ePix® Timepix3 Direct Detection Electron Camera

ePix® is a hybrid-pixel direct electron detection camera based on the Timepix3 chip for electron microscopy. Its data-driven readout records timestamps, position, and energy information for electron events, supporting real-time direct electron detection.

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Model: ePix®
Brand: Advascope

Introduction

ePix® is a hybrid pixel detector based on the Timepix3 chip, designed for electron microscopy to enable real-time direct electron detection.


ePix® employs a data-driven readout mode, where each electron is assigned a timestamp containing precise position and energy information.


Compared with indirect electron detection, ePix® offers an almost unlimited dynamic range and improves sensitivity by several orders of magnitude in the low-energy range.


ePix® combines a high-performance readout architecture with an innovative, robust detector design, providing a highly suitable detector solution for high-throughput, high-resolution, and high-sensitivity electron microscopy applications.

Features & Advantages

1Single-electron sensitivity
2Small area, large solid angle
3High spatial resolution
4Ultra-fast readout
5Energy threshold

General Parameters

CMOS technology
130 nm
Pixel size
55 × 55 μm
Pixel matrix
256 × 256
Sensitive area
14 × 14 mm
Sensor material / types
Si / 100, 300, 500 μm
TOA resolution
1.56 ns
Hit rate in Data-driven mode
64 Mhit/s
Energy range
2.5—300 keV
Readout
USB-C
Typical power consumption
3.5 W
Readout modes
Data-driven zero-suppressed Frame based zero-suppressed
Pixel mode of operation
simultaneous Time-Over-Threshold and Time-Of-Arrival or integral Time-Over-Threshold and event count
Extended front-end
69 mm × 28 mm × 16 mm
Read out dimensions
104 mm × 67 mm × 30 mm
Detector mounting
Customizable
External synchronization
LVDS signals꞉ Trigger In, Trigger Out, Clock In, Clock Out, Ready In, Ready Out
Front-end to Readout distance
up to 45 cm
Temperature stabilized
Peltier cooled

Typical Applications

  • (4D) STEM in SEM/TEM
  • μED (micro electron diffraction)
  • EBSD
  • EELS
  • Micro/nano CT
  • Ptychography



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