A compact flat-response x-ray detector for the radiation flux in the range from 1.6 keV to 4.4 keV

Abstract

A band-pass flat-response x-ray detector is designed to measure the absolute M-band x-ray flux. The detector comprises an x-ray diode and a compound filter that is carefully designed to achieve the desired response function in the range from 1.6 to 4.4 keV, i.e. the flatness of the spectral response is better than 5%. The designed response function is in excellent agreement with the calibrated one, indicating that the x-ray detector with various responses can be achieved with the state-of-art fabrication technique.