User Manual LYNXEYE XE Detector
4-2 DOC-M88-EXX240 V1 – 03.2014
4.1 The Detector
4.1.1 Detector Specifications
Table 4.1: Basic specifications of the LYNXEYE XE
Detector Specifications
Suitable systems All D8 diffraction solutions systems with DIFFRAC.Measurement
Suite V3 or higher.
Active area 14.4 mm (192 x 0.075mm) x 16 mm; (in and perpendicular to the
scattering plane)
Max 2-theta range simultaneously covered 3,3° at 500 mm measurement circle diameter
Usable wavelength range Cr, Co, Cu, Mo, and Ag radiation. Factory settings are optimized
for Cu-Kα
Maximum global count rate > 100,000,000 cps (special detector settings)
Maximum local count rate (per strip) > 500,000 cps
Energy resolution Energy resolution <680 eV for Cu radiation at 298K (energy
resolution slightly depends on environmental laboratory tempera-
ture)
Efficiency > 99 % for Cr and Co radiation, >98% for Cu radiation, ~35% for
Mo radiation and ~20% for Ag radiation (300 µm crystal thick-
ness)
Detector Bias Voltage 300V for 300µm (A17B100), 350V for 500µm (A17B140) sensor
Spatial resolution (pitch) 75 µm, 192 individual readout channels
Maintenance No counting gas, cooling water or liquid Nitrogen