VÅNTEC-1 Detector User Manual System Description
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Detector Specifications
Suitable systems All D8 SUPER SPEED SOLUTIONS™ systems, all
D8 systems, and the D4 ENDEAVOR
Active area 50 mm x 16 mm; 1,600 pixels (in the scattering plane
x perpendicular)
Max 2-theta range simultaneously covered 12° at 435 mm measurement circle diameter, 11° at
500 mm
Usable wavelength range From Cr-Kα up to Mo-Kα, factory-set default for
Cu-Kα
Gas fill 3.04 bar (3040 hPa, 3 ATM) non-polymerizing Xe-
CO
2
gas, no external gas supply required
Radiation hardness
> 10
12
counts/mm
2
Readout dead time None
Internal dead areas None
Maximum local count rate 400,000 cps
Energy resolution
10% with
55
Fe radiation at 5.9 keV
Spatial resolution < 50 µm, > 1,600 individual readout channels
Window type Be
Voltage of power supply 100–240 V AC
Frequency of power supply 50/60 Hz
Power rating 120 W
Table 3.1 – Basic specifications of the VÅNTEC-1