Dissertations / Theses: 'X-ray Instrumentation'

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Martindale, Adrian. "Novel X-ray instrumentation for astronomy." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/3964.

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This thesis describes experimental and theoretical work and technology development directed towards the next generation of X-ray astronomical instrumentation. A great heritage exists of instruments which are sensitive to X-rays which operate on board space based observatories. The next generation of such telescopes will take advantage of the rapid technology advancement of the last four decades of more accurately observe the universe and give greater insight into the objects within it, how they formed and how they will evolve. Chapters 2 and 3 describe the investigation of extremely high speed microchannel plate detectors capable of counting individual photons with a timing accuracy of a few tens of picoseconds (1 ps = 10-12s)at extremely high spatial resolution. Although many early X-ray astronomical instruments were based on MCP detectors, it is only recent manufacturing improvements which have enabled the production of such small pore diameters, enabling the unparalleled temporal and spatial resolution. Prospects for future application exist in fields as diverse as X-ray and ultraviolet astronomy and the life sciences. Chapters 4 and 5 report the testing of Microchannel plates as low mass X-ray optics where the development of square pore geometrics has made true imaging MCP telescopes possible. Two flight programs are identified as areas where such optics will provide tangible benefits: These are BepiColombo, a European mission to the planet Mercury which will contain the first ever imaging X-raytelescope on a planetary science mission and Lobster-ISS, a wide field of view telescope for X-ray astronomy which will provide coverage of, almost, the whole sky every 90 minute orbit. Testing reported herein finds that the manufacturing techniques are maturing to a point where they can exceed the <5 arcmin resolution required for these missions. Chapters 6 and 7 comprise a description of a completely novel X-ray polarimeter. For the past three decades, little or now progress has been made in the field of X-ray astrophysical polarimetry owing to the lack of suitable instrumentation, this is despite intense scientific interest in such measurements. A simple optical design for a polarimeter is made possible using highly ordered materials which exhibit dichroism at fixed, narrow energy bands, for the first time allowing simultaneous measurement of ALL astronomically pertinent observables. The areas of science influenced by these three areas of instrument development are shown to be very broad, including; astrophysics and cosmology, planetary science, life sciences, nano-science and even fundamental chemistry.

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Salcin, Esen, and Esen Salcin. "Fisher Information in X-ray/Gamma-ray Imaging Instrumentation Design." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/556861.

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Signal formation in a photon-counting x-ray/gamma-ray imaging detector is a complex process resulting in detector signals governed by multiple random effects. Recovering maximum possible information about event attributes of interest requires a systematic collection of calibration data and analysis provided by estimation theory. In this context, a likelihood model provides a description of the connection between the observed signals and the event attributes. A quantitative measure of how well the measured signals can be used to produce an estimate of the parameters is given by Fisher Information analysis. In this work, we demonstrate several applications of the Fisher Information Matrix (FIM) as a powerful and practical tool for investigating and optimizing potential next-generation x-ray/gamma-ray detector designs, with an emphasis on medical-imaging applications. Using FIM as a design tool means to explore the physical detector design choices that have a relationship with the FIM through the likelihood function, how are they interrelated, and determining whether it is possible to modify any of these choices to yield or retain higher values for Fisher Information. We begin by testing these ideas by investigating a new type of a semiconductor detector, a Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) detector with double-sided-strip geometry developed by our collaborators at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The statistical properties of the detector signals as a function of interaction positions in 3D (x, y, z) are presented with mathematical expressions as well as experimental data from measurements using synchrotron radiation at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. We show the computation of FIM for evaluating positioning performance and discuss how various detector parameters, that are identified to affect FIM, can be used in detector optimization. Next, we show the application of FIM analysis in a detector system based on multi-anode photomultiplier tubes coupled to a monolithic scintillator in the design of smart electronic read-out strategies. We conclude by arguing that a detector system is expected to perform the best when the hardware is optimized jointly with the estimation algorithm (simply referred to as the "software" in this context) that will be used with it. The results of this work lead to the idea of a detector development approach where the detector hardware platform is developed concurrently with the software and firmware in order to achieve optimal performance.

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Takman, Per. "Compact Soft X-Ray Microscopy : Sources, Optics and Instrumentation." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm : Tillämpad fysik, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4342.

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Stollberg, Heide. "Compact Soft X-Ray Microscopy: Image Processing and Instrumentation." Doctoral thesis, Stockholm, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4128.

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Zhang, Shuang Nan. "Instrumentation and data analysis for hard X-ray astronomy." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.252689.

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Selin, Mårten. "3D X-ray microscopy: image formation, tomography and instrumentation." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Biomedicinsk fysik och röntgenfysik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-184095.

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Tomography in soft X-ray microscopy is an emerging technique for obtaining quantitative 3D structural information about cells. One of its strengths, compared with other techniques, is that it can image intact cells in their near-native state at a few 10 nm’s resolution, without staining. However, the methods for reconstructing 3D-data rely on algorithms that assume projection data, which the images are generally not due to the imaging systems’ limited depth of focus. To bring out the full potential of tomography in soft X-ray microscopy an improved understanding of the image formation is desired. This Thesis reviews zone plate-based X-ray microscopy for biological imaging and the theory necessary for a numerical implementation of a 3D image formation model. Furthermore, a novel reconstruction approach is proposed that improves the overall resolution in a reconstruction of a tomographically imaged object. This is demonstrated by simulations and experiments. Finally, this Thesis covers work on the Stockholm X-ray microscope, including an upgrade of the X-ray source yielding unprecedented brightness for a compact system. With this upgrade it was possible to do high-quality imaging of cells in their near-native state with only 10 second exposures.
Tomografi i mjukröntgenmikroskopi är en ny teknik för att få ut kvantitativ strukturell 3D information om celler. Dess styrka jämfört med andra tekniker är att den kan avbilda intakta celler i deras nära naturliga tillstånd med ett par 10 nm upplösning, utan omfattande preparering. Dock är metoderna för att rekonstruera 3D-data beroende av algoritmer som antar projektionsdata, vilket bilderna i allmänhet inte är på grund av avbildningsystemens begränsade skärpedjup. För att få ut den fulla potentialen av tomografi i röntgenmikroskopi behövs en ökad förståelse för avbildningsprocessen. Denna avhandling behandlar zonplatte-baserad röntgenmikroskopi för biologisk avbildning och den nödvändiga teorin för en numerisk implementering av en avbildningsmodell i 3D. En ny rekonstruktionsmetod föreslås som förbättrar upplösningen i rekonstruktionen för ett tomografiskt avbildat objekt. Detta visas i simuleringar och experiment. Slutligen omfattar denna avhandling arbete på Stockholms mjukröntgenmikroskop, inklusive en uppgradering av röntgenkällan som ger oöverträffad ljusstyrka för ett kompakt system. Denna uppgradering möjliggör högkvalitativ avbildning av celler i deras nästan naturliga tillstånd med endast 10 sekunders exponering.

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Müller, Oliver [Verfasser]. "Hard X-ray Synchrotron Beamline Instrumentation for Millisecond Quick Extended X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy / Oliver Müller." Wuppertal : Universitätsbibliothek Wuppertal, 2016. http://d-nb.info/1120339022/34.

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Marlowe, Hannah Rebecca. "Polarimetric and spectrographic instrumentation to enable next generation x-ray observatories." Diss., University of Iowa, 2016. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/3136.

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Ultraluminous X-ray (ULX) sources are non-nuclear extragalactic accreting compact objects whose X-ray luminosities exceed the Eddington limit for stellar mass black hole binaries (BHB). Their high luminosities suggest they are either intermediate mass black holes, that their emission is beamed, or that they are emitting at super-Eddington rates. We observed the ULX IC 342 X-1 simultaneously in X-ray and radio with Chandra and the VLA to investigate previously reported unresolved radio emission coincident with the ULX. The Chandra spectrum appears to be consistent with an accretion disc-dominated thermal state and suggests a mass of the black hole using the modeled inner disc temperature to be 157Mʘ ≤ M √ (cosi) ≤ 200 Mʘ. No significant radio emission was observed, consistent with the source being in a thermal disc-dominated state. Reanalysis of previous X-ray observations of the source shows that high energy curvature often interpreted as evidence for supercritical accretion cannot confidently be identified using the 2-10 keV energy band. Black hole systems such as BHBs, ULXs, and AGN represent the greatest test labs in the universe for the study of extreme gravity. Emission from the accretion disk and scattering from the surrounding corona allow study of the ultra-strong gravity and magnetic fields very near the central BH engine. However, many of these effects are imprinted as polarization of the emission and are invisible to spectral and timing studies alone. The outflows from AGN are also thought to play a key role in galaxy shaping and cluster formation. High efficiency and spectral resolution are required to measure ionization-velocities and density parameters from these sources to constrain the outflow structure. Beamline studies and theoretical modeling were carried out to characterize the throughput and spectral resolving power of off-plane gratings for use in future x-ray observatories which will make these measurements. Additionally, synchrotron measurements were carried out to test theoretical predictions of strong polarization response for off-plane diffraction gratings. The empirical results of this study are the first to demonstrate a lack of polarization sensitivity for grazing-incidence off-plane gratings and support more complex modeling results than used previously.

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Barnsley, Robin. "X-ray spectroscopic diagnostics of magnetically confined plasmas : instrumentation and techniques." Thesis, University of Leicester, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/35789.

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This thesis reports several advances in x-ray crystal spectroscopic techniques for the diagnosis of high-temperature magnetically confined plasmas. Two complementary spectrometers have been developed, and have been demonstrated in a wide range of experiments on the Culham Laboratory DITE and COMPASS tokamaks, and on the Joint European JET tokamak. A Bragg rotor' spectrometer uses a combination of crystals and multilayers to give complete coverage of the spectrum between 1 A and 100 A. Developments were made to extend the coverage from 25 A to 100 A, using multilayer mirrors and organic crystals. The success of the instrument depends largely on the development of a high-rate ( 107 count/s) gas proportional counter system, capable of covering the energy range from 100 eV to 10 keV. A Johann spectrometer uses a novel four-pillar jig to bend' crystals to typically 1 m radius. A large-area cooled x-ray CCD array is used in the focus, resulting in a compact high-resolution instrument. This allows line profile and ratio measurements with a time resolution of ~1 ms. Observations using the Bragg rotor spectrometer include impurity monitoring under various plasma and limiter configurations. Temperature and density sensitive line ratios were measured under known plasma conditions and compared with theory, adding confidence to their use for less well diagnosed plasmas such as those observed in astrophysics. A major application has been the study of a switch (controlled by the refuelling rate) between long and short impurity confinement times in the DITE tokamak. Trace impurities were injected by laser ablation, and their subsequent temporal and spatial behavour studied spectroscopically. Weak lines, due to radiative recombination into excited states of H- and He-like ions, were observed in the outer plasma. The radial profiles of these "radiative recombination lines" were governed by a balance between transport and, recombination, and allowed the effective diffusion coefficient to be measured locally. It was shown that the transport changes occurred in the outer half of the plasma, and that conditions in the core were unchanged. The suitability of Bragg spectroscopy for a reactor-relevant plasma was demonstrated during the JET preliminary tritium experiment (PTE). A double- reflection instrument was used, with a tritium-compatible radiation-shielded beamline. Based on this operational experience, a soft x-ray spectroscopy system for a next-step device such as ITER is proposed.

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Debnath, Sree Bash Chandra. "New generation X-ray detector for radiation therapy and instrumentation for surface physics." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020AIXM0252.

