Design, development and production of high performance Silicon Drift Detectors

SGX Sensortech, located in the UK since 1995, has a long history in producing Silicon based energy dispersive x-ray detector systems for x-ray spectroscopy applications using synchrotron radiation, conventional x-ray tube or charged particle beam excitation. Previously known as e2v scientific instruments and Gresham Scientific Instruments, SGX produces detectors from standard designs through customised assemblies to complex multi-element detectors. All detectors are designed to deliver the highest specifications in energy resolution, peak to background ratio and throughput in addition to meeting our own exceptional standards of engineering quality.

Range of Solutions

All beam-lines are different, especially in today’s environment of multi-technique end stations. Space is more and more limited and the requirements of the detectors are increasingly specialised.

For these reasons, many of the detectors that SGX Sensortech builds are customised at various levels.
Design options for single sensor solutions from SGX include sensor size, window material and probe length. A major design consideration for multi-sensor SDD detectors is sensor geometry relative to the target and SGX offers complete customisation in this respect, from planar to focused arrays, relative sensor positions and numbers of sensors. All other mechanical features are designed to fit uniquely with each experimental station. SGX offers full UHV compatibility with a range of flanging and support options.
SGX Sensortech will work with our customers to optimise a design that meets their analytical, geometrical and budgetary requirements.