Programmable CCD imaging system for synchrotron radiation studies
A real-time imaging system for x-ray detection has been developed. The CAMAC-based system has a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) as its active detection element. The electronics consists of a CAMAC-crate-based dedicated microprocessor coupled to arbitrary waveform generators, programmable timing, and ADC modules. The hardware flexibility achievable through this system enables one to use virtually any commercially available CCD. A dedicated CAMAC-based display driver allows for real-time imaging on a high-resolution color monitor. An optional front end consisting of a fiber-optic taper and a focusing optical lens system coupled to a phosphor screen allows for large area imaging. Further, programming flexibility, in which the detector can be used in different read-out modes, enables it to be exploited for time-resolved experiments. In one mode, sections of the CCD can be read-out with millisecond time-resolution and, in another, the use of the CCD as a storage device is exploited resulting microsecond time-resolution. Three different CCDs with radically different read-out timings and waveforms have been tested. 11 refs., 5 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5460565
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CP-73528; CONF-910730--8; ON: DE91017303
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES
DETECTION
EQUIPMENT
IMAGE PROCESSING
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
PROCESSING
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION SOURCES
REAL TIME SYSTEMS
SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
X-RAY DETECTION
X-RAY EQUIPMENT
X-RAY SOURCES