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Le traitement moderne par radiothérapie est motivé par la demande constante d'un détecteur dosimétrique approprié. Plus récemment, seuls quelques détecteurs se sont montrés prometteurs dans ce sens, mais ils présentent plusieurs obstacles lors de leur mise en œuvre, tant pour les applications à forte dose de rayonnement que pour celles à faible dose. Les dosimètres à rayons X développés industriellement sont encore limités par l'exigence de taille importante, l'effet de moyennage de volume, le manque de sensibilité et le faible rapport signal/bruit, etc. Dans ce contexte, ce travail de thèse est consacré à la conception et à la fabrication d'un nouveau détecteur de rayons X extrêmement compact, en temps réel et très sensible. Le principe du dispositif est basé sur des clusters scintillantes qui sont greffées à l'extrémité d'une petite fibre centrale. Sous irradiation aux rayons X, les clusters émettent de la lumière visible qui est collectée par un compteur de photons à travers la fibre optique. Le détecteur développé a été testé pour la caractérisation de petits champs (inférieurs à 0,5 x 0,5 cm²) en radiothérapie et également en brachythérapie. Dans les deux cas, le détecteur présente d'excellentes performances.En outre, un détecteur similaire à tête nanométrique a été mis en œuvre pour la physique des surfaces au moyen d'une nouvelle technique à double sonde (STM/Fibre). Ainsi, les résultats de cette recherche explorent la dosimétrie des rayonnements miniaturisés avec l'amélioration des traitements des tumeurs de stade précoce. En outre, dans le domaine de l'imagerie des surfaces, une nouvelle technique de caractérisation des matériaux sera mise au point
The modern radiation therapy treatment is driven by the everlasting demand of a suitable dosimetric detector. Most recently, only a few detectors have shown promise in this direction, but exhibiting several barriers while implementing both in high and low radiation dose applications. The industrially developed X-ray dosimeters/detectors are still limited by the significant size requirement, volume averaging effect, lack of sensitivity, and low signal-to-noise ratio, etc. In this context, this thesis work is devoted to the design and fabrication of a novel extremely compact, small-scale, real-time, dynamic, and highly sensitive X-ray detector. The device principle is based on scintillating clusters that are grafted at the extremity of a small core fiber. Under X-ray irradiation, clusters emit visible light that is collected by a photon counter through the optical fiber. The developed detector was tested for small (lower than 0.5 x 0.5 cm²) field characterization in radiotherapy. It also allows characterizing radiation dosimetry in brachytherapy. In both cases, the detector demonstrates excellent performances when compared to the existing dosimeters and MC simulation.In addition, a similar detector with nano-metric head was implemented for the application in surface physics by means of a novel dual-probe (STM/Fiber) technique. Thus, the outcomes of this research explore miniaturized radiation dosimetry and will disclose the path of enhancing early-stage tumor treatments through real-time dosimetry. Moreover, the performance of the probe in surface imaging will open the path of novel material characterization technique allowing simultaneous sample imaging

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Giriat, Gaetan. "Instrumentation development for magnetic and structural studies under extremes of pressure and temperature." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/7931.

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The study of the magnetic and structural properties of matter under extreme conditions is a fast developing field. With the emergence of new techniques and innovative instruments for measuring physical properties, the need for compatible pressure generating devices is constantly growing. The work described in this thesis is focused on development, construction and testing of several high pressure (HP) cells of novel design. One of the cells is intended for single crystal X-ray diffraction (SXD) studies at low temperature (LT) and the other three HP devices are designed for a Magnetic Property Measurement System (MPMS), two of which are suitable for dc susceptibility studies and the other one is aimed at high frequency ac susceptibility measurements. HP crystallographic studies are routinely carried out in diamond anvil cells (DAC) at room temperature while ambient pressure SXD studies are often conducted at LT to reduce atomic vibrations and obtain more precise structural data as well as to study LT phases. Combining HP with LT gives access to a whole new area on the phase diagrams but due to the size of the existing DACs this is generally achieved by cooling down the cells inside a cryostat and it is mainly possible at synchrotrons where dedicated facilities exist. A miniature DAC which can be used with commercially available laboratory cry-flow cooling systems and achieves pressures in excess of 10 GPa has been developed. The design of the pressure cell is based on the turnbuckle principle and therefore it was called TX-DAC. Its dimensions have been minimised using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and the final version of the cell weighs only 2.4 g. The cell is built around a pair of 600 μm culet Boehler-Almax anvils which have large conical openings for the diffracted beam. The TX-DAC is made of beryllium copper (BeCu) alloy which has good thermal conductivity and allows quick thermal equilibration of the cell. The MPMS from Quantum Design is the most popular instrument for studies of magnetic properties of materials. It is designed to measure ac and dc magnetic susceptibility of sample with detectable signals as low as 10-8 emu. The MPMS has a sample chamber bore of 9 mm in diameter and this puts a constraint on the dimensions of the pressure cells. However, several types of clamp piston-cylinder cells and DACs have been designed for the MPMS. The former are used for measurements at pressure up to 2 GPa and the later can be used for studies at higher pressure. Taking advantage of the turnbuckle principle, a DAC (TM-DAC) and a piston-cylinder cell (TM-PCC) for dc magnetic studies were built. They allow HP measurements to be performed at the full sensitivity of MPMS. Both pressure cells are made of BeCu and their small dimensions combined with symmetrical design is the key to an ideal background signal correction. The TM-DAC is 7 mm long and 7 mm in diameter, it weighs 1.5 g and with 800 μm culet anvils it can generate a sample pressure of 10 GPa. Inherently the sample volume is limited to approximately 10-3 mm3 and the signal corresponding to this volume of some weakly magnetic material remains below the sensitivity of the MPMS. This constraint led us to the development of the TM-PCC – a piston-cylinder variant of the turnbuckle design. With a 4 mm3 sample volume it allows the study of weakly magnetic samples in the range 0-1.9 GPa. The TM-PCC uses two zirconia pistons of 2.5 mm in diameter; it is 10 mm long, 7 mm in diameter and weights 2.7 g. Conventional metallic pressure cells perform well in dc mode however in ac susceptibility measurements, the Eddy currents set in the cells’ body lead to a screening effect which can significantly obscure the signal from the sample. This problem was solved by designing a composite piston-cylinder cell made with Zylon fibre and epoxy resin. The sample is located in the middle of the cell in the 2.5 mm bore and the pressure is transmitted through zirconia pistons. Keeping the metallic parts away from the sample resolves any interference issue. The composite cell performs well in a pressure range of 0-1 GPa. The performance of the pressure cells developed within this project is illustrated by studies of various systems at high pressure.

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DeRoo, Casey T. "Fabrication and testing of off-plane gratings for future X-ray spectroscopy missions." Diss., University of Iowa, 2016. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/2067.

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Soft X-ray spectroscopy is a useful observational tool, offering information about high-temperature (10⁶ -- 10⁷ K) astrophysical plasmas and providing useful characterizations of a number of energetic systems, including accreting young stars, cosmic filaments between galaxies, and supermassive black holes. In order to yield high resolution spectra with good signal-to-noise, however, soft X-ray spectrometers must realize improvements in resolving power and effective area through the development of high performance gratings. Off-plane reflection gratings offer the capability to work at high dispersions with excellent throughput, and are a viable candidate technology for future X-ray spectroscopy missions. The off-plane geometry requires a customizable grating meeting distinct fabrication requirements, and a process for producing gratings meeting these requirements has been developed. These fabricated gratings have been evaluated for performance in terms of resolution and diffraction efficiency. Furthermore, these gratings have been conceptually implemented in a soft X-ray spectrometer, the Off-Plane Grating Rocket Experiment (OGRE), whose optical design provides a template for future missions to achieve high performance within a small payload envelope.

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Hansson, Conny. "Development of a novel colour X-ray coherent scatter imaging system." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/development-of-a-novel-colour-xray-coherent-scatter-imaging-system(b8d3f9b0-60ea-48d1-9175-b8abc242a222).html.

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The field of X-ray imaging and X-ray diffraction have been combined in a new technique called Tomographic Energy Dispersive Diffraction Imaging (TEDDI). This diffraction imaging technique allows 3D sample images to be obtained, non-destructively, where each imaged point contains the atomic structural information associated with its diffraction pattern. The main drawback of the TEDDI technique is the long collection times needed to produce the images. In order to overcome this obstacle the rapid TEDDI (rTEDDI) system has been developed at the University of Manchester's Material Science Centre. The research and development of rTEDDI has been the focus of this PhD thesis. A proof of concept for the rTEDDI imaging technique was obtained using thin samples on station 7.6 SRS Daresbury. In this case a first generation array collimator was used in conjunction with an energy resolving Si pixelated detector. Structural information such as lattice parameters, crystal system and phase identiffcation were obtained for metal, polymer and deer antler bone samples. The use of high Z semiconductor detector material was investigated in order to increase the potential of TEDDI for larger and more dense samples. To enable penetration of larger samples high energy X-rays needed to be utilized. In order to detect these higher energies with a good efficiency the detector media was changed from Si to CdZnTe (CZT).The second generation rTEDDI, using CZT as the detection media, was intended to be used under high flux/high energy synchrotron radiation conditions. Testing of the system under these conditions on station 16.3 SRS Daresbury showed an inability to produce diffraction imaging. An in depth investigation into detector and collimator array performance showed a two fold cause. The ERD2004 detector was unable to handle the high countrates experienced during high flux/high energy synchrotron radiation conditions. The MK1.2 collimator array was found to become partially transparent to X-ray energies around the absorption edge of W resulting in the swamping of the diffraction signal under high flux/high energy synchrotron radiation conditions. A new detector Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design, developed by the detector division and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, and Data Aquisition (DAQ) system, developed by Aspect Systems, as well as a number of new collimator array designs were developed and tested. Testing of the new collimator array structures have shown positive results and the new HEXITECdetector which was designed to be able to handle high countrates, have shown an unprecedented inter pixel uniformity and energy resolution which have been attributed to the ASIC performance and the use of better quality CZT material.

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Galarowicz, Dale. "Instrumentation requirements for TREE Effects Data Collection at the Naval Postgraduate School Flash X-ray facility." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA237681.

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Thesis (M.S. in Electrical Engineering)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1990.
Thesis Advisor(s): Maruyama, X.K. Second Reader: Michael, S.N. "June 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on March 24, 2010. DTIC Descriptor(s): Data Acquisition, Electronics, Facilities, Instrumentation, Integrated Systems, Noise (Electrical And Electromagnetic), Photons, Pulse Generators, Pulses, Radiation, Requirements, Scale, Transient Radiation Effects, Transients, Trees, Wafers, X Rays. DTIC Identifier(s): Transient radiation effects, Data acquisition, X ray apparatus, Electromagnetic pulses, Theses. Author(s) subject terms: EMP, IEMP, Flash X-Ray Instrumentation. Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-106). Also available in print.

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AlDahlawi, Ismail. "Calibration of a radiobiological irradiator : the Faxitron cabinet X-ray system model CP160." Thesis, McGill University, 2008. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=112370.

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Radiobiological irradiation can be performed using appropriately collimated sealed source radioisotope machines such as Co-60 units, as well with X-ray tubes and linear accelerators. The increasing research interest in delivering organ-specific or whole body animal external irradiation has led to the introduction of dedicated X-ray units for research purposes. In this work, the proprieties of a kilovoltage X-ray biological irradiator, the Faxitron cabinet X-ray system model CP160, are investigated and dosimetrically characterized. Calculation formalisms for everyday use of the radiobiological irradiator in laboratory conditions, specifically for cell cultures and small animals total body irradiation, were developed following the AAPM TG-61 protocol. The quality of the X-ray beams generated by this irradiator was found to range between HVL 0.7 mm Cu for a 160 kVp 0.5 mm Cu filtered beam, and HVL 0.07 mm Al for a 20 kVp non-filtered beam. Our calculation formalisms for cell cultures and small animal irradiations were found to be valid within +/-5%.

