The Detector Lab is designed to support all aspects of developing the new and innovative detectors needed to realise the science of STFC's facilities and collaborations. This ranges from measuring the fundamental properties of detector materials to assembling and calibrating the detector systems in a streamlined location. The lab supports the work of the department, the wider STFC community, and collaborators in academia and industry with access to a suite of equipment and the expertise to use them.
The lab has the capability to provide X-ray characterisation using a range of radiation-sealed sources and X-ray sets to characterise detectors' spatial, spectral and timing resolutions. Facilities include:
- Cu, Mo and W X-ray tubes up to 60kV at 3kW
- Collimated X-ray sources with 30µm diameter that can be raster scanned over a detector
- A 160kV, 3W micro-focused X-ray source
- An X-ray Bay with continuous 160kV 3kW source and a 4-channel pulsed Scandiflash X-ray source
- A range of sealed radiation sources with different energy emissions
The Lab also provides a variety of techniques to measure the performance of scintillator and semiconductor material including photoluminescence, Raman spectroscopy, and mobility lifetime measurements.
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