The introduction of PANalytical’s PIXcel3D detector at Pittcon 2010 adds a new dimension to X-ray diffraction (XRD). The PIXcel3D is available as part of the new high performance Empyrean diffractometer. Using PIXcel3D PANalytical has been able to design a multi-purpose system that handles diffraction measurements on powders, high resolution thin film, nanomaterials and solid objects in one instrument, with no compromise in data quality.
The PIXcel3D detector is the result of PANalytical’s exclusive involvement in the Medipix2 collaboration.
PIXcel3D delivers maximum flexibility for a wide range of applications. It offers four modes:
- In 0D mode it is the point detector with the highest dynamic range
- In 1D mode it is the line detector with the highest dynamic range and the smallest strip size
- In 2D mode it is the area detector with the smallest pixels, the highest dynamic range per pixel, independent event registration (no point spread function) and thus the highest resolution of all 2D XRD detectors
- In 3D mode it is the only computed tomography (CT) detector on a diffraction platform, with the smallest pixel size and the highest dynamic range, allowing diffractionists to view the internal structure of their solid objects nondestructively, and quantitatively measure properties such as porosity with high accuracy
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