@article{SendAbboudHartmannetal.2013,
  author    = {Send, Sebastian and Abboud, Ali and Hartmann, Robert and Huth, M. and Leitenberger, Wolfram and Pashniak, N. and Schmidt, J. and Str{\"u}der, Lothar and Pietsch, Ullrich},
  title     = {Characterization of a pnCCD for applications with synchrotron radiation},
  series = {Nuclear instruments \& methods in physics research : a journal on accelerators, instrumentation and techniques applied to research in nuclear and atomic physics, materials science and related fields in physics ; A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment},
  volume    = {711},
  journal   = {Nuclear instruments \& methods in physics research : a journal on accelerators, instrumentation and techniques applied to research in nuclear and atomic physics, materials science and related fields in physics ; A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0168-9002},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.nima.2013.01.044},
  pages     = {132 -- 142},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {In this work we study the response of a pnCCD by means of X-ray spectroscopy in the energy range between 6 key and 20 key and by Laue diffraction techniques. The analyses include measurements of characteristic detector parameters like energy resolution, count rate capability and effects of different gain settings. The limit of a single photon counting operation in white beam X-ray diffraction experiments is discussed with regard to the occurrence of pile-up events, for which the energy information about individual photons is lost. In case of monochromatic illumination the pnCCD can be used as a fast conventional CCD with a charge handling capacity (CHC) of about 300,000 electrons per pixel. If the CHC is exceeded, any surplus charge will spill to neighboring pixels perpendicular to the transfer direction due to electrostatic repulsion. The possibilities of increasing the number of storable electrons are investigated for different voltage settings by exposing a single pixel with X-rays generated by a microfocus X-ray source. The pixel binning mode is tested as an alternative approach that enables a pnCCD operation with significantly shorter readout times.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ShashevKupschLangeetal.2017,
  author    = {Shashev, Yury and Kupsch, Andreas and Lange, Axel and Evsevleev, Sergei and M{\"u}ller, Bernd R. and Osenberg, Markus and Manke, Ingo and Hentschel, Manfred P. and Bruno, Giovanni},
  title     = {Optimizing the visibility of X-ray phase grating interferometry},
  series = {Materials testing : Materialpr{\"u}fung ; materials and components, technology and application},
  volume    = {59},
  journal   = {Materials testing : Materialpr{\"u}fung ; materials and components, technology and application},
  publisher = {Hanser},
  address   = {M{\"u}nchen},
  issn      = {0025-5300},
  doi       = {10.3139/120.111097},
  pages     = {974 -- 980},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The performance of grating interferometers coming up now for imaging interfaces within materials depends on the efficiency (visibility) of their main component, namely the phase grating. Therefore, experiments with monochromatic synchrotron radiation and corresponding simulations are carried out. The visibility of a phase grating is optimized by different photon energies, varying detector to grating distances and continuous rotation of the phase grating about the grid lines. Such kind of rotation changes the projected grating shapes, and thereby the distribution profiles of phase shifts. This yields higher visibilities than derived from ideal rectangular shapes. By continuous grating rotation and variation of the propagation distance, we achieve 2D visibility maps. Such maps provide the visibility for a certain combination of grating orientation and detector position. Optimum visibilities occur at considerably smaller distances than in the standard setup.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MagkosKupschBruno2021,
  author    = {Magkos, Sotirios and Kupsch, Andreas and Bruno, Giovanni},
  title     = {Suppression of cone-beam artefacts with Direct Iterative Reconstruction Computed Tomography Trajectories (DIRECTT)},
  series = {Journal of imaging : open access journal},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {Journal of imaging : open access journal},
  number    = {8},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2313-433X},
  doi       = {10.3390/jimaging7080147},
  pages     = {9},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The reconstruction of cone-beam computed tomography data using filtered back-projection algorithms unavoidably results in severe artefacts. We describe how the Direct Iterative Reconstruction of Computed Tomography Trajectories (DIRECTT) algorithm can be combined with a model of the artefacts for the reconstruction of such data. The implementation of DIRECTT results in reconstructed volumes of superior quality compared to the conventional algorithms.},
  language  = {en}
}