This large-area X-ray detector, EIGER2 X CdTe 16M, is optimally suited for diffraction of strongly absorbing materials or high-energy macromolecular crystallography. With its surface area of 311 x 327 mm2, it is one of the largest commercially available high-energy photon-counting systems, alongside the EIGER2 XE CdTe 16M. This detector combines the best of Hybrid Photon Counting (HPC) technology with direct conversion in a cadmium-telluride sensor.
| Number of detector modules (W x H) | 4 x 8 |
|---|---|
| Active area (W x H) [mm²] | 311.1 x 327.2 |
| Pixel size [µm²] | 75 x 75 |
| Total number of pixels | 4,148 x 4,362 = 18,093,576 |
| Gap width vertical / horizontal [pixels]* | 12 / 38 |
| Energy-discriminating thresholds | 2 |
| Count-rate capability [photons/s/pixel] | 10⁷ |
| Maximum frame rate [Hz] | 130 |
| Point-spread function [pixels] | 1 (FWHM) |
| Cadmium-telluride sensor thickness [µm] | 750 |
| Data format | HDF5 / NeXus |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) [mm³] | 400 x 430 x 500 |
| Weight [kg] | 55 |
| Photon energy [keV] | Up to 100 |
* Plus a 2-pixel vertical gap in each module.
The EIGER2 XE CdTe 16M offers a higher frame rate (up to 550 Hz) for the same detector size.
All specifications are subject to change without notice.