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Fogelqvist, Emelie. "Laboratory Soft X-Ray Cryo Microscopy: Source, System and Bio Applications." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Biomedicinsk fysik och röntgenfysik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-206428.

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Soft x-ray microscopes routinely perform high-resolution 3D imaging of biological cells in their near-native environment with short exposure times at synchrotron radiation facilities. Some laboratory-sized microscopes are aiming to make this imaging technique more accessible to a wider scientific community. However, these systems have been hampered by source instabilities hindering routine imaging of biological samples with short exposure times. This Thesis presents work performed on the Stockholm laboratory x-ray microscope. A novel heat control system has been implemented, improving the stability of the laser-produced plasma source. In combination with recent upgrades to the imaging system and an improved cryofixation method, the microscope now has the capability to routinely produce images with 10-second exposure time of cryofixed biological samples. This has allowed for tomographic imaging of cell autophagy and cell-cell interactions. Furthermore, a numerical 3D image formation model is presented as well as a novel reconstruction approach dealing with the limited depth of focus in x-ray microscopes.

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Diebold, Sebastian [Verfasser], and Klaus [Akademischer Betreuer] Werner. "Development and Testing of Instrumentation for Space-Based Ultraviolet and X-Ray Astronomy / Sebastian Diebold ; Betreuer: Klaus Werner." Tübingen : Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, 2015. http://d-nb.info/116339713X/34.

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Boudlali, Hana. "Analysis of Electroanatomic Mapping System Accuracy Using X-Ray Reconstruction of Electrode Locations in a Porcine Animal Model." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2020. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2237.

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Fluoroscopy is considered the gold standard for locating catheters during cardiac electrophysiology (EP) procedures. However, fluoroscopy emits ionizing radiation which can lead to adverse health effects when exposed to in high doses (World Health Organization, 2016). Electroanatomic mapping (EAM) systems display the three-dimensional location of EP catheters and measure the local electrical activity of the heart. They can minimize a physician’s reliance on fluoroscopy and can help reduce radiation exposure during a case (Casella, 2011). EAM systems are diagnostic medical devices that inform the placement of ablation therapy and must accurately locate catheters to be deemed safe. Test methods to determine EAM system accuracy should be compared back to a gold standard, such as fluoroscopy. Fluoroscopy only provides a two-dimensional image of the catheter location, which is not a suitable ground truth for measuring the three-dimensional accuracy of EAM systems. X-Ray Reconstruction of Electrode Locations (XRROEL) calculates the true three-dimensional catheter location by performing a coordinate transform on two-dimensional fluoroscopy images. This thesis outlines the development and validation of the XRROEL method in a porcine animal model, and describes how XRROEL can be applied to optimize the location accuracy of electroanatomic mapping system algorithms.

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Stever, Samantha Lynn. "Characterisation and modelling of the interaction between sub-Kelvin bolometric detectors and cosmic rays." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SACLS009/document.

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Nous avons étudié l'effet des rayons cosmiques dans les détecteurs en utilisant un bolomètre de germanium composite NTD à basse température, et une source de particules alpha comme source générique d'impulsions. Nous avons caractérisé ce bolomètre en constatant que la forme de son impulsion était due à la combinaison de sa réponse impulsionnelle (la somme de deux exponentielles doubles), et des effets liés à la position découlant de la thermalisation des phonons balistiques en phonons thermiques dans son absorbeur. Nous avons établi un schéma décrivant la forme de l'impulsion dans ce bolomètre en comparant une impulsion mathématique générique à une seconde description basée sur la physique thermique. Nous constatons que la thermalisation des phonons balistiques, suivie de la diffusion thermique, jouent un rôle important dans la forme de l'impulsion, en parallèle avec le couplage électrothermique et les effets électriques dépendant de la température. Nous avons modélisé les impulsions en observant que leur comportement peut être reproduit en tenant compte de la réflexion de phonons balistiques sur le bord de l’absorbeur, avec un couplage thermique fort au capteur central du bolomètre. Compte tenu de ces résultats, nous étudions également les effets des rayons cosmiques sur l’instrument Athena X-Ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU), en produisant des timelines simulées et en testant la hausse de la valeur moyenne de la température (RMS) sur la plaquette du détecteur. Nous montrons que le flux thermique attendu des rayons cosmiques est au même ordre de grandeur que le maximum autorisé ΔTRMS ce qui constitue une menace sur le budget de la résolution énergétique de l'instrument
We have studied the effect of cosmic rays in detectors using a composite NTD germanium bolometer at low temperatures and an alpha particle source as a generic source of pulses. We have characterised this bolometer, finding that its pulse shape is due to a combination of its impulse response function (the sum of two double exponentials), and position-dependent effects arising from thermalisation of ballistic phonons into thermal phonons in its absorber. We have derived a scheme for describing the pulse shape in this bolometer, comparing a generic mathematical pulse shape with a second description based on thermal physics. We find that ballistic phonon thermalisation, followed by thermal diffusion, play a significant role in the pulse shape, along with electro-thermal coupling and temperature-dependent electrical effects. We have modelled the pulses, finding that their behaviour can be reproduced accounting for ballistic phonon reflection off the absorber border, with a strong thermal coupling to the bolometer’s central sensor. With these findings, we also investigate the effects of cosmic rays on the Athena X-Ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU), producing simulated timelines and testing the average RMS temperature increase on the detector wafer, showing that the expected cosmic ray thermal flux is within the same order of magnitudeas the maximum allowed ΔTRMS, posing a threat to the instrument’s energy resolution budget

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Torres, Ruiz Mauricio Nicolàs. "A fundamental study of organic scintillation for X-ray dosimetry in medical imaging." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014STRAE042.

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La scintillation organique correspond au phénomène d’émission de lumière par un matériau moléculaire à la suite de l’excitation de celui-ci par un rayonnement externe d’énergie donnée. Lors de l’interaction, le dépôt d’énergie induit des transitions électroniques peuplant des états dont la plupart se désexcite de manière non radiative, à l’exception d’une, entre le premier état électronique singulet et l’état fondamental de la molécule. Lors de cette relaxation, un photon de fluorescence est émis. Cette émission a deux origines : i) l’excitation directe par le rayonnement primaire et les électrons secondaires ; elle donne lieu à une émission dite rapide ou prompte ; ii) l’ionisation par le rayonnement primaire et les électrons secondaires ; elle donne lieu à une émission dite lente ou différée. Ce travail de recherche fondamentale, à la fois théorique et expérimental, fait l’analyse de toutes les étapes du processus, de l’interaction primaire à l’émission de fluorescence, de manière à relier la dose déposée à la quantité de lumière émise, à des fins d’applications en dosimétrie médicale. Il repose sur la mesure des déclins de fluorescence de deux molécules modèles, l’anthracène et le paraterphényle, excitées par un flux continu de rayons X, et la séparation des contributions rapide et lente de la lumière émise, aux énergies médicales. Une modélisation analytique des processus physiques conduisant à l’émission de lumière, au regard de la dose déposée, a ensuite été effectuée, faisant apparaître de nombreux résultats originaux. Dans un premier temps, un dispositif expérimental original a été développé, basé sur la technique TCSPC (Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting), afin de pouvoir mesurer des déclins temporels de fluorescence en résolution nanoseconde et sous flux d’irradiation continu. Dans un second temps, nous avons développé une nouvelle approche mathématique permettant d’extraire finement les composantes rapides et lentes du signal. L’analyse des résultats a montré, pour la première fois, l’existence d’un rapport R constant et uniquement fonction du matériau, entre les rendements d’excitation et d’ionisation. Le caractère constant de ce rapport ne peut être attribué qu’à un mécanisme d’autoionisation moléculaire au sein d’un matériau se comportant intrinsèquement comme une chambre d’ionisation proportionnelle pour l’ionisation secondaire de basse énergie. Ceci est en accord total avec la linéarité observée entre l’intensité totale de lumière différée (ionisation) et la dose mesurée par une chambre d’ionisation proportionnelle. Une étude plus approfondie des mécanismes d’excitation, au regard du rapport R, a également permis de montrer, pour la première fois, une proportionnalité directe entre l’intensité totale de la lumière prompte et le dépôt d’une dose que nous avons baptisé dose d’excitation. Cette dose a été observée comme étant de 4 à 14 fois supérieure à celle mesurée par une chambre d’ionisation. Ce résultat original majeur devra impérativement conduire à des études futures afin de mieux comprendre les dégâts infligés à la matière organique et biologique par les excitations
Organic scintillation is the emission of light by an organic scintillator when irradiated by an external source of radiation depositing enough energy to excite the molecule. Electronic states are populated by the electronic transitions generated by the deposited energy. The states de-excite through radiationless transitions, except for one, the transition between the first electronic state and the ground state where a photon of fluorescence is emitted. This light has two different origins: i) direct excitation caused by primary radiation or secondary electrons which leads to an emission knows as prompt; ii) ionization caused by primary radiation or secondary electrons generate what is known as the delayed component. This fundamental research was based on both theoretical and experimental work. We studied all the different processes in organic scintillation, from the interaction between the incident radiation and matter to the emission of light in order to find the relationship between fluorescence and the deposited dose, to the application to medical dosimetry. Two well known organic scintillators, anthracene and p-terphenyl, were excited using an X-ray source set at typical medical imaging parameters. The light emitted was acquired and an analytical model was used to describe the different processes that led to light emission revealing interesting new results.An experimental setup, based on the Time Correlated Single Photon Counting (TCSPC) technique, was developed to acquire fluorescence decay curves with nanosecond resolution using a continuous X-ray source. Afterwards, these curves were analyzed using an innovative mathematical approach in order to determine the prompt and delayed components.Results showed the ratio, defined as R, between the prompt and delayed components of fluorescence was constant and independent of the energy of the incident X-rays and that the response of the delayed component of fluorescence was linear to an ionization chamber. These observations were explained by considering that the only process taking place within the molecule after excitation was autoionization. Hence, the response of organic scintillator was the same as the one of an ionization chamber. Furthermore, due to the constant ration R, the response of prompt component of fluorescence was linear to the ionization chamber as well. This was the first time this behavior was observed and we referred to it as excitation dose. This dose was between 4 and 14 times bigger than the one measured with the ionization chamber. These original results suggested that energy is deposited mainly through excitation processes, suggesting the need for further studies to better understand the damage caused by excitation to the living

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Stolidi, Adrien. "Développement de méthodes d'imagerie par contraste de phase sur source X de laboratoire." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017SACLS076/document.

