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Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2020
Applicant:

Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen PSI, CH;

Inventors:

Gemma Tinti, Zurich, CH;

Xintian Shi, Hauterive, CH;

Roberto Dinapoli, Brugg, CH;

Bernd Schmitt, Lauchringen, CH;

Aldo Mozzanica, Windisch, CH;

Assignee:

Paul Scherrer Institut, PSI Villigen, CH;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/17 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01T 1/17 (2013.01); G01T 1/247 (2013.01);
Abstract

A detector system which can be switched between single photon counting and charge integrating mode depending on the application, the photon flux and energy. Although the space for electronics in a pixel or strip detector system is very limited (as each channel is limited by the pixel size), the reconfiguration of the analog chain and the logic/counter in this smart way yields to have a detector system allowing both modes of operation and, therefore, effectively combining the characteristics of an Eiger® single photon counting system and a Jungfrau® charge integrating pixel detector system into one single detector. Depending on the application, the flux and the photon energy, the operator is enabled to switch between single photon counting and charge integrating mode of operation.


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