A new detector for sub-millisecond EXAFS spectroscopy at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

J Synchrotron Radiat. 2014 Nov;21(Pt 6):1240-6. doi: 10.1107/S1600577514014805. Epub 2014 Oct 3.

Abstract

A new FReLoN (Fast-Readout Low-Noise) high-frame-rate detector adopted for the fast continuous collection of X-ray absorption spectra is presented. The detector is installed on the energy-dispersive X-ray absorption beamline ID24 at the ESRF and is capable of full time-resolved EXAFS spectra collection with over 4 kHz repetition rate and 0.2 ms exposure time. An example of the in situ kinetic study of the high-temperature oxidation of metallic iron is presented.

Keywords: EXAFS; charge-coupled devices; pixel array detectors.