Uncooled spectrometer for x-ray astrophysics

Martin Urban; Ondrej Nentvich; Veronika Stehlikova; Ladislav Sieger

doi:10.1117/12.2265744

31 May 2017 Uncooled spectrometer for x-ray astrophysics

Martin Urban, Ondrej Nentvich, Veronika Stehlikova, Ladislav Sieger

Proceedings Volume 10235, EUV and X-ray Optics: Synergy between Laboratory and Space V; 102350O (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265744
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

In the field of X-ray detection for Astrophysics there are mainly two objectives; first is to create 2D images as a result of sensing radiation by detectors consisting of a pixels matrix and the second is a spectral analysis of the incident radiation. For spectral analysis, the basis is usually the principle of diffraction. This paper describes the new design of X-ray spectrometer based on Timepix detector with optics positioned in front of it. The advantage of this setup is the ability to get the image and spectrum from the same devices. With other modifications is possible to shift detection threshold into areas of soft X-ray radiation.

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Martin Urban, Ondrej Nentvich, Veronika Stehlikova, and Ladislav Sieger "Uncooled spectrometer for x-ray astrophysics", Proc. SPIE 10235, EUV and X-ray Optics: Synergy between Laboratory and Space V, 102350O (31 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2265744

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