Compact , advanced, highd speed single photon counting camera for versatile imaging and particle tracking solutions with Timepix2 chip
A brand new miniaturized, low-power radiation camera with a single Timepix2 chip. The device can be equipped with a sensor of your choice, commonly a 300 μm thick silicon. The Timepix2 detector is an upgrade from its well-known predecessor, Timepix.
Unique to the MiniPIX TPX3 camera is its high frame rate – it can read up to 99 frames per second, setting a new standard in radiation detection technology. The compact device measures a mere 80 x 21 x 14mm and weighs just 41 grams.
The device boasts the best energy resolution for XRF & XRD, has low power consumption, and is capable of high energetic particle tracking for space applications, along with proven stability for imaging.
Configuration with positive and negative semiconductor sensors, single-energy threshold, four multipurpose digital counters per pixel, many modes of operation including particle counting, per-pixel energy and time measurement, continuous read/write of frames. Space radiation monitors.
Its compactness, performance and versatility allow for broad applicability:
Space radiation monitors
Electron microscopy
X-ray diffraction and X-ray radiography
Science and education
Gamma and Compton cameras
The energy-sensitive Timepix2 detector not only gives a new dimension to radiographic images but also introduces an innovative measurement modality – the adaptive gain. Tailored to enhance performance in high-intensity scenarios, adaptive gain expands the device’s dynamic range, augmenting its versatility and potency for radiation detection tasks.
The MiniPIX TPX2 is controlled via a USB 2.0 interface and is seamlessly compatible with popular operating systems such as MS Windows, Mac OS, and LINUX. Included in the package is PIXET PRO software, designed for detector operation.
NASA together with IEAP CTU and University of Houston has used MiniPIX type of cameras in the International Space Station (ISS) to track charged particles and measure their energy deposited to study and surveil the radiation exposure that astronauts face in space. It is possible to measure accurately the dose in the complex environment of space where the radiation environment is completely different than on surface of the Earth.
NASA is flying the ADVACAM’s ModuPIX Tracker in the International Space Station since March 2017. The goal of the project is to demonstrate the capability to determine the directional characteristics of charged particle energy spectra in space.
X-ray crystallography is used to study detailed atomic or molecular structure of the sample at synchrotrons. High frame rate AdvaPIX QUAD is specially designed for combined Wide Angle X-ray Scattering (WAXS) and Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS). The open space in the center of the camera allows the X-ray beam pass through the camera eliminating complete the need to use a beam stop in front of the camera.
AdvaPIX camera with detector coated by thin film of LiF is able to achieve ultra-high spatial resolution for thermal neutron imaging. The camera offers sigma of Point-Spread-Function spatial resolution of up to 2.5 µm. The camera’s field of view is 14×14 mm that gives at the maximum resolution 6.5 MPix.
The camera is equipped with a Silicon sensor with neutron conversion layer of 6LiF. Thermal neutrons are captured by 6Li that produces Alpha particles and tritons. These heavy charged particles are then detected in the Silicon sensor. The ultra-high spatial resolution is achieved by processing of individual neutron hits while taking into account also charge collection in the sensor. All this advanced processing is implemented in the camera software, which is simple to use.
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MiniPIX TPX2
A compact radiation detection solution combining high-speed imaging at 99 fps with advanced Timepix2 technology. It offers versatility for various detection applications, from material analysis to the space industry or electron microscopy.
