Why Our Products Are Better
Vortex silicon drift X-ray detectors feature active areas between 30 mm2 and 80 mm2. Vortex detectors are produced from high purity silicon using state-of-the-art CMOS production technology. They feature excellent energy resolution (<130 eV FWHM at Mn Kα is typical) and a high count rate capability. At a very short peaking time of 0.1 µs, an output count rate of 900 kcps is achieved. A unique feature of these detectors is their ability to process high count rates with very small loss in energy resolution and minimal peak shift with count rate.
The Vortex is operated at near room temperature and cooled by a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) and can be cycled as frequently as needed without any degradation in detector performance. Cool down times are typically less than 2 minutes.
The Vortex X-ray spectroscopy systems include a detector unit and control box which includes power supplies for the detector, TEC and an optional digital pulse processor with our PI-SPEC Software.
The complete detector also contains a charge-sensitive preamplifier and temperature stabilization system, which eliminates concerns of varying ambient temperature.
Detector | Material – Silicon Active Area – 30-80 mm2 – Thickness – 0.5, 1, and 2 mm |
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Window | Material – Beryllium Thickness – 12.5 and 25 µm (alternatives available) |
Energy Resolution (FWHM) @ 5.9 keV | @ 1.0 µs Peaking Time 124 eV - 138 eV @ 0.5 µs Peaking Time 130 eV - 139 eV @ 0.25 µs Peaking Time 135 eV - 148 eV @ 0.1 µs Peaking Time 145 eV - 180 eV |
Preamplifier | Type – Charge sensitive, 1.5 mV/keV Signal polarity – Positive Reset – Electrical, <1 µs duration Rise time – <100 ns |
Cooling | Thermoelectric |
Power Consumption | Nominal voltage – 110/230 V (switchable) Power supply and detector – 40 W Maximum |
Physical Specifications | Detector package weight – 680 g Length – 181 mm (33 mm probe) Height×Width – 62 mm×62 mm Cable Standard Length – 3 m |
Digital Pulse Processor (DPP) | |
Digital Controls | Gain – 16-Bit DAC Peaking Time – 0.25-16 µs Preset Time – Up to 1717s |
Data Output | Spectrum Size – 1024, 2048 or 4096 channels Channel Size – 10, 20 or 40 eV |
Integral Non-linearity | 0.1% of full-scale output |
Deadtime Correction | Better than ± 0.5% accuracy from 0 to 120,000 cps at 4 µs peaking time |
Software | PI-SPEC software* – Allows user to acquire, manipulate spectra. Pentium III or later with at least 64 MB memory and 30 MB available disk space. VTXDLL package* – Dynamic-Link Library to facilitate host software communication with the DPP. Pentium III or later with at least 64 MB memory and 30 MB available disk space. |