Many challenges in modern X-ray and neutron detection require not only high resolution, large field of view and superb sensitivity, but also to capture high quality data faster and make the best use of valuable experimental / beam time. However, large area CCD technology is performance-limited in this regard. Even the fastest CCDs lack frame rates required for fast radiographic imaging applications including computed tomography or dynamic in situ, in operando processes.

The Balor-X sCMOS platform is the perfect instrument to address this fundamental challenge!

A revolutionary, very large field of view, fast readout sCMOS detector for indirect X-ray and neutron detection. Balor-X, utilizes a sensor that is unique to Andor and is capable of ripping along at up to 54 frames per second at full 16.9 MP resolution, whilst remarkably, maintaining an exceptionally low < 3 electrons read noise. The 12 µm pixels offer deep well depth and an on-chip multi-amplifier design means a large 16 bit dynamic range can be captured within a single image, ideal for analyzing highintensity signals and/or samples with wide range absorbances. With a 70 mm sensor diagonal, Balor-X is the largest commercially available sCMOS camera for indirect neutron & hard X-ray applications including radiographic imaging and computed tomography, scattering (SAXS, WAXS) and diffraction (X-ray crystallography) imaging. It enables the rapid acquisition of high contrast imaging of larger samples in the field of material science, structural engineering, biology, energy research, fluid dynamics, archaeology and mineralogy.

Balor-X is the perfect solution for imaging large samples, complex inner structures and dynamic behaviour at high speeds. Its fast 54 fps can be cropped to further increase frame rate. A 0.5 Megapixel image can be captured at 1,600 Hz!