AdvaPIX TPX3

Advanced Fast Spectral Imaging Camera

AdvaPIX TPX3 is the world’s first radiation imaging detector that operates in a list mode. This means every radiation hit is recorded into a continuous data stream. The device measures each detected quanta’s position, energy, and time-of-arrival. The detector has an array of 256×256 spectrometers (pixels) with Si or CdTe sensors. Each pixel records a spectrum of incoming events. The measured time stamp also allows checking for coincident events or charge sharing between pixels.

This entirely new approach opens new horizons for ionizing radiation detection. The camera module contains CERN’s Timepix3 device with ultra-fast sparse data readout to acquire up to 38 million pixel hits per second. The module uses a USB 3.0 communication channel, which assures a fast read-out of the system.

The AdvaPIX TPX3 can be used in a variety of applications, such as energy-resolved radiography (X-rays, neutrons, ions), particle tracking, time-of-flight imaging, Compton camera, Spectroscopic X-ray imaging, SAXS, XRD, Electron Microscopy and many others. Ideal for Medical or Science and Research applications.

The sensors can be adapted for neutron imaging by depositing the converter layer (6LiF). Recording individual hits together with advanced data processing allows imaging at super spatial resolution. In some applications, it can reach units of microns (X-rays) or even sub-micrometric levels (ions).

Compared to the older Timepix chip, the Timepix3 detector offers imaging with 6x better time resolution, 2x better energy resolution, 2x lower minimum energy threshold, zero dead time, and 10x faster data transfer.

AdvaPIX TPX3 QUAD

The AdvaPIX is a highly customizable and versatile device. For example, we provide a Quad detector variant with a monolithic sensor with a central hole. The AdvaPIX TPX3 Quad has been developed for the Timepix3 version of the Quad detector. It uses a single USB3.0 interface providing synchronized operation of all four Timepix3 chips. It addresses several simple requirements: Electronics placed aside in sensitive areas, minimum amount of material behind sensors, the completely free path for primary X-ray beam passing through the hole, or vacuum compatibility.