@article{LeitenbergerHartmannPietschetal.2008, author = {Leitenberger, Wolfram and Hartmann, Robert and Pietsch, Ullrich and Andritschke, Robert and Starke, Ines and Str{\"u}der, Lothar}, title = {Application of a pnCCD in X-ray diffraction : a three-dimensional X-ray detector}, doi = {10.1107/S0909049508018931}, year = {2008}, abstract = {The first application of a pnCCD detector for X-ray scattering experiments using white synchrotron radiation at BESSY II is presented. A Cd arachidate multilayer was investigated in reflection geometry within the energy range 7 keV < E < 35 keV. At fixed angle of incidence the two-dimensional diffraction pattern containing several multilayer Bragg peaks and respective diffuse-resonant Bragg sheets were observed. Since every pixel of the detector is able to determine the energy of every incoming photon with a resolution Delta E/E similar or equal to 10(-2). a three-dimensional dataset is finally obtained. In order to achieve this energy resolution the detector was operated in the so-called single-photon- counting mode. A full dataset was evaluated taking into account all photons recorded within 10(5) detector frames at a readout rate of 200 Hz. By representing the data in reciprocal-space coordinates, it becomes obvious that this experiment with the pnCCD detector provides the same information as that obtained by combining a large number of monochromatic scattering experiments using conventional area detectors.}, language = {en} }