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L'imagerie par rayons X est fortement développée dans notre société et notamment dans les domaines industriels, médicaux ou sécuritaires. L'utilisation de cette méthode d'imagerie des structures internes (pour la détection d'irrégularité, de contrôle non destructif de pièces ou de menaces) est quotidienne. En radiographie, le contraste produit sur les images est relié à la variation de l'atténuation du flux de rayons X, qui est fonction de la densité, de l'épaisseur du matériau étudié ainsi que de la longueur d'onde utilisée. Ainsi par exemple, des gaines métalliques, des os ou des armes amènent du contraste sur l'image. Mais en plus de leur atténuation, les rayons X vont subir un déphasage qui est d'autant plus important que le matériau est peu atténuant. Ce phénomène va amener du contraste, dit de phase, permettant d'imager des matériaux peu denses tels que des plastiques, composites, tissus mous ou explosifs. Ce travail de thèse présente le développement et l'adaptation, dans le domaine des rayons X, de méthodes d'imagerie par contraste de phase sur des équipements de laboratoire. Le but est de compléter, d'une manière plus accessible et quotidienne, les demandes d'évaluation non destructives. Ce manuscrit se découpe suivant deux axes portant sur la simulation d'une part et sur le développement instrumental d'autre part. Un outil de simulation a été développé portant sur une description hybride alliant optique géométrique et optique ondulatoire. Les limites du modèle et des validations sont présentées. La partie instrumentale se focalise sur l'étude de deux techniques d'imagerie différentielle de phase. La première technique est de l'interférométrie à décalage multilatéral, dont l'adaptation sur tube à rayons X est réalisée pour la première fois. Une exploitation intéressante de la redondance de la mesure que produit la technique sera notamment introduite. La deuxième approche est une technique d'interférométrie de suivi de tavelure, dont nous présenterons une nouvelle exploitation
X-ray imaging is widely used in non-destructive testing dedicated to industry, medical or security domain. In most of the radiographic techniques, the image contrast depends on the attenuation of the X-ray beam by the sample. This attenuation is function of the density and thickness of the object and of the wavelength. Therefore, objects like metal covers, bones or weapons bring contrast on the image. In addition to attenuation, phase shifting happens, in particular for low-attenuating material. This phenomenon brings contrast, called phase contrast, and allows a X-ray image of low-attenuating material as plastics, composites, soft tissues or explosives. This work presents development and adaptation, in the X-ray domain, of phase contrast imaging techniques on laboratory equipment. The goal is to bring phase contrast imaging in daily use. This manuscript is split in two parts, simulation and instrumentation. A simulation tool has been developed, mixing geometrical optic and wave optic. Limits of the model and validation are presented. For the instrumental part, two interferometric techniques have been considered. The first one is multi-lateral interferometry where adaptation on X-ray tube is presented for the first time. Interesting use of the measurement recurrence will be introduced. The second one is speckle tracking interferometry, recently adapted on X-ray tube, for which we present new advancements

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Senziani, Fabio. "Monitoring of X-ray binaries and novae with the Burst alert telescope on board the Swift satellite." Toulouse 3, 2008. http://thesesups.ups-tlse.fr/210/.

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Le Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) à bord du satellite Swift est un instrument très performant pour l'astronomie des rayons X-durs/gamma. L'énorme champ de vue, la bonne sensibilité et la stratégie de pointage couvrant tout le ciel font de BAT un instrument adapté pour observer des sources connues et pour étudier les nouveaux objets variables. Dans cette thèse une description détaillée des nouvelles procédures pour analyser les données de survey de BAT est fournie et les premiers résultats astrophysiques de sources galactiques en accrétion sont discutés. Trois binaires X ont été étudiées : le microquasar GROJ1655-40, le SFXT IGR J08408-4503 et le LMXB symbiotique 4U 1954+319. L'émission gamma due à la décroissance des éléments radioactifs des novae a été aussi recherchée. L'émission de RS Oph, probablement liée au chauffage par choc, a été détectée. La probabilité de détecter une nova durant le temps de vie de Swift a été estimée en utilisant une approche Monte Carlo
The Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on board the Swift satellite is a very useful tool for hard X/gamma-ray astronomy. Thanks to its good sensitivity, huge field of view, and pointing strategy covering all the sky, BAT is a suitable instrument to monitor known hard X-ray sources as well as to catch and study new transients. In this thesis, new procedures to analyse the BAT survey data are described with details and the first astrophysical results on galactic accreting sources discussed. Three X-ray binaries were observed and studied: the microquasar GRO J1655-40 during its 2005 outburst, the SFXT IGR J08408-4503 during its third recorded outburst and the symbiotic LMXB 4U 1954+319. A search for prompt gamma-ray emission due to downgraded decay of radioactive elements from novae was also performed. The emission of RS Oph, possibly due to shock heating, led to a detection. The probability of detecting a nova during the Swift lifetime was estimated using a Monte Carlo approach

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Peille, Philippe. "Développement d'un simulateur pour le X-ray integral field unit : du signal astrophysique à la performance instrumentale." Thesis, Toulouse 3, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016TOU30236/document.

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Cette thèse est consacrée au développement d'un modèle End-to-End pour le spectrocalorimètre X-IFU qui observera à partir de 2028 l'Univers en rayons X avec une précision jamais atteinte auparavant. Ce travail s'est essentiellement organisé en deux parties. J'ai dans un premier temps étudié la dynamique des parties les plus internes des binaires X de faible masse à l'aide de deux sondes particulières que sont les sursauts X et les oscillations quasi-périodiques au kHz (kHz QPOs). En me basant sur les données d'archive du satellite Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer et sur des méthodes d'analyse spécifiquement développées dans ce but, j'ai notamment pu mettre en évidence pour la première fois une réaction du premier sur le second, confirmant le lien très étroit entre ces oscillations et les parties les plus internes du système. Le temps de rétablissement du système suite aux sursauts entre également en conflit dans la plupart des cas avec l'augmentation supposée du taux d'accrétion suite à ces explosions. Au travers d'une analyse spectro-temporelle complète des deux kHz QPOs de 4U 1728-34, j'ai également pu confirmer l'incompatibilité des spectres de retard des deux QPOs qui suggère une origine différente de ces deux oscillations. L'étude de leurs spectres de covariance, obtenus pour la première fois dans cette thèse, a quant à elle mis en évidence le rôle central de la couche de Comptonisation et potentiellement celui d'une zone particulièrement compacte de la couche limite pour l'émission des QPOs. Dans le second volet de ma thèse, j'ai développé un simulateur End-to-End pour l'instrument X-IFU permettant de représenter l'ensemble du processus menant à une observation scientifique en rayons X, de l'émission des photons par une source jusqu'à leur mesure finale à bord du satellite. J'ai notamment mis en place des outils permettant la comparaison précise de plusieurs matrices de détecteurs en prenant en compte les effets de la reconstruction du signal brut issu des électroniques de lecture. Cette étude a mis en évidence l'intérêt de configurations hybrides, contenant une sous-matrice de petits pixels capables d'améliorer par un ordre de grandeur la capacité de comptage de l'instrument. Une solution alternative consisterait à défocaliser le miroir lors de l'observation de sources ponctuelles brillantes. Situées au coeur de la performance du X-IFU, j'ai également comparé de manière exhaustive différentes méthodes de reconstruction des signaux bruts issus des détecteurs X-IFU. Ceci a permis de montrer qu'à faible coût en termes de puissance de calcul embarquée, une amélioration significative de la résolution en énergie finale de l'instrument pouvait être obtenue à l'aide d'algorithmes plus sophistiqués. En tenant compte des contraintes de calibration, le candidat le plus prometteur apparaît aujourd'hui être l'analyse dans l'espace de résistance. En me servant de la caractérisation des performances des différents types de pixels, j'ai également mis en place une méthode de simulation rapide et modulable de l'ensemble de l'instrument permettant d'obtenir des observations synthétiques à long temps d'exposition de sources X très complexes, représentatives des futures capacités du X-IFU. Cet outil m'a notamment permis d'étudier la sensibilité de cet instrument aux effets de temps mort et de confusion, mais également d'estimer sa future capacité à distinguer différents régimes de turbulence dans les amas de galaxies et de mesurer leur profil d'abondance et de température. A plus long terme ce simulateur pourra servir à l'étude d'autres cas scientifiques, ainsi qu'à l'analyse d'effets à l'échelle de l'ensemble du plan de détection tels que la diaphonie entre pixels
This thesis is dedicated to the development of an End-ta-End model for the X-IFU spectrocalorimeter scheduled for launch in 2028 on board the Athena mission and which will observe the X-ray universe with unprecedented precision. This work has been mainly organized in two parts. I studied first the dynamics of the innermost parts of low mass X-ray binaries using two specific probes of the accretion flow: type I X-ray bursts and kHz quasi-periodic oscillations (kHz QPOs). Starting from the archivai data of the Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer mission and using specific data analysis techniques, I notably highlighted for the first time a reaction of the latter to the former, confirming the tight link between this oscillation and the inner parts of the system. The measured recovery time was also found in conflict with recent claims of an enhancement of the accretion rate following these thermonuclear explosions. From the exhaustive spectral timing analysis of both kHz QPOs in 4U 1728-34, I further confirmed the inconsistancy of their lag energy spectra, pointing towards a different origin for these two oscillations. The study of their covariance spectra, obtained here for the first time, has revealed the key role of the Comptonization layer, and potentially of a more compact part of it, in the emission of the QPOs. In the second part of my thesis, I focused on the development of an End-to-:End simulator for the X-IFU capable of depicting the full process leading to an X-ray observation, from the photon emission by the astrophysical source to their on-board detection. I notably implemented tools allowing the precise comparison of different potential pixel array configurations taking into account the effects of the event reconstruction from the raw data coming from the readout electronics. This study highlighted the advantage of using hybrid arrays containing a small pixel sub-array capable of improving by an order of magnitude the count rate capability of the instrument. An alternative solution would consist in defocusing the mirror during the observation of bright point sources. Being a key component of the overall X-IFU performance, I also thoroughly compared different reconstruction methods of the pixel raw signal. This showed that with a minimal impact on the required on-board processing power, a significant improvement of the final energy resolution could be obtained from more sophisticated reconstruction methods. Taking into account the calibration constraints, the most promising candidate currently appears to be the so-called "resistance space analysis". Taking advantage of the obtained performance characterization of the different foreseen pixel types, I also developed a fast and modular simulation method of the complete instrument providing representative synthetic observations with long exposure times of complex astrophysical sources suffinguish different turbulence regimes in galaxy clusters and to measure abundance and temperature profiles. In the longer run, this simulator will be useful for the study of other scientific cases as well as the analysis of instrumental effects at the full detection plane level such as pixel crosstalk

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Stångberg, Valgeborg Fredrik. "Toward a Novel Gas Cell for X-Ray Spectroscopy : Finite Element Flow Simulation and Raman Characterization." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Molekyl- och kondenserade materiens fysik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-394134.

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The new millennium has seen revolutionary advances in photonsource technology. As the newly constructed synchrotron facilityMAX IV in Lund, Sweden, pushes brilliance toward what isphysically possible, low-yield spectroscopic techniques, such asresonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS), open new doors inmolecular and condensed matter research. The VERITAS beamline atMAX IV is designed for high-resolution vibrational RIXS on gases.X-rays interact with flowing molecules inside a window-cappedcell, but the radiation intensity is expected to be large enoughto damage the windows, and cause build-up of photochemicalproducts, which lowers transmission. To address these issues, anovel gas cell design is presented, wherein the distance betweensample gas and window is increased by using a flowing heliumbuffer. The main challenge is maintaining a steep sample gasconcentration gradient within the cell, and to that end, gas flowswere simulated on various geometries by using the finite elementmethod to solve the Navier-Stokes equations. Results were used toconstruct a prototype, and confocal Raman microscopy was used forconcentration characterization. Preliminary measurements revealeda uniform sample gas distribution, and the technique proved to beinefficient for wide scanning of parameter values. This suggeststhat a supplementary experiment is required to find roughestimates of good parameter values, which can then be followed upwith new Raman measurements for fine-tuning of the properparameter space. Real-time visualization of the sample gas flow,using a visible gas under an optical microscope, is one candidatefor this supplementary experiment.

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Ceraudo, Francesco. "Caractérisation et optimisation des performances du plan focal du télescope X de la mission d’astronomie spatiale SVOM." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SACLS595.

