PANalytical and CERN collaboration brings Medipix2 application
Medipix2 consists of a 300 μm silicon detector layer, which is attached to a pixel read-out chip with 256×256 55 μm square pixels. Medipix2 has applications ranging from materials analysis to medical imaging.
Senior System Architect at PANalytical, Dr. Klaus Bethke, said: "PANalytical's role in the Medipix2 Collaboration has been to transfer the technology from CERN and develop it into a product."
The original aim of the Medipix2 collaboration was to develop the system for medical imaging, such as mammography and heart investigations. However, the Medipix technology has a very broad industrial relevance that could complement a vast number of applications.
PANalytical's PIXcel is designed for the most advanced X-ray diffraction applications. It delivers new levels of resolution and linearity and a dynamic range of 13 million counts per second per pixel row.
