A precise and fast radiation particle-tracking detector with Timepix3 chip. It records each radiation hit, enabling superior resolution, speed, and ionizing radiation detection possibilities.
AdvaPIX MAGIC
Former name: AdvaPIX TPX3
| Readout chip: | Timepix3 |
| Sensitive area: | 14 x 14 mm |
| Time resolution: | 1.6 ns |
| Readout speed: | 38 Million hits/s |
| Number of pixels: | 256 x 256 |
| Pixel pitch: | 55 μm |
| Energy Resolution: | >1 keV |
| Min Detectable Energy: | 3 keV for X-rays |
| Dimensions: | 125 x 79 x 25.5 mm |
| Weight: | 503 g |
| Connectivity: | USB 3.0 (Super-Speed) |
| Software: | PIXet Pro |
Product description
Advanced High-Speed Spectral Imaging Camera
AdvaPIX MAGIC is the world’s first photon-counting detector that operates in 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 coinciding events or charge sharing between pixels.
This approach opens new horizons for ionizing radiation detection. The camera module contains CERN’s Timepix3 device with ultra-fast sparse data readout able 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 PIXet Pro software is provided with the device – it is used to operate the detector and collect and analyse data. Plugins for advanced functions are available.
The AdvaPIX MAGIC 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
- Crystallography (SAXS, XRD)
- Electron Microscopy
- 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. 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.
Available sensor layers
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