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SVOM est une mission Franco-Chinoise prévue pour fin 2021, pour l'étude des sursauts gamma (GRBs). SVOM sera composée par un réseau de télescopes au sol, ainsi que d'un satellite. À bord de celui-ci, le Télescope X à Micro-canaux (MXT) étudiera l’émission rémanente des GRBs dans la bande 0.2-10 keV et localisera les sources avec une précision de 2 arcmin. Au plan focal d’optiques à œil de langouste, MXT montera un Charge Coupled Device en silicium complétement dépleté et basé sur jonctions pn (pnCCD), hérité de XMM-Newton et eROSITA. Dans ce travail, les premiers essais de laboratoire sur le détecteur de MXT sont présentés. Une attention particulière est portée à l'étalonnage spectral par des méthodes instrumentales et d'analyse permettant une caractérisation rapide et fiable du détecteur, au sol et en vol. L’évolution des performances est critique en raison de l'environnement radiatif sévère de l’orbite terrestre basse auquel le détecteur sera exposé. Ceci fait l’objet de simulations Monte Carlo approfondies, amenant aux prédictions des performances à la fin de la mission, ainsi que à la planification d’une campagne d’essais d’irradiation de protons dans un accélérateur de particules pour une validation expérimentale des prédictions
SVOM is a Chinese-French astronomy mission due to launch at the end of 2021 for the study of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs). SVOM will be composed of a network of ground telescopes along with a satellite. On board, the Micro-channel X-ray Telescope (MXT) will study the afterglow emission of GRBs in the 0.2-10 keV range and provide source localization within a 2 arcmin precision. At the focal plane of lobster-eye optics, MXT will mount a back-illuminated fully-depleted frame-store Charge Coupled Device based on silicon pn-junctions (pnCCD), heritage of XMM-Newton and eROSITA. In this work, the first laboratory tests on the MXT detector are presented. Special attention is dedicated to energy calibration, in terms of algorithms and setups for fast and reliable characterization of the detector, both on ground and in orbit. The evolution of the performance is of critical concern because of the harsh radiation environment of the low Earth orbit to which the detector will be exposed. This is the object of extensive Monte Carlo simulations, leading to predictions of the end-of-life performances as well as the planning of a proton irradiation campaign at a particle accelerator for the experimental validation of the predictions

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Lavayssiere, Maylis. "Electrical and chemical mapping of silicon pn junctions using energy-filtered X-ray PhotoElectron Emission Microscopy." Phd thesis, Université de Grenoble, 2011. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00765630.

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Ce mémoire de thèse traite de l'étude de jonctions pn silicium planaires, réalisées par épitaxie localisée, avec un nouveau type de microscopie à émission de photoélectrons (XPEEM) filtré en énergie. L'objectif est d'améliorer notre compréhension des facteurs influençant l'imagerie XPEEM de jonctions modèles avec une perspective à plus long terme d'application de cette technique aux cas réels. Sur les trois types de jonction réalisées présentant des champs électriques variables P+/P, N+/P, P+/N), nous avons d'abord mis en oeuvre un procédé de passivation en trois étapes afin de se rapprocher de conditions en bandes plates en surface. Ce procédé nous a permis d'étudier la position des niveaux électroniques de part et d'autre des jonctions grâce à une imagerie en XPEEM spectroscopique avec électrons secondaires (travail de sortie local), électrons de coeur Si 2p et bande de valence, avec à la fois avec des sources X de laboratoire et le rayonnement synchrotron. Un mécanisme de contraste des images en électrons de coeur dû à la toute première couche atomique de surface a été montré. Ensuite, nous avons mis en évidence le rôle du champ électrique au niveau de la zone de déplétion des jonctions qui décale la position apparente de cette dernière dans l'image XPEEM. Nous avons comparé les résultats expérimentaux avec des simulations (logiciel SIMION) afin d'estimer son influence sur les conditions d'imagerie. Enfin, nous avons étudié l'impact de la technique d'imagerie en champ sombre sur la localisation de la jonction réelle au niveau de la surface de l'échantillon.

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Masciovecchio, Claudio. "The inelastic X-Ray scattering as a new technique to investigate the dynamics of glass-forming systems." Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble), 1998. http://www.theses.fr/1998GRE10179.

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La principale motivation de cette these a ete l'etude de la dynamique collective des verres et des systemes aptes a former un verre a une echelle spatiale de l'ordre de la distance entre particules. Cette region n'etait pas facilement accessible avant le developpement de la technique de diffusion inelastique de rayons x (ixs), qui permet de mesurer directement le facteur de structure dynamique des particules dans les systemes. Afin d'etudier par ixs les excitations analogues a des modes phonons dans la region mesoscopique, une tres haute resolution en energie est necessaire. Dans ce contexte une importante realisation de cette these a ete la mise au point d'une technique pour la construction d'analyseurs spheriques adaptes a un spectrometre pour la diffusion inelastique de rayons x. Les analyseurs ainsi construits ont ouvert la possibilite d'effectuer des experiences de diffusion inelastiques de rayons x analysant les fluctuations de densite dans la matiere condensee. L'etude des modes collectifs dans les systemes aptes a former un verre a montre l'existence d'excitations inelastiques dont l'energie augmente avec l'impulsion transferee. L'observation d'une vitesse de groupe non nulle a prouve que les caracteristiques inelastiques observees sont encore dues a la propagation de modes analogues a des modes acoustiques. La comparaison avec des simulations de dynamique moleculaire a permis d'avoir une plus grande comprehension de la nature des vecteurs propres d'un systeme desordonne tel qu'un verre. Plus exactement, ces vecteurs propres sont bien representes par une onde plane et une composante aleatoire, et ils pourraient expliquer l'observation de l'exces en densite des etats vibrationnels dans les verres. Une etude de la dependance en temperature des modes a haute frequence dans le glycerol a permis de deduire le comportement en temperature de la vitesse du son a haute frequence, dans la phase liquide. Cette etude a montre que la ixs peut etre utilisee pour determiner experimentalement la dependance en temperature de la vitesse du son non-relaxee, ce qui constitue un parametre tres important pour toute approche hydrodynamique a la relaxation structurale dans les systemes aptes a former un verre.

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Mate, Sujay. "Développement d'un simulateur du ciel pour les instruments à grand champ de vue X-gamma en orbite terrestre basse : application à l'évaluation des performances du spectro-imageur SVOM-ECLAIRs." Thesis, Toulouse 3, 2021. http://www.theses.fr/2021TOU30031.

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Les sursauts gamma (Gamma-Ray Bursts ou GRBs) sont les explosions les plus lumineuses de l'univers. On les observe sous la forme de bouffées de rayons X/ƴ (d'une durée de quelques millisecondes à quelques dizaines de secondes) suivies d'une émission rémanente (généralement à de plus grandes longueurs d'onde). Ils résultent soit de la fusion de deux objets compacts (une paire d'étoiles à neutrons ou une étoile à neutrons et un trou noir), soit de l'effondrement du noyau d'une étoile massive (>15 masse solaire). Les GRBs sont d'excellents candidats pour étudier la physique aux énergies et densités extrêmes et un outil astrophysique pour sonder l'histoire de l'univers car ils sont observés à tous les âges de celui-ci. La mission spatiale Sino-Française SVOM (lancement prévu en juin 2022) a pour objectif la détection et l'étude des GRBs à l'aide d'instruments spatiaux et terrestres dédiés afin d'obtenir une couverture multi-longueurs d'onde. Le principal instrument à bord du satellite SVOM est ECLAIRs, un imageur à masque codé à grand champ de vue (~2 sr) fonctionnant dans la bande d'énergie de 4 à 150 keV. ECLAIRs détectera et localisera les GRBs (ainsi que d'autres sources transitoires à hautes énergies) en temps quasi réel grâce à son " trigger " embarqué. Le bruit de fond d'ECLAIRs est élevé et variable en raison du grand champ de vue et de la stratégie de pointage de SVOM qui amène la Terre à transiter dans le champ de vue. Une nouvelle méthode (appelée "Particle Interaction Recycling Approach" ou PIRA en anglais), basée sur des simulations de Monte-Carlo (GEANT4), a été développée pour estimer précisément et rapidement le bruit de fond variable. Les simulations du bruit de fond sont complétées avec des sources X et des sursauts gamma afin de générer des scénarios d'observation complets. Le bruit de fond variable d'ECLAIRs pose des problèmes pour la détection des GRBs et affecte la sensibilité de l'instrument. Nous avons évalué les performances du "trigger" embarqué, notamment l'impact du bruit de fond sur la détection des sources transitoires et sa sensibilité aux caractéristiques des GRBs (durée, profil temporel, forme spectrale, position dans le champ de vue). ECLAIRs enverra au sol tous les photons détectés. De plus, la disponibilité d'une plus grande puissance de calcul et une meilleure connaissance du contexte (par exemple, les variations du bruit de fond, les sources dans le champ de vue, etc.) au sol, nous ont conduits à développer un "trigger" sol pour surmonter les difficultés rencontrées par le "trigger" embarqué. Ainsi, nous proposons un algorithme basé sur des transformées en ondelettes pour détecter les GRBs dans le cadre du "trigger" sol. Les travaux de cette thèse, à savoir le développement de PIRA, l'évaluation des performances et le développement d'un nouvel algorithme de détection de sursauts, fournissent une base solide pour construire un "trigger" sol efficace, qui complétera le "trigger" embarqué et améliorera les performances globales de la mission SVOM
Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the most luminous explosions in the universe. They are observed as bright flashes of gamma/X-rays (lasting a few milliseconds to a few tens of seconds) followed by an "afterglow" emission (usually at longer wavelengths). They are produced either due to the merger of two compact objects (a pair of neutron stars or a neutron star and a black hole) or due to the core collapse of a massive star (> 15 solar mass). GRBs are excellent candidates to study physics at extreme energies and densities. They also constitute important astrophysical tools to probe the history of the universe as they are observed at all epochs. The upcoming (June 2022) Sino-French mission SVOM (Space-based multi-band astronomical Variable Objects Monitor) aims to detect and study GRBs using dedicated space and ground based instruments to obtain multi-wavelength coverage. The primary instrument onboard SVOM spacecraft is ECLAIRs, a wide-field (~ 2 sr) coded-mask imager sensitive in the 4 - 150 keV energy range. ECLAIRs will detect and localise GRBs (and other high energy transients) in near real time using an onboard trigger. ECLAIRs will encounter a high and variable background due to the wide field-of-view (FoV) and the pointing strategy of SVOM which makes the Earth transit through the FoV. A new method (called Particle Interaction Recycling Approach or PIRA), based on Monte-Carlo simulations (GEANT4), was developed to estimate the variable background accurately and rapidly. The simulations of the background are complemented with simulations of X-ray sources and gamma-ray bursts to generate complete observation scenarios. The variable background of ECLAIRs poses challenges to detect GRBs and affects the sensitivity of the instrument. We use the simulated data to evaluate the performance of the onboard trigger, in particular, the impact of the variable background and its sensitivity to the GRB characteristics (duration, temporal profile, spectral shape,position in the FoV). ECLAIRs will send all detected photons to the ground. In addition, the availability of a larger computational power and the better knowledge of the context (e.g. background variations, sources in the FoV, etc.) on the ground motivates us to develop an "offline trigger" to overcome the challenges faced by the onboard trigger. An algorithm based on wavelet transforms is proposed to detect GRBs as part of the offline trigger. The work in this thesis, i.e. the development of PIRA, instrument's performance evaluation and development of a trigger method, provides a sound basis to build an effective offline trigger that will complement the onboard trigger and improve the overall performance of the SVOM mission

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Ferreira, Danieli Aparecida. "Interação com o maciço de modelos estruturais de concreto projetado submetidos a gradientes elétricos para fins de suporte de túneis." Universidade de São Paulo, 2003. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/18/18132/tde-03032016-154120/.

