High speed crystallography detector

An area sensor device for detecting x-rays, said area sensor device comprising

• one or more hybrid area sensor means for detecting x-rays, each of said hybrid area sensor means comprising
• detector array chip means for conversion of said x-rays to electron-hole pairs, said detector array chip means comprising a plurality of detectors,
• readout array chip means electrically connected to said detector array chip means, said readout array chip means comprising
• a plurality of unit cells each unit cell comprising two or more storage means, including a last storage means, for receiving electrical signals from a corresponding one of said detectors during a sequence of time intervals,
• said unit cell comprising readout circuitry means for continuous integration of the signals received by said storage means and for read out after integration of the last storage means.

A device for analysis of x-ray data from an x-ray source, said device comprising

• one or more hybrid area sensor means for detecting x-rays, each of said hybrid area sensor means comprising
• detector array chip means for conversion of said x-rays to electron-hole pairs, said detector array chip means comprising a plurality of detectors,
• readout array chip means electrically connected to said detector array chip means, said readout array chip means comprising
• a plurality of unit cells each unit cell comprising two or more storage means for storing charge from said electron-hole pairs from a corresponding one of said detectors during a sequence of time intervals, one of said storage means being a last storage means
• said unit cell comprising readout circuitry means for snapshot integration of the signals received by said storage means and for read out after integration of the last storage means,
• drive electronics means on said readout array chip means for providing timing pulses and biases for signals from said storage means to output electronics, said drive electronics means providing an integration cycle,
• wherein the integration cycles of each of a plurality of unit cell readout circuits begin at substantially the same time and a new integration cycle proceeds only after said plurality of unit cell charges is read out as unit cell data,
• said output electronics means comprising means for converting analog signals stored on said storage means to digital signals and for storing said digital signals, and
• data processor means for accessing said digital signals from the output electronics.

An area sensor device for detecting x-rays, said area sensor device comprising

• one or more hybrid area sensor means for detecting x-rays, each of said hybrid area sensor means comprising
• detector array chip means for conversion of said x-rays to electron-hole pairs, said detector array chip means comprising a plurality of detectors,
• readout array chip means electrically connected to said detector array chip means,
• said readout array chip means comprising
• a plurality of unit cells each unit cell comprising two or more storage means for storing charge from said electron-hole pairs from a corresponding one of said detectors during a sequence of time intervals, one of said storage means being a last storage means,
• said unit cell comprising readout circuitry means for snapshot integration of the signals received by said storage means and for read out after integration of the last storage means.

A device for analysis of x-ray data from an x-ray source, said device comprising

• one or more hybrid area sensor means for detecting x-rays, each of said hybrid area sensor means comprising
• detector array chip means for conversion of said x-rays to electron-hole pairs, said detector array chip means comprising a plurality of detectors,
• readout array chip means electrically connected to said detector array chip means, said readout array chip means comprising
• a plurality of unit cells each unit cell comprising a sequence of storage means for storing electrical signals from a corresponding one of said detectors during a sequence of time intervals,
• said unit cell comprising readout circuitry means for a sequence of snapshot integrations of the signals received by said storage means and for read out after the last of said sequence of snapshot integrations,
• drive electronics means on said readout array chip means for providing timing pulses and biases for signals from said storage means to output electronics, said drive electronics means providing an integration period for each unit cell readout circuit,
• means for switching the electrical signal from one of a plurality of storage means in each unit cell to a next storage means in said sequence,
• wherein the integration period of each of a plurality of unit cell readout circuits begins at the time that said electrical signal is switched,
• said output electronics means comprising means for converting analog signals stored on said storage means to digital signals and for storing said digital signals, and
• data processor means for accessing said digital signals from the output electronics.

An area sensor device for detecting x-rays, said area sensor device comprising

• one or more hybrid area sensor means for detecting x-rays, each of said hybrid area sensor means comprising
• detector array chip means for conversion of said x-rays to electron-hole pairs, said detector array chip means comprising a plurality of detectors,
• readout array chip means electrically connected to said detector array chip means,
• said readout array chip means comprising
• a plurality of unit cells each unit cell comprising a sequence of storage means for storing electrical signals from a corresponding one of said detectors during a sequence of time intervals,
• said unit cell comprising readout circuitry means for a sequence of snapshot integrations of the signals received by said storage means and for read out after the last of said sequence of snapshot integrations.