Solid-State Radiation Detectors

7	Single Photon Processing Hybrid Pixel Detectors Erik Fröjdh

CONTENTS

7.1    Introduction

7.1.1    Hybrid Pixel Detectors

7.1.1.1    Timepix

7.1.1.2    Medipix3RX

7.2    Calibration of Hybrid Pixel Detectors

7.2.1    Threshold Equalization

7.2.2    Energy Calibration

7.2.2.1    Energy Calibration of Analog Threshold

7.2.2.2    Energy Calibration of Time over Threshold Mode

7.3    Performance and Limitations

7.3.1    Sensor Material

7.3.2    Charge Sharing

7.3.3    Pileup

7.4    Characterization of Hybrid Pixel Detectors

7.4.1    Practical Considerations

7.4.1.1    Aligning the Sensor

7.4.1.2    Beam Hardening

7.4.2    Characterization of CdTe Sensors Bump Bonded to Hybrid Pixel Detectors

7.4.2.1    Sensors

7.4.2.2    Verification of the ...