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Esta pesquisa apresenta os resultados obtidos com o emprego de um método físico para aumento da resistência de concretos projetados a pequenas idades. O método consiste na aplicação de gradientes elétricos ao material logo após a projeção, sendo mantido nas primeiras 5:30 h de hidratação. O comportamento mecânico do concreto projetado submetido a gradientes elétricos foi analisado em termos da resistência à compressão e módulo de elasticidade a partir da resposta de modelos estruturais e de amostras extraídas de estruturas projetadas em diferentes idades. Os modelos estruturais foram desenvolvidos para simular esforços ao concreto projetado semelhantes àqueles resultantes da interação solo-suporte em obras subterrâneas. A projeção do concreto nestes modelos ocorreu diretamente sobre o solo, permitindo assim a análise da eficiência do método sob condições de fuga de corrente elétrica para o maciço em diferentes tipos de solos. A instrumentação destes modelos permitiu analisar a eficiência do método sobre a deformabilidade do concreto projetado, sendo medidas as evoluções de deformações elásticas e deformações de fluência ao longo do tempo bem como deformações independentes de tensões desde as primeiras horas de hidratação. Constataram-se acréscimos na resistência nas primeiras 8 h de idade do concreto projetado em projeção sobre placas de madeira e diretamente sobre o solo. O módulo de elasticidade obtido a partir da instrumentação da resposta instantânea ao carregamento também constatou melhorias pela aplicação do gradiente elétrico. A reologia do concreto projetado, a partir das parcelas de deformações instantânea, retardada e lenta foi analisada utilizando-se o modelo proposto por SCHUBERT (1988). Melhorias foram observadas na resposta em termos de deformações do concreto projetado quando submetidos ao gradiente elétrico, apresentando menores taxas de evolução de deformações lentas em resposta a carregamentos iniciados em idades inferiores a 10 h e redução da parcela de deformação permanente frente ao descarregamento. A investigação dos fatores que provocam acréscimos na resistência a pequenas idades pela aplicação de gradientes elétricos a pastas e argamassas foi realizada utilizando-se técnicas de Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura e Difratometria de Raio X. Constataram-se alterações na microestrutura de argamassas submetidas a gradiente elétrico, sem alteração nos compostos hidratados. Alterações na taxa de hidratação foram evidenciadas pela comparação de padrões difratométricos entre pastas submetidas a gradientes elétricos e pastas de referência.
This work presents the results obtained by employing a physical method for the strength increase of shotcrete at early age. The method consists of applying electric gradient to the material during the first 5 hours and 30 minutes of hydration, starting immediately after spraying. The mechanical behavior of shotcrete subjected to electric gradient was evaluated at different ages in terms of unconfined compressive strength and elastic modulus obtained from the response of structural models and on samples cored from the structural models. Shotcrete structural models were constructed in order to simulate internal forces resulting from ground mass - support interaction in underground works. Shotcrete in these models was sprayed directly on soil. It was thus possible to analyse the efficiency of the method when leakage currents occur through the soil. Model instrumentation alloed to evaluate the method efficiency in terms of shotcrete deformability. The evolution of elastic and creep strains were evaluated, as well as stress-independent strains since the beginning of hydration. Strength increase during the first 8 hours of age were observed both on panels shotcreted on wooden forms and directly on soil. The elastic modulus was also obtained from the analysis of the instantaneous strain reponse to the applied load. Improvement due to electric gradient was also found this way. Shotcrete rheology in terms instantaneous, delayed and creep strains was analyzed adopting the model proposed by SCHUBERT (1988). Improvement due to the electric gradient was found with respect to each of those strain components resulting from load applied at ages lower that 10h. Permanent strain after unloading was also reduced. The investigation of the phenomena responsible for the strength increase at early age due to the application of electric gradient to cement paste and mortar was carried out with the techniques of scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction. Microstructure changes were found in mortar speciments subjected to electric gradient, however without any change of hydrated products. Hydration rate changes were detected from diffractometric patterns of cement pastes subjected to electric gradient.

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Buis, Camille. "Etude des corrélations entre les défauts structuraux et les inhomogénéités spatiales des détecteurs de rayons X à base de CdTe pour l'imagerie médicale." Phd thesis, Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Etienne, 2013. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01056544.

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Ces travaux de doctorat proposent d'apporter une contribution à l'identification et à la compréhension des phénomènes limitant les performances de détecteurs de rayon X à base de CdTe:Cl développés pour des applications en radiographie. En effet, des inhomogénéités spatiales non-stables dans le temps sont observées dans la réponse de ces capteurs. Les défauts des cristaux utilisés pour la détection ont été caractérisés. Notamment, les dislocations révélées par attaque chimique et par topographie X présentent des arrangements en mur à la surface des échantillons, ces défauts sont majoritairement traversant dans toute l'épaisseur du cristal. Il a ensuite été montré que ces murs de dislocations sont responsables des inhomogénéités de photo-courant sous irradiation par des rayons X et de courant de fuite d'un détecteur à base de CdTe:Cl. De plus, les niveaux pièges dans le gap du CdTe ont été investigués par des méthodes de spectroscopie optique à basse température : les images de cathodoluminescence mettent en évidence le caractère non-radiatif des murs de dislocations, mais ne montrent pas l'apparition de la luminescence Y au niveau de ces défauts, normalement attribuée aux dislocations dans la littérature. Enfin, l'influence des murs de dislocations sur les propriétés de transport des porteurs de charge a été étudiée par la méthode " Ion Beam Induced Current " (IBIC) montrant qu'ils entraînent une diminution de la valeur du produit mobilité-temps de vie des électrons et des trous

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Chen, Si. "Conception d’ASICs Mixtes Durcis aux Radiations pour Observatoires Spatiaux." Thesis, Université de Paris (2019-....), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019UNIP7051.

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Le sujet de ma thèse est la conception d’ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits) mixtes durcis aux radiations pour observatoires spatiaux. La thèse se déroule dans le contexte d'un futur observatoire spatial à rayons X de l’ESA, se nomme « Advanced Telescope for High ENergy Astrophysics (ATHENA) ». Les ASICs développés appartiennent à l'un des deux instruments scientifiques de cet observatoire, s’appelle « X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) », et sont dédiés à l'un des sous-systèmes de l'instrument X-IFU, le WFEE (Warm Front End Electronics).Le WFEE est un système électronique mixte comprenant principalement un amplificateur à bas bruit (LNA), un circuit de polarisation configurable pour SQUIDs, un buffer et un thermomètre. Par conséquent, mes travaux de thèse sont composés de deux parties: la partie numérique et la partie analogique.Mes contributions aux circuits numériques du WFEE sont présentées dans « Part III » de ma thèse. Elles comprennent la conception d'une nouvelle librairie des portes logiques numériques durcies aux radiations et la création d'un nouveau décodeur I2C avec ses schémas et layouts optimisés, en utilisant ma nouvelle librairie numérique. Les résultats représentatifs des essais de radiation sur les composants et les registres à 8-bit avec une telle conception durcie aux radiations sont également discutés dans « Part III » de ma thèse. Tous les circuits numériques dans les deux nouveaux ASICs «AwaXe_v2» et «AwaXe_v2.5» sont constitués de cette nouvelle librairie numérique durcie aux radiations, ainsi que ceux dans les futurs ASICs. Les décodeurs I2C optimisés ont prouvé un bon fonctionnement, testés avec les autres circuits intégrés dans «AwaXe_v2» et «AwaXe_v2.5».Mes contributions sur les circuits analogiques du WFEE sont présentées dans « Part IV ». Elles comprennent la conception d'un LNA, d'un buffer, d'une référence de courant et d'un convertisseur numérique-analogique (DAC). Le LNA est essentiel pour atteindre la résolution spectrale élevée sans précédent de 2,5 eV proposée par l'instrument X-IFU. Il a une conception originale, intégrée dans les ASICs v2 et v2.5. Il a été entièrement testée et a donné des résultats satisfaisants et cohérents. Ses performances ont été prouvées expérimentalement pour répondre à toutes les spécifications requises par le CNES. Fonctionnant dans la bande de fréquence de 1-5 MHz, il fournit un gain de tension super-linéaire de 85 V/V, une large bande passante de -1 dB à 17,5 MHz et une faible dérive de gain <350 ppm/K. Il réalise un très faible bruit à tension ≈ 0,8 nV/√Hz à l’entrée, ainsi qu’une faible fréquence de coupure de bruit 1/f <4 kHz, un bon PSRR et un bon CMRR. Le buffer utilise une conception similaire à celle du LNA et a besoin plus d’études dans les travaux futurs. La référence de courant a été entièrement testée avec une sortie de 1 mA. Grâce à sa conception originale, qui compense les références CTAT et PTAT, elle est capable de fournir un courant super stable, indépendant de la température, parfaite pour la polarisation de SQUID. Enfin, j'ai également développé un DAC à 8-bit pour la polarisation de SQUID. 8 DACs, une référence de courant et un bus série composent un circuit complet de la polarisation de SQUID d’un canal WFEE. Ce circuit a été intégré dans l’ASIC «AwaXe_v2.5» et a donné un bon résultat lors de la première mesure.En conclusion, ma thèse a produit deux ASICs pour le WFEE: «AwaXe_v2» et «AwaXe_v2.5». Les deux ASICs montrent de bonnes performances. En particulier, le dernier ASIC intègre tous les composants d'un canal WFEE, ce qui peut être considéré comme un prototype. Ainsi, il est un bon représentant de mes travaux de la thèse. En outre, les performances élevées du LNA et de la référence de courant aussi montrent le potentiel pour s’adapter à d’autres missions scientifiques similaires
The subject of my thesis is the development of radiation-hardened mixed-signal Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) for space observatories. The thesis takes place in the context of a future X-ray space observatory of the European Space Agency, named Advanced Telescope for High ENergy Astrophysics (ATHENA). The ASICs developed belong to one of the two scientific instruments of the observatory, called X-ray Integral Field Unit (X-IFU) and are dedicated to one of the subsystems of the X-IFU instrument, the WFEE (Warm Front End Electronics).The WFEE is a mixed electronic system, mainly including a Low Noise Amplifier (LNA), a configurable SQUID bias, a buffer and a thermometer. Consequently, my thesis work is composed of two parts: the digital part and the analogue part.My contributions to the digital microelectronics of the WFEE are presented in Part III of my thesis. It includes the design of a new radiation-hardened digital library and the creation of a new I2C decoder with optimised schematic and layout, made of my new digital library. The representative radiation assessment results concerning the components and 8-bit registers with such radiation-hardened design are also discussed in Part III of the thesis. All the digital circuits of the two new ASICs “AwaXe_v2” and “AwaXe_v2.5” are made of this new radiation-hardened digital library, as well as those in the future ASICs. The optimised I2C decoders have been proved a good functioning along with the other circuits, integrated into the “AwaXe_v2” and “AwaXe_v2.5”.My contributions on the analogue circuits of the WFEE are presented in Part IV. It includes the design of an LNA, a buffer, a current reference and a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC). The LNA is critical for fulfilling the unprecedented high spectral resolution of 2.5 eV proposed by the X-IFU instrument. Its original design has been integrated into the ASICs v2 and v2.5, both fully tested and showing satisfying and coherent results. Its performance has been experimentally proved to fulfil all the specifications required by the CNES. Operating within the frequency band of 1-5 MHz, it provides a super-linear voltage gain of 85 V/V, with a large bandwidth of −1 dB up to 17.5 MHz and a low gain drift < 350 ppm/K. It realises an ultra-low voltage noise ≈ 0.8 nV/√Hz at the input, as well as a low 1/f noise corner frequency < 4 kHz, a good PSRR and CMRR. The buffer uses a similar design as the LNA and needs to be further studied in future work. The current reference has been fully tested with an output of 1 mA. Thanks to its original design compensating a CTAT and a PTAT reference, it has been proved to be capable of providing a super-stable temperature independent current, perfect for the SQUID bias. At last, I have also developed an 8-bit DAC for the SQUID bias. 8 DACs along with a current reference and a series bus compose a complete SQUID bias of one WFEE channel. This circuit has been integrated into the ASIC “AwaXe_v2.5” and showed a good result for the first measurement.In conclusion, my thesis has yielded two ASICs for the WFEE: “AwaXe_v2” and “AwaXe_v2.5”. Both ASICs show good performance. In particular, the last ASIC integrates all the components of one WFEE channel, which can be considered as a prototype. Thus, it is a good representative of my work. Moreover, the high performance of the LNA and the current reference also give them the potential to adapt with other similar scientific missions

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Aloupogiannis, Panagiotis. "Etude theorique et experimentale des effets de matrice en analyse par emission de rayons x induite par particules chargees (pixe) : etablissement d'une nouvelle methode de correction dite des "parametres alpha"." Paris 7, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988PA077002.

