and obvious potential for parallelization make it a promising candidate for many applications at synchrotron facilities, in laser-heating plasma physics studies, and in laboratory-based x-ray spectrometry.

• 出版日期2015-8