Large, full field of view active area, high sensitivity, no detector background and optimum resolution are the most important characteristics of a SAXS detector.
The large field of view area collects the whole SAXS signal, isotropic or anisotropic, in a single shot. High detection efficiency and zero intrinsic background provide an outstanding peak-to-background ratio for highest sensitivity to weakly scattering samples. Small pixel size results in optimum resolution for clear separation of every scattering feature.
The 2-D VÅNTEC-500 and VÅNTEC-2000 detectors, based on Bruker's proprietary MIKROGAPTM technology, are brilliant at all these characteristics and thus ideal SAXS detectors.