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Galata, Salvatore. "A time dependent search for neutrino emission from microquasars with the ANTARES telescope." Phd thesis, Aix-Marseille Université, 2012. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-00782883.

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La Collaboration ANTARES exploite actuellement un détecteur sous-marin Cherenkov d édi é a l'astronomie neutrino de haute énergie. Le but principal de cette expérience est de d détecter les sources cosmiques de neutrinos, a n de r ev eler les sites de production des rayons cosmiques. Parmi les sources candidates gurent celles o u a lieu l'acc el eration de ces rayons cosmiques dans les jets relativistes, comme les noyaux actifs de galaxie, les sursauts gamma et les microquasars. Les microquasars sont des syst émes stellaires binaires form es par un objet compact accr étant la mati ere d'une étoile compagnon. Ce transfert de masse est responsable de l' emission de rayons X, tandis que les forces magn etiques du plasma d'accr étion peuvent causer la cr éation de jets relativistes qui sont observ es par des t télescopes radio grâce au rayonnement synchrotron non thermique émis par les particules charg ées acc el er ees dans ces jets. Dans certains syst emes, la corr élation entre les courbes de lumi ere des rayons X et les courbes radio indique une interaction forte entre accr etion et ejection. Certains microquasars emettent egalement des rayons gamma de haute et tr es haute energie (jusqu' a quelques dizaines de TeV). Dans ce travail de th ese, une recherche d' émission de neutrinos provenant de microquasars a ét é conduite avec une approche multi-messager (photon/neutrino). Les données des satellites RXTE/ASM et SWIFT/BAT, ainsi que du t elescope gamma FERMI/LAT ont et e etudi ées a n de s sélectionner les périodes dans lesquelles se produisent les jets relativistes. La restriction de l'analyse des neutrinos aux phases d' éjection permet de r réduire drastiquement le bruit de fond de neutrinos et de muons atmosph èriques et ainsi d'augmenter les chances de d écouverte d'une source cosmique de neutrinos. Les recherches ont et e effectué a partir des donn ées ANTARES obtenues entre 2007 et 2010. Une analyse statistique a et e faite en utilisant une m ethode \unbinned" bas ee sur le test du rapport de vraisemblance. Les coupures de s élection des év enements ont et e optimisés a partir de simulations Monte Carlo a n de maximiser les chances de ddécouverte. Comme aucun signal de neutrinos n'a et e observé en corrélation avec ces microquasars, des limites sup erieures sur les ux de neutrinos produits dans ces microquasars ont et e calcul ées et confront ées avec des modèles de production de neutrino dans ces objets.

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Pascarelli, Sakura. "Étude EXAFS d'alliages semiconducteurs épitaxiés par détection du rayonnement X de fluorescence." Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble ; 1971-2015), 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997GRE10131.

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Ce travail de these avait pour ambition l'etude des modifications de la structure atomique locale dans des alliages pseudobinaires de semiconducteurs sous contraintes epitaxiales. Compte tenu de leurs potentiels technologiques, les heterostructures ingaas/inp apparaissaient comme des systemes de choix pour cette etude qui vise a une meilleure comprehension des processus intervenant lors de la deposition epitaxiale. En effet, les processus de reorganisation atomique, lies a une minimisation d'energie interviennent dans tous composes epitaxies et presentent donc un grand interet fondamental. Sur le plan experimental, l'exafs en detection de fluorescence, en complement a d'autres techniques plus conventionnelles, s'est averee comme une technique parfaitement adaptee a cette investigation. Ce travail est donc compose de deux partie distinctes : d'une part, une description de la ligne de lumiere synchrotron gilda sur laquelle a ete realise l'ensemble des mesures, et d'autre part, la description de trois experiences visant a l'etude de la structure microscopique aux interfaces et des distorsions atomiques dans les couches epitaxiales, ainsi que la presentation d'un modele original decrivant les distorsions mesurees dans ces systemes. Les mesures experimentales ont beneficie d'une instrumentation adaptee, decrite dans la partie i, associant des miroirs de collimation et de refocalisation et un monochromateur a deux cristaux avec une focalisation sagittale dynamique. Ce dernier a permis de tirer un profit optimal du flux, produit par la source synchrotron de troisieme generation, permettant ainsi l'investigation de systemes tres dilues. La realisation de ce monochromateur a entre autre necessite une comprehension theorique approfondie de la focalisation sagittale par diffraction de bragg. Cette etude a abouti a l'elaboration d'un modele dont la validation experimentale a ete faite sur gilda. Le but de l'etude structurale decrit dans la partie ii est double : etudier la structure microscopique aux interfaces et comparer la structure locale dans les couches de semiconducteurs de type ab#xc#1#-#x sous contraintes a celle dans les composes massifs. Les trois exemples etudies, multicouches ingaas/inp et inasp/inp et monocouches ingaas/inp, ont montre que des mecanismes de reorganisation atomique existent a l'interieur de la maille. L'importance quantitative de ce rearrangement est directement proportionnelle a la quantite de contraintes epitaxiales introduites dans le systeme. L'elaboration d'un nouveau modele a ete necessaire a l'interpretation de ces donnees experimentales.

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Macchione, Eduardo Luiz Augusto. "Detector de raios-X sensível à posição." Universidade de São Paulo, 1990. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/43/43131/tde-07052014-181341/.

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Um contador a gás, com multifios, sensível à posição, para a detecção de raios X foi construído utilizando linhas de atraso integradas para leitura da posição. Seis linhas de atraso (50ns de atraso cada, frequência de corte de 40MHz) cobrem um comprimento sensível total de 150mm, possuindo uma razão do atraso total pelo tempo de subida dos sinais na linha adequadas para a detecção em posição raios X de 5,9keV do ANTIPOT. 55 Fe com alta resolução. Testes usando a forneceram uma não-linearidade linha de integral máxima menor que 0,1% e não-linearidade diferencial máxima de ±4,0%, com o detector utilizando a mistura 700torr. Testes similares foram feitos usando de Ar-CH IND 4 (90%-10%) a a linha de 8,04keV de um tubo de raios X de Cu. Uma resolução total de 330m, e as mesmas não-linearidades integral e diferencial foram obtidas. Com a finalidade de t.est.ar o comportamento do detector sob condições experimentais reais, duas diferentes amostras foram analisadas na região de espalhamento em baixo ângulo. As amostras analisadas foram o carvão vítreo e o dodecil sulfato de sódio (SLS). O feixe de raios X foi colimado por um conjunto de fendas, com 50,um cada uma delas e separadas de 98mm. A distância entre a amostra e o detector era de 404,5mm, fazendo com que a região sensível do detector cobrisse um ângulo de espalhamento de ±12 °. Foram obtidos um raio de giro de 22 Å para o carvão vítreo e um dos parâmetros da rede cristalina c de 39,1 Å para o SLS. Estes resultados estão de acordo com trabalhos anteriores obtidos com técnicas tradicionais de maior dispêndio de tempo que utilizam detectores de Nal(T1) e chapas fotográficas em uma câmara de Laue.
A multiware position sensitive gas counter for X-Ray detection was developed in our laboratory making use or commercial delay-lines for position sensing. Six delay-line chips (50ns delay each 40Mhz cut-off frequency) cover a total sensitive length of 190mm leading to a delay-risetime ratio that allows for a high-resolution position detection. Tests using the 5,9keV X-Ray line from a 55Fe source an integral linearity better than 0,1% and a maximum differential linearity or ±4,0% were obtained operating the detector with an Ar-CH 4 (90%-10%) gas mixture at 700torr. Similar tests were performed using the 8,04keV line from a Cu X-Ray tube. A total resolution or 330m, and the same integral and differential linearities were obtained. In order to check the detector performance under usual experimental conditions two different samples were analyzed in the low scattering-angle region. The samples analyzed were vitreous carbon and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SLS). The X-Rays were collimated by a set or slits each 50m wide separated by 98mm. The distance between the sample and the detector was 404,5mm, so that the detector covered a scattering angle of ±12°. A radius of gyration of 22Å for vitreous carbon and a crystallographic parameter of 39,1Å for SLS were obtained. These values are in good agreement with those obtained with the more time-consuming traditional techniques making use of a rotating NaI(T1) detector and photographic plates with a Laue camera.

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Galez, Philippe. "Contribution à l'élaboration de monochromateurs en graphite pyrolytique." Grenoble 1, 1988. http://www.theses.fr/1988GRE10159.

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Afin d'elaborer du graphite pyrolytique fortement oriente (mosaique 0,5 degres) par pressage a haute temperature, conception et realisation d'un four-presse qui peut atteindre des pressions de 500 bars et des temperatures de 3500**(o) c. Il est equipe d'une source radicative pour le controle in situ de la mosaique des echantillons par diffraction des rayons gamma. En introduction, description de la structure, des proprietes et des differents procedes d'elaboration du pyrographite. Discussion des raisons de son efficacite comme monochromateur. Premiere partie : conception et realisation de l'appareillage. Deuxieme partie : experiences de compression effectuees. Il est aussi montre que le controle in situ de la mosaique permettait de maitriser, au moins partiellement, la fabrication des cristaux

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Milita, Silvia. "Études par imagerie au rayonnement synchrotron de matériaux semi-conducteurs (Si poreux et SiC)." Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble ; 1971-2015), 1999. http://www.theses.fr/1999GRE10049.

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Le travail presente dans cette these porte sur une etude par imagerie au rayonnement synchrotron de deux materiaux semi-conducteurs, le silicium poreux (sip) et le carbure de silicium (sic), dont l'interet technologique s'est considerabilment accru ces dernieres annees, notamment pour la fabrication de capteurs de gaz (sip) et de circuits electroniques de puissance (sic). Les deformations et les defauts engendres dans ces deux materiaux lors de leur croissance (sic) ou de la production de composants (sip et sic) ont ete etudies non seulement pour comprendre leur origine, mais aussi pour diminuer leur importance en modifiant le procedes. Pour atteindre ces objectifs l'imagerie aux rayons x a ete choisie comme technique d'investigation, en exploitant les caracteristiques uniques du rayonnement x disponible sur la ligne de lumiere id19 de l'esrf (grenoble), telles que la grande taille du faisceau, sa coherence transversale, le large spectre et le flux important de photons. Le manuscrit comporte deux aspects complementaires : - un developpement instrumental concernant la realisation d'un diffractometre haute resolution apte a l'utilisation conjointe de la topographie et de la diffraction, ainsi qu'un developpement methodologique dedie a l'analyse de la forme et de la taille des images obtenues par topographie en rayonnement monochromatique dans le cas de deux geometries de montage du cristal. Cette derniere analyse a ete demontree de grande utilite afin de determiner des importants parametres tels que la courbure des echantillons et le desaccord parametrique entre une couche mince epitaxiee sur un substrat et le substrat meme. - l'application de l'imagerie aux rayons x aux deux materiaux etudies. Dans le cas du sip il s'agit de comparer deux procedes technologiques de realisation de fenetres : masques de nitrure de silicium ou bien implantation de phosphore. Les differentes configurations de topographies aux rayons x sont utilisees et permettent de suivre les defauts au cours de differentes etapes du procede. On peut noter, en particulier, la presence d'une distribution de desaccord parametrique dans le sip et l'existence de gradients de contrainte en bord de motif. Dans le cas du sic la croissance de lingots, par la methode de lely modifiee, a ete etudiee par topographie en exploitant les proprietes de haute energie des photons et de flux important qui ont permis de les analyser sans les decouper. De plus, grace aux proprietes de choerence du faisceau x nous avons visualise la presence dans le volume des cristaux de macro et micro-defauts par contraste de phase. Un recent procede technologique, la fabrication de couches minces de carbure de silicium sur isolant (sicoi) a ete etudie dans la derniere partie de ce travail de these.

