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J.-M. Rigal

Bio: J.-M. Rigal is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Detector & Microchannel plate detector. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 173 citations.

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TL;DR: In this article, a 2D photon-counting X-ray detector system with 1.4 kHz frame rate and 55 μm spatial resolution has been developed and commissionned on ESRF beamlines.
Abstract: A 2D photon-counting X-ray detector system with 1.4 kHz frame rate and 55 μm spatial resolution has been developed and commissionned on ESRF beamlines. The system called MAXIPIX (Multichip Area X-ray detector based on a photon-counting PIXel array) consists of a detector module implementing up to five MEDIPIX-2 or TIMEPIX photon-counting readout chips, a custom readout interface board and a Linux acquisition workstation. The detector module readout time is 290 microseconds, allowing the system to achieve sustained frame rates of 280 Hz to 1400 Hz depending on the number of connected chips. An effective time resolution of 60 ns was measured using the ESRF pulsed modes and a TIMEPIX module. The system architecture and characteristics are presented, as well as a summary of its applications on ESRF beamlines.

181 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a hybrid optical imaging detector is described for the next generation adaptive optics (AO) wavefront sensors (WFS) for ground-based telescopes, which consists of a photocathode and proximity focused microchannel plates (MCPs) read out by the Medipix2 CMOS pixel ASIC.
Abstract: A new hybrid optical imaging detector is described that is being developed for the next generation adaptive optics (AO) wavefront sensors (WFS) for ground-based telescopes. The detector consists of a photocathode and proximity focused microchannel plates (MCPs) read out by the Medipix2 CMOS pixel ASIC. Each pixel of the Medipix2 device measures 55 × 55 μ m 2 and comprises pre-amplifier, a window discriminator and a 14-bit counter. The 256 × 256 Medipix2 array can be read out noiselessly in 287 μ s . The readout can be electronically shuttered down to a temporal window of a few μ s . The Medipix2 is buttable on three sides to produce 512 × ( n * 256 ) pixel devices. Measurements with ultraviolet light yield a spatial resolution of the detector at the Nyquist limit. Sub-pixel resolution can be achieved using centroiding algorithms. For the AO application, very high continuous frame rates of the order of 1 kHz are required for a matrix of 512 × 512 pixels. The design concepts of a parallel readout board are presented that will allow this fast data throughput. The development status of the optical WFS tube is also explained.

12 citations


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01 May 2015-Science
TL;DR: The revolutionary advances that are transforming x-ray sources and imaging in the 21st century are reviewed.
Abstract: X-ray crystallography has been central to the development of many fields of science over the past century. It has now matured to a point that as long as good-quality crystals are available, their atomic structure can be routinely determined in three dimensions. However, many samples in physics, chemistry, materials science, nanoscience, geology, and biology are noncrystalline, and thus their three-dimensional structures are not accessible by traditional x-ray crystallography. Overcoming this hurdle has required the development of new coherent imaging methods to harness new coherent x-ray light sources. Here we review the revolutionary advances that are transforming x-ray sources and imaging in the 21st century.

606 citations

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TL;DR: The use of continuous scanning during data acquisition for Bragg coherent diffraction imaging, i.e., where the sample is in continuous motion, shows a reduction of 30% in total scan time compared to conventional step-by-step scanning.
Abstract: We explore the use of continuous scanning during data acquisition for Bragg coherent diffraction imaging, i.e., where the sample is in continuous motion. The fidelity of continuous scanning Bragg coherent diffraction imaging is demonstrated on a single Pt nanoparticle in a flow reactor at $$400\,^\circ \hbox {C}$$ in an Ar-based gas flowed at 50 ml/min. We show a reduction of 30% in total scan time compared to conventional step-by-step scanning. The reconstructed Bragg electron density, phase, displacement and strain fields are in excellent agreement with the results obtained from conventional step-by-step scanning. Continuous scanning will allow to minimise sample instability under the beam and will become increasingly important at diffraction-limited storage ring light sources.

321 citations

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TL;DR: DPDAK is a software for simple and fast on- and offline reduction and analysis of X-ray scattering data that is an open-source software with a plug-in structure allowing tailored extensions.
Abstract: X-ray scattering experiments at synchrotron sources are characterized by large and constantly increasing amounts of data. The great number of files generated during a synchrotron experiment is often a limiting factor in the analysis of the data, since appropriate software is rarely available to perform fast and tailored data processing. Furthermore, it is often necessary to perform online data reduction and analysis during the experiment in order to interactively optimize experimental design. This article presents an open-source software package developed to process large amounts of data from synchrotron scattering experiments. These data reduction processes involve calibration and correction of raw data, one- or two-dimensional integration, as well as fitting and further analysis of the data, including the extraction of certain parameters. The software, DPDAK (directly programmable data analysis kit), is based on a plug-in structure and allows individual extension in accordance with the requirements of the user. The article demonstrates the use of DPDAK for on- and offline analysis of scanning small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) data on biological samples and microfluidic systems, as well as for a comprehensive analysis of grazing-incidence SAXS data. In addition to a comparison with existing software packages, the structure of DPDAK and the possibilities and limitations are discussed.

228 citations

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TL;DR: A comprehensive assessment of nanofluids' applications in various microchannel geometries and shows ever-increasing importance of nan ofluids applications in microchannels.

182 citations

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TL;DR: This manuscript demonstrates fast image acquisition for ptychography using an Eiger detector and presents the application of a scheme of sharing information between image parts that allows the field of view to exceed the range of the piezoelectric scanning system and requirements on the stability of the illumination to be relaxed.
Abstract: The smaller pixel size and high frame rate of next-generation photon counting pixel detectors opens new opportunities for the application of X-ray coherent diffractive imaging (CDI). In this manuscript we demonstrate fast image acquisition for ptychography using an Eiger detector. We achieve above 25,000 resolution elements per second, or an effective dwell time of 40 μs per resolution element, when imaging a 500 μm × 290 μm region of an integrated electronic circuit with 41 nm resolution. We further present the application of a scheme of sharing information between image parts that allows the field of view to exceed the range of the piezoelectric scanning system and requirements on the stability of the illumination to be relaxed.

128 citations