Monochromatic XBPM

Silicon Carbide position sensors (XBPM) for real-time Beam Monitoring of X-ray beams in the energy range 4keV-100keV

Monochromatic XBPM

Product description and specifications: Silicon Carbide XBPM sensors are composed of diodes in 2×2 array configurations, with gaps of ~6 µm, large active areas and a central region with defined high transparencies. XBPMs are typically supplied together with 3×4 cm² aluminum-core circuit boards for easy connection. Mounted sensors are air- as well as UHV- (10⁻⁸ mbar) compatible. Mounted sensors are also available with metal covers to avoid damage to the sensor surface during handling and installation. All sensors can be operated at zero bias with >80% Charge Collection Efficiency (CCE).

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Sensor thicknessActive regionTransparent regionMinimal op. biasMax op. bias
<1 µm5 mm × 5 mm2 mm Ø0 V10 V
<1 µm10 mm × 5 mm3 mm Ø0 V10 V
1 µm5 mm × 5 mm2 mm Ø0 V10 V
1 µm10 mm × 10 mm4 mm × 2 mm0 V10 V
2 µm5 mm × 5 mm2 mm Ø0 V10 V
2 µm10 mm × 5 mm4 mm × 2 mm0 V10 V
2 µm10 mm × 10 mm4 mm × 4 mm0 V10 V
10 µm5 mm × 5 mm2 mm Ø0 V30 V
10 µm10 mm × 5 mm4 mm × 2 mm0 V30 V
10 µm10 mm × 10 mm4 mm × 4 mm0 V30 V
20 µm5 mm × 5 mm2 mm Ø0 V70 V
20 µm10 mm × 5 mm4 mm × 2 mm0 V70 V
20 µm10 mm × 10 mm4 mm × 4 mm0 V70 V

Tab. 1 – Price tag for different XBPM sensors; other geometries available upon request.

Fig.1 Transmittance of SiC sensors for different thicknesses. Also diamond commercial XBPM are included for comparison

Fig.2 Left) SiC device with gen1 layout assembled on a 4x3cm2 PCB. Electrical connections for the 2×2 sensors array can be seen from front view whereas the 9x3mm2 free-standing thin membrane can be seen from back view. Right) SiC device with gen2 layout assembled on a 4x3cm2 PCB. Electrical connections for the 2×2 sensors array can be seen from front view whereas the 2mm2 free-standing thin circular membrane can be seen from back view.

Fig.3 20μm SiC wafer showing all different devices: intensity, position and profile monitors with different geometries

 Fig.4 Measuring system used at Diamond ltd to compare 1-1 single crystal diamond and SiC XBPM (presented at IBIC2021) conference, published here)