Available sensor layers
Silicon 100 µm
Typical energy range for photons: 3 – 20 keV
Detection efficiency for photons: Nearly 100 % below 5 keV, decreasing rapidly above 10 keV; <10 % efficiency beyond 30 keV.
Typical applications:
Particle tracking
- Electron and X-ray beam monitoring
- Particle-tracking at very low energies (especially “Si 100 no Aluminium coating”)
- Particle identification and differentiation (energetic protons, energetic electrons, low energy electrons, X-rays, neutrons etc.)
Typical industries: research, electron microscopy (Life sciences, biomedical imaging, microelectronics research, materials testing of low-Z materials), and more
Silicon 300 µm
Typical energy range for photons: 5 – 40 keV
Detection efficiency for photons: Nearly 100 % below 8 keV, around 50 % at ~15 keV, gradually decreasing toward 30 keV; <10 % efficiency beyond 50 keV.
Typical samples: Light to medium-density materials such as organic samples, polymers, ceramics, and composite structures.
Typical applications:
Particle tracking
- Photon and particle-tracking
- Space and radiation-environment research
- Particle identification and differentiation (energetic protons, energetic electrons, low energy electrons, X-rays, neutrons etc.)
Typical industries: Materials science, electronics inspection, life-science imaging, cultural-heritage analysis, and general laboratory research, space-environment monitoring, Space-radiation and dosimetry experiments, XRD, CT, and more
Silicon 500 µm
Typical energy range for photons: 8 – 60 keV
Detection efficiency for photons: Close to 100 % below 10 keV, around 50 % near 17 keV, and below 10 % beyond 40–50 keV.
Typical samples: Medium-density materials such as ceramics, polymer–metal composites, and thicker organic or composite specimens.
Typical applications:
Particle tracking
- Suitable for photon and particle tracking
- Particle identification and differentiation (energetic protons, energetic electrons, low energy electrons, X-rays, neutrons etc.)
Typical industries: Industrial NDT, materials research, electronics inspection, and applied science laboratories, space-environment monitoring, Space-radiation and dosimetry experiments, XRD, CT and more
