Developed by Technology’s Detector Development Group, HEXITEC (High Energy X-ray Imaging Technology) is a family of read-out chip technologies which can produce energy-resolved images with world-leading energy resolution at hard X-ray energies (1keV at 100keV).
This cutting-edge technology provides high-resolution ‘colour’ X-ray imaging capabilities, allowing the user to determine the chemical composition and microstructure of a sample based on its spectral fingerprint.
Members of the HEXITEC team
HEXITEC’s family of technologies covers both low-flux (<104 photons s-1mm-2) and high-flux (<108 photons s-1mm-2) applications. The high-flux HEXITEC system, HEXITECMHz, maintains the same pixel pitch and array size but works at a continuous frame rate of 1 million frames a second while delivering a spectroscopic resolution of 1 keV at 60 keV. No other detector system has this capability.
HEXITEC detectors are suitable for any application using spectroscopic X-ray imaging techniques and can be applied to many fields such as medical, non-destructive testing, security, recycling and mining.
The original HEXITEC detector is available as a fully developed camera system and can be purchased from the Technology Department directly or from Quantum Detectors. Alternatively, you can license the HEXITEC ASIC to develop your own technologies. A full HEXITECMHz camera system was developed in summer 2024 and will be ready for commercial sales soon.
