Gaining efficiency and resolution in soft X-ray emission spectrometers thanks to directly illuminated CCD detectors

@article{ ISI:000243841600022,
Author = {Dinardo, M. E. and Piazzalunga, A. and Braicovich, L. and Bisogni, V.
   and Dallera, C. and Giarda, K. and Marcon, M. and Tagliaferri, A. and
   Ghiringhelli, G.},
Title = {{Gaining efficiency and resolution in soft X-ray emission spectrometers
   thanks to directly illuminated CCD detectors}},
Journal = {{NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION
   A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT}},
Year = {{2007}},
Volume = {{570}},
Number = {{1}},
Pages = {{176-181}},
Month = {{JAN 1}},
Abstract = {{The back-illuminated charge coupled devices (CCD) are suitable for soft
   X-ray photon detection. Their nominal performances suggest that they can
   boost both efficiency and resolving power of X-ray spectrometers based
   on diffraction gratings and two-dimensional position sensitive
   detectors. We tested the performances of two commercially available
   CCDs, intended to replace a more traditional microchannel plate (MCP)
   detector. Our tests show that the devices have excellent performances in
   terms of dark current, response linearity, detection efficiency and
   spatial resolution. We observed that the CCDs have better efficiency
   (more than 10 times) and better resolution (similar to 3 times) than the
   MCP. Moreover we found an intrinsic limit for the spatial resolution,
   which is almost independent of the detector pixel size and is estimated
   around 25 mu m. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.}},
Publisher = {{ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV}},
Address = {{PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS}},
Type = {{Article}},
Language = {{English}},
Affiliation = {{Ghiringhelli, G (Corresponding Author), CNR, INFM, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milan, Italy.
   CNR, INFM, I-20133 Milan, Italy.
   Politecn Milan, Dipartimento Fis, I-20133 Milan, Italy.}},
DOI = {{10.1016/j.nima.2006.10.024}},
ISSN = {{0168-9002}},
Keywords = {{X-ray emission spectroscopy; CCD detector; X-ray spectrometer}},
Keywords-Plus = {{CHARGE-COUPLED-DEVICES; SYNCHROTRON-RADIATION; SPECTROSCOPY;
   EXCITATIONS; UNDULATOR; COMIXS}},
Research-Areas = {{Instruments & Instrumentation; Nuclear Science & Technology; Physics}},
Web-of-Science-Categories  = {{Instruments & Instrumentation; Nuclear Science & Technology; Physics,
   Nuclear; Physics, Particles & Fields}},
Author-Email = {{giacomo.ghiringhelli@fisi.polimi.it}},
ResearcherID-Numbers = {{Ghiringhelli, Giacomo/D-1159-2014
   Tagliaferri, Alberto/L-2903-2015
   Marcon, Marco/AAX-4911-2020
   }},
ORCID-Numbers = {{Ghiringhelli, Giacomo/0000-0003-0867-7748
   Tagliaferri, Alberto/0000-0001-8001-1786
   Marcon, Marco/0000-0001-6557-2120
   Braicovich, Lucio/0000-0001-6548-9140}},
Number-of-Cited-References = {{22}},
Times-Cited = {{25}},
Usage-Count-Last-180-days = {{1}},
Usage-Count-Since-2013 = {{9}},
Journal-ISO = {{Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. Sect. A-Accel. Spectrom. Dect. Assoc.
   Equip.}},
Doc-Delivery-Number = {{131AZ}},
Unique-ID = {{ISI:000243841600022}},
DA = {{2020-12-22}},
}