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Enhancing high-energy powder X-ray diffraction applications using a PILATUS4 CdTe detector

Donath, Tilman ; Trampari, Sofia ; Wagner, Lucas ; Jørgensen, Mads R.V. LU orcid ; Gjørup, Frederik H. LU orcid ; Checchia, Stefano LU orcid ; Di Michiel, Marco ; Papillon, Emmanuel and Vaughan, Gavin (2025) In Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 32(Pt 2). p.378-384
Abstract

Hybrid photon counting detectors have significantly advanced synchrotron research. In particular, the introduction of large cadmium telluride-based detectors in 2015 enabled a whole new range of high-energy X-ray measurements. This article describes the specifications of the new PILATUS4 cadmium telluride detector and presents results from prototype testing for high-energy powder X-ray diffraction studies conducted at two synchrotrons. The experiments concern time-resolved in situ solid-state reactions at MAX IV (Sweden) and fast-scanning X-ray diffraction computed tomography of a battery cell at the ESRF (France). The detector's high quantum efficiency up to 100 keV, combined with a maximum frame rate of 4000 Hz, enables fast data... (More)

Hybrid photon counting detectors have significantly advanced synchrotron research. In particular, the introduction of large cadmium telluride-based detectors in 2015 enabled a whole new range of high-energy X-ray measurements. This article describes the specifications of the new PILATUS4 cadmium telluride detector and presents results from prototype testing for high-energy powder X-ray diffraction studies conducted at two synchrotrons. The experiments concern time-resolved in situ solid-state reactions at MAX IV (Sweden) and fast-scanning X-ray diffraction computed tomography of a battery cell at the ESRF (France). The detector's high quantum efficiency up to 100 keV, combined with a maximum frame rate of 4000 Hz, enables fast data collection. This study demonstrates how these capabilities contribute to improved time and spatial resolution in high-energy powder X-ray diffraction studies, facilitating advancements in materials, chemical and energy research.

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cadmium telluride, hybrid photon counting, in situX-ray powder diffraction, PILATUS4, pixel detectors, time-resolved powder diffraction
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Journal of Synchrotron Radiation
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32
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Pt 2
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7 pages
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International Union of Crystallography
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0909-0495
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10.1107/S1600577525000566
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English
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  author       = {{Donath, Tilman and Trampari, Sofia and Wagner, Lucas and Jørgensen, Mads R.V. and Gjørup, Frederik H. and Checchia, Stefano and Di Michiel, Marco and Papillon, Emmanuel and Vaughan, Gavin}},
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  keywords     = {{cadmium telluride; hybrid photon counting; in situX-ray powder diffraction; PILATUS4; pixel detectors; time-resolved powder diffraction}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{Pt 2}},
  pages        = {{378--384}},
  publisher    = {{International Union of Crystallography}},
  series       = {{Journal of Synchrotron Radiation}},
  title        = {{Enhancing high-energy powder X-ray diffraction applications using a PILATUS4 CdTe detector}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1600577525000566}},
  doi          = {{10.1107/S1600577525000566}},
  volume       = {{32}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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