EIGER2 X and XE Detector Series from DECTRIS

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The brightness of synchrotrons keeps getting better. To manipulate the increasing photon fluxes at the strongest beamlines, the EIGER2 X and XE detectors areintegrated with DECTRIS retrigger technology, which was first launched with PILATUS3 and supports a fourfold increased photon-counting capacity of up to 10⁷ photons/second/pixel.

The EIGER2 X and XE X-ray detectors includeseveral extra innovations. The continuous readout of the EIGER detector has been improved to be completely dead time-free. The detectors currently offer a second tunable energy-discriminating threshold and provide gateable detection for pump-and-probe experiments.

The pixel size of 75 µm and direct detection of photons for maximum spatial resolution have been retained from the EIGER detector.

DECTRIS ultra-fast, large-area detectors help users to expand their research applications. The absence of dark current or readout noise allows users to quantify the best data.

Users can manipulate their beamline capabilities with the latest detector technology as well as complete support from the entire DECTRIS team.

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Main Advantages

Count rate capability of up to 10⁷ photons/second/pixel

Compact housing

High spatial resolution with a pixel size of 75 µm

Single-pixel point-spread function

KiloHertz frame rate with dead time-free readout

Dual-energy discriminating threshold

Large active area for broad angular coverage

Gateable detection for pump-and-probe experiments

Room-temperature operation of all parts

Readout noise or dark current is absent

EIGER2 XE 16M

EIGER2 XE 16M — the flagship detector from DECTRIS — includes 16 million pixels, a detective area of 311 x 328 mm², and a frame rate of 550 Hz. It is the fastest and largest high-performance detector available today.

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EIGER2 XE 9M

The EIGER2 XE 9M has an area of 233 x 245 mm² and includes 9 million pixels, making it perfect for macromolecular crystallography — available in XE performance.

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EIGER2 X 16M

EIGER2 X 16M is the largest macromolecular crystallography detector that offers ultimate performance.

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EIGER2 X 9M

The EIGER2 X 9M detector includes 9 million pixels for macromolecular crystallography and other similar high-demanding synchrotron applications.

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EIGER2 X 4M

The EIGER2 X 4M is a great tool for SAXS, serial crystallography, or ptychography that can optionally be operated in vacuum.

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EIGER2 X 1M

The EIGER2 X 1M has more than 2000 Hz frame rates and is the detector of choice for dynamic procedures like time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering and photon correlation spectroscopy.

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EIGER2 X 500K

The EIGER2 X 500K is a universal, compact, and fast HPC detector.

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