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Robach, Odile. "Étude in situ de la croissance de Ag sur MgO(001) et de Ni/Ag(001), et étude de la nitruration du GaAs par diffusion de rayons X en incidence rasante." Université Joseph Fourier (Grenoble ; 1971-2015), 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997GRE10226.

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Un nouvel instrument est presente, qui permet l'elaboration d'interfaces dans une chambre ultra-vide et l'etude in situ de leur structure et de leur morphologie par diffusion des rayons x en incidence rasante (dxir). Il est installe sur la ligne de lumiere crg/if d32 de l'esrf. Une nouvelle description du mode de croissance de l'ag sur le mgo est proposee, dans laquelle, des 0. 2 monocouches (mc) d'ag deposees, le depot est sous forme d'ilots et la majorite de l'ag est relaxee. La signification physique de la fraction en site de l'ag est discutee, ainsi que les possibilites de calcul des positions atomiques dans un ilot d'ag deforme par les contraintes d'epitaxie dues au mgo. La preparation de surfaces de mgo bien adaptees aux etudes par dxir est decrite. Les phases presentes dans differents depots de ni sur ag (001) ont ete identifiees et caracterisees. A tous les montants de depots de 1 a 20 mc, trois phases coexistent : du ni en site, du ni (001) relaxe et du ni (011) 4h, qui forment des colonnes s'etendant jusqu'a la surface du depot. Une rugosification de l'ag liee au depot de ni a ete mise en evidence, ainsi que de fortes deformations de l'ag. La nitruration a l'aide d'une source d'azote a resonance cyclotron electronique (ecr) des surfaces (001) et (-1-1-1)b du gaas a ete etudiee. Pour former une couche de gan d'epaisseur bien definie il est preferable de separer la phase d'implantation des atomes d'azote dans le gaas de la phase de recuit declenchant la formation du gan. Des developpements de la technique d'analyse sont presentes, qui concernent en particulier les calculs de resolution instrumentale et l'analyse des donnees de diffusion aux petits angles en incidence rasante.

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"Injection Methods and Instrumentation for Serial X-ray Free Electron Laser Experiments." Doctoral diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.30049.

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abstract: Scientists have used X-rays to study biological molecules for nearly a century. Now with the X-ray free electron laser (XFEL), new methods have been developed to advance structural biology. These new methods include serial femtosecond crystallography, single particle imaging, solution scattering, and time resolved techniques. The XFEL is characterized by high intensity pulses, which are only about 50 femtoseconds in duration. The intensity allows for scattering from microscopic particles, while the short pulses offer a way to outrun radiation damage. XFELs are powerful enough to obliterate most samples in a single pulse. While this allows for a “diffract and destroy” methodology, it also requires instrumentation that can position microscopic particles into the X-ray beam (which may also be microscopic), continuously renew the sample after each pulse, and maintain sample viability during data collection. Typically these experiments have used liquid microjets to continuously renew sample. The high flow rate associated with liquid microjets requires large amounts of sample, most of which runs to waste between pulses. An injector designed to stream a viscous gel-like material called lipidic cubic phase (LCP) was developed to address this problem. LCP, commonly used as a growth medium for membrane protein crystals, lends itself to low flow rate jetting and so reduces the amount of sample wasted significantly. This work discusses sample delivery and injection for XFEL experiments. It reviews the liquid microjet method extensively, and presents the LCP injector as a novel device for serial crystallography, including detailed protocols for the LCP injector and anti-settler operation.
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Doctoral Dissertation Physics 2015

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Martin, Michael [Verfasser]. "Development of high throughput X-ray instrumentation for fast timing studies / vorgelegt von Michael Martin." 2009. http://d-nb.info/997932384/34.

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Majiet, Siradz. "Using internet-enabled remote instrumentation for research and training in physics: evaluation of different diffusion barriers for silver metallization." 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3656.

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>Magister Scientiae - MSc
The growth of the Internet has led to many interesting developments for both educational and commercial purposes. In this project an attempt was made to use the Internet for a research purpose to facilitate the determination of the thermal stability of diffusion barriers. Another purpose of this thesis is to investigate the teaching and training use of the Internet through the development of online interactive tools and activities as well as materials. The training aspects are mentioned as it is hoped that this thesis can serve as a form of documentation of the use of the Internet, while the central part was the determination of thermal stability of TiN, TaN and TiW diffusion barriers on Ag.

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Garai, Baishali. "Development and Performance Study of Thick Gas Electron Multiplier (THGEM) Based Radiation Detector." Thesis, 2013. http://etd.iisc.ernet.in/2005/3440.

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Radiations can be classified as either ionizing or non-ionizing according to whether it ionizes or does not ionize the medium through which they propagate. X-rays photons and gamma rays are the typical examples of ionizing radiations whereas radiowave, heat or visible light are examples of non ionizing radiations. UV photons have some features of both ionizing and non-ionizing radiation. Both ionizing and non-ionizing radiation can be harmful to living organisms and to the natural environment. Hence the detection and measurement of radiation is very important for the well being of living organisms as well as the natural environment. Not only for safety reasons, have radiation detectors found their applications in various fields including medical physics, nuclear and particle physics, astronomy and homeland security. Industrial sectors that use radiation detection include medical imaging, security and baggage scanning, the nuclear power industry and defense. Gas electron multiplier (GEM) is one of the most successful representatives of gaseous detectors used for UV photon and X-ray photon detection. Recently there is a growing demand for large area photon detectors with sensitivity reaching to the level of single photon. They are used in spectroscopy and imaging in astronomy high energy physics experiments etc. Thick GEM (THGEM) is a mechanical expansion of standard GEM. It has all the necessary requirements needed for large area detector and offers a multiplication factor that permits efficient detection of light. Hence, the development and performance study of THGEM based radiation detector is chosen as the topic of study in the present thesis. The initial part of the thesis contains simulation studies carried out for the understanding the working of the detector and the effect of various design parameters of THGEM for the above said applications. Different steps for the fabrication of THGEM and the technical challenges faced during the process are discussed. In the view of application of the fabricated THGEM for UV photon detection, cesium iodide photocathode is prepared using thin film technology and characterized. The performance of the photocathode under various operating conditions is studied in terms of its photoemission property. The effect of vacuum treatment on the photoemission property of the photocathode exposed to moist air is studied in detail. A major portion of this thesis focuses on maximizing the detection efficiency of the UV photon detector realized using the fabricated THGEM coupled with the cesium iodide photocathode. Simulations are used at different stages to interpret the experimental observations. The electron spectrum obtained from the detector under study was analyzed. The dependence of secondary effect like photon feedback on the operating parameters is also discussed. The last portion of the thesis deals with the application of THGEM as an X-ray detector. The performance is evaluated in terms of the gain and energy resolution achieved. The thesis is organized as follows: Chapter 1 is divided into two sections. Section A gives a general introduction to different types of radiation detectors found in the present day and their working principles. This is followed by discussion about gas ionization based detector and its working principle in detail. A brief literature survey of the different types of micropattern gas detectors is also given in this section. In Section B of this chapter GEM and THGEM are introduced with discussion about their working principle and areas of application. Chapter 2 deals with the simulation study of THGEM undertaken to have a clear understanding of the detector’s working. Section A of this chapter gives an overview of the simulation tools used for the present thesis in particular ANSYS and GARFIELD. Section B presents the results of the simulation study highlighting the effects of different geometrical and operating parameters on the electric field distribution in and around the THGEM aperture. The relevance of the study to the detectors performance is discussed vividly for all the cases. In Chapter 3, the details of the different steps involved in THGEM fabrication are given. Design aspects involved, fabrication of the THGEM using standard PCB technology coupled with photolithography technique are discussed in this chapter. This is followed by an elaborate description of the test setup used for all the performance study. Preface In the view of application of THGEM as a UV photon detector, cesium iodide photocathode was prepared and characterized. Chapter 4 discusses about the CsI photocathode preparation and its characterization for the above said application. Photoemission property of the photocathode was analyzed under various operating parameters. The effect of vacuum treatment on the photocathode performance is a new aspect of this thesis. Its correlation with the microstructure of the film is reported for the first time. Chapter 5 deals with the application of THGEM as a UV photon detector. The study mainly focuses on the improvement of the detection efficiency of the detector. The effect of drift parameters on the electron transfer efficiency and hence on the detection efficiency of the detector is a major contribution of this thesis. There are no literature available which discusses this aspect of a UV photon detector. The experimental study has been supported with simulation results. In addition to the study on detection efficiency, electron spectrum has also been acquired from the UV photon detector. The spectrum has been analyzed under various operating conditions. Discussions about secondary effects like photon feedback prevailing in the detector output are also present in this chapter. Chapter 6 presents the results of THGEM as an X-ray detector. The performance of the detector has been evaluated in terms of the effective gain and energy resolution achieved under different operating conditions. The gain instability with time and its uniformity across the THGEM area are also studied. The effect of drift field on the energy resolution and its correlation with ETE is a new aspect of this work. Chapter 7 summarizes the salient features of the work presented in this thesis. Also the scope of future work based on this thesis is discussed at the end of the chapter.

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Ley, Paul J. (Joseph) 1980. "An in-vitro comparison of working length determination between a digital system and conventional film when source-film/sensor distance and exposure time are modified." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/1928.

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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Accurate determination of working length during endodontic therapy is a crucial step in achieving a predictable outcome. This is determined by the use of electronic apex locators, tactile perception, and knowledge of average tooth lengths and/or dental radiography whether digital or conventional is utilized. It is the aim of this study to determine if there is a difference between Schick digital radiography and Kodak Insight conventional film in accurately determining working lengths when modifying exposure time and source-film/sensor distance. Twelve teeth with size 15 K-flex files at varying known lengths from the anatomical apex were mounted in a resin-plaster mix to simulate bone density. Each tooth was radiographed while varying the source-film/sensor distance and exposure 122 time. Four dental professionals examined the images and films independently. Ten images and 10 films were selected at random and re-examined to determine each examiner?s repeatability. The error in working length was calculated as the observed value minus the known working length for each tooth type. A mixed-effects, full-factorial analysis of variance (ANOVA) model was used to model the error in working length. Included in the ANOVA model were fixed effects for type of image, distance, exposure time, and all two-way and three-way interactions. The repeatability of each examiner for each film type was assessed by estimating the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC). The repeatability of each examiner on digital film was good with ICCs ranging from 0.67 to 1.0. Repeatability on the conventional film was poor with ICCs varying from -0.29 to 0.55.We found there was an overall difference between the conventional and digital films (p < 0.001). After adjusting for the effects of distance and exposure time, the error in the working length from the digital image was 0.1 mm shorter (95% CI: 0.06, 0.14) than the error in the working length from the film image. There was no difference among distances (p = 0.999) nor exposure time (p = 0.158) for film or images. Based on the results of our study we conclude that although there is a statistically significant difference, there is no clinically significant difference between digital radiography and conventional film when exposure time and source-film/sensor distance are adjusted.

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