inspection camera / X-ray / EMCCD / line-scan

X-ray Electron Multiplied camera

The XEM camera incorporates a megapixel electron multiplied CCD that enables photon amplification down to near single photon detection.

Direct on chip amplification process allows to lift up the signal generated by a single X-ray photon right above the read out noise of the EMCCD sensor.

A significant dose reduction can be achieved whilst maintaining good modulation contrast. A high efficiency fibre optic taper is directly coupled to the EMCCD sensor and protects it from radiation damage. It receives a high resolution scintillator which enables 20 lp/mm resolution depending on input size.

The camera operates at up to 15fps (30 fps in binning 2x2) with simultaneous exposure and read out cycles, thus enabling 100% duty cycle in 2D area scan mode. Full vertical binning offers transfer rate up to 1KHz in line scan mode.

The sensors can be tiled with other cameras in order to increase active area up to 56 x 28mm without frame rate losses.