From Film to HPCs: Why Detector Technology Matters
https://rigaku.com/
Detector technology strongly influences data quality, speed, and experimental success in single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCX).
In this webinar, Joseph Ferrara explains the evolution of X-ray detectors from photographic film and early electronic detectors to modern Hybrid Photon Counting (HPC) technology. The session covers how HPC detectors work and why direct photon counting improves accuracy, dynamic range, and sensitivity.
The webinar also includes practical tests that researchers can perform to evaluate detector performance and real examples showing how modern detectors enable reliable measurements of weak or challenging samples.
Topics covered
• Evolution of X-ray detectors in crystallography
• Hardware vs software photon counting
• Noise sources and detector performance
• Practical detector tests
• Benefits of HPC detectors for modern SCX experiments
Learn more about Rigaku´s crystallography products at https://rigaku.com/products/crystallo...
#Rigaku #Crystallography #SingleCrystalXRD #XRayDetector #HPC #HybridPhotonCounting #scx24
Timestamps
00:00 Welcome and overview
01:55 Webinar
02:37 Requirements for an SCX detector
03:53 History of X-ray detectors
12:50 Hybrid Photon Counting detectors
13:42 Real-time, hardware photon counting vs. software photon counting
17:52 X-ray signal interaction with detectors
26:00 How do you know if you have hardware photon counting?
32:46 How does this translate to the real world?
37:52 Q & A session