The outstanding performance of DECTRIS PILATUS3® X hybrid-photon-counting detectors has been combined with the excellent high-energy detection capability of their 1,000-µm-thick cadmium-telluride (CdTe) sensor. This is the ideal detector for X-ray energies up to 100 keV, with a quantum efficiency of more than 80% up to an X-ray energy of 80 keV. Thanks to DECTRIS’ Instant Retrigger® technology, high count and frame rates, sub-millisecond readout times, and single-photon counting, PILATUS3 X CdTe detectors guarantee noise-free, fast, and stable data collection that captures both strong and weak signals.

Manifold in their size and shape and with optional vacuum capability, DECTRIS PILATUS3® X CdTe detectors bring high-energy research to a new level.

Faster & higher quality data: our detectors offer high quantum efficiency, single-photon counting, with a count rate up to 10⁷ ph/s/pixel and an image frame rate up to 500 Hz.
Versatile: our detectors come in many sizes and geometries, with optional vacuum capability.
Reliable: these detectors feature extremely stable performance and radiation hard design. Delivery terms are guaranteed, thanks to streamlined industrial production and top-notch support over the product’s entire lifetime.

Detectors

Detector Specifications*

	PILATUS3 X CdTe 2M	PILATUS3 X CdTe 1M	PILATUS3 X CdTe 300K	PILATUS3 X CdTe 300K-W	PILATUS3 X CdTe 100K-M
Active area (W x H) [ mm² ]	253.7 x 288.8	168.7 x 179.4	83.8 x 106.5	253.7 x 33.5	83.8 x 33.5
Pixel array (W x H)	1,475 x 1,679	981 x 1,043	487 x 619	1,475 x 195	487 x 195
Pixel size (W x H) [ µm² ]	172 x 172	172 x 172	172 x 172	172 x 172	172 x 172
Inter-module gap (Hor./Vert.) [ pixels ]	7 / 17	7 / 17	7 / 17	7 / -	- / -
Intra-module gap (Hor.) [ pixels ]	1	1	1	1	1
Count rate (max.) [ ph/s/pixel ]	10⁷	10⁷	10⁷	10⁷	10⁷
Energy range [ keV ]	15 - 80	15 - 80	15 - 80	15 - 80	15 - 80
Frame rate (max.) [ Hz ]	250	500	500	500	500
Region of Interest (ROI) readout	Yes	Yes	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Readout time [ ms ]	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.95	0.95
Image bit depth [ bits ]	20	20	20	20	20
Sensor material	Cadmium telluride (CdTE)	Cadmium telluride (CdTe)	Cadmium telluride (CdTe)	Cadmium telluride (CdTe)	Cadmium telluride (CdTe)
Sensor thickness [ µm ]	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
Point-spread function (FWHM) [ pixels ]	1	1	1	1	1
Vacuum compatibility	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional	Optional (incl. removable window)
Dimensions (W x H x D) [ mm³ ]	384 x 424 x 456	265 x 286 x 455	158 x 193 x 262	280 x 62 x 296	114 x 69 x 118 (Detector head)
Weight [ kg ]	46	25	7.5	7	0.9 (Detector head)
Cooling method	Water (Module) / Air (Electronics)	Water (Module) / Air (Electronics)	Water (Module) / Air (Electronics)	Water (Module) / Air (Electronics)	Water (Module) / Air (Electronics)
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*All specifications are subject to change without notice.

Key Contact

Tilman Donath

Product Manager - High Energy

E. tilman.donath@dectris.com

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White Paper

In 2015, DECTRIS introduced the PILATUS3 CdTe detector family. With this new model, experiments using high-energy X-rays in the range of about 20 – 100 keV can benefit from the same photon-counting detector technology that has transformed lower-energy X-ray research ever since the introduction of the PILATUS detectors in 2006. PILATUS3 CdTe detectors offer the same unique advantages: noise-free detection, a high dynamic range, sharp signals, and extremely high frame rates. In this paper, we will focus on the detectors' applications at synchrotron beamlines.

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