AUTHOR=Carminati Marco , Borghi Giacomo , Demenev Evgeny , Gugiatti Matteo , Pepponi Giancarlo , Crivellari Michele , Ficorella Francesco , Ronchin Sabina , Zorzi Nicola , Borovin Evgeny , Lutterotti Luca , Fiorini Carlo 

TITLE=32-Channel silicon strip detection module for combined X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometry analysis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics

VOLUME=10

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2022.910089

DOI=10.3389/fphy.2022.910089

ISSN=2296-424X

ABSTRACT=<p>A compact detection module for the simultaneous measurement of XRF and XRD in portable analytical applications, in particular in the mining sector, is presented. The detector head is based on 32 silicon strip detectors, fabricated with a low-leakage technology by FBK and readout by two 16-channel low-noise CUBE charge-sensitive amplifiers. The design of the module and its characterization are reported. Multiple configurations are experimentally compared in terms of strip length, spacing, collimation and charge sharing effects. The optimal configuration for a strip length of 6 mm and pitch 0.2 mm is thus identified. It offers an energy resolution of better than 200 eV at 5.9 keV with moderate cooling (−10°C) and peaking time of 14 <italic>μ</italic>s.</p>