Event Analysis transforms RAW pnCCD frames into a structured set of photon events with defined position and energy. Starting from digitised pixel data, calibration and correction steps are applied before identifying and reconstructing individual X-ray interactions, including those spread across multiple pixels due to charge sharing.

Key Feaures

• Process RAW pnCCD frames into physically meaningful photon events

• Apply offset, common mode and gain corrections using stored calibration maps

• Convert digitised pixel values into calibrated photon energies

• Identify and reconstruct multi-pixel events caused by charge cloud spreading

• Suppress noise contributions using pixel-wise noise characterisation

• Generate event maps containing spatial and energy information

• Enable full reprocessing of datasets during offline analysis

Smart Counting is an advanced analysis mode built on top of event analysis, designed for high-flux measurements where individual photon events can no longer be reliably separated. By exploiting known energy relationships in monochromatic or limited-energy experiments, Smart Counting improves photon counting accuracy in the presence of pile-up.

Key Feaures

• Operate on event analysis results in high-flux measurement regimes

• Identify pile-up peaks formed by multiple photons detected simultaneously

• Use known photon energies to classify pile-up peak order

• Recalculate photon counts by statistically weighting pile-up contributions

• Improve counting accuracy beyond classical event separation limits

• Support high-rate monochromatic imaging and photon counting applications