EIGER2 Upgrade: New Features for Advanced X-Ray Diffraction Experiments

Hybrid photon counting (HPC) X-ray detectors are crucial ingredients for cutting-edge synchrotron research [1] by providing noise-free detection with advanced acquisition modes.In this regard, the latest HPC detector generation EIGER2 is setting new performance standards that push current horizons in X-ray science.These detectors combine all advantages of previous HPC detector generations while offering (i) 75 µm × 75 µm pixel size, (ii) kilohertz frame rates, (iii) negligible dead time (100 ns), and (iv) count rates of more than 107 photons per pixel.