Advacam

Advacam
Company typePrivate
Founded2013
FounderJan Sohar, Jan Jakůbek
Headquarters
Prague
,
Czech Republic
Websitehttps://www.advacam.com

Advacam is a technology company based in the Czech Republic, producing radiation imaging pixel detectors and partical[clarify] tracking cameras for various industries, including space dosimetry, material analysis, electron microscopy, and non-distractive testing. It is a spin-off of the Institute of Technical and Experimental Physics of Czech Technical University in Prague[1] and the Medipix Collaboration based at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).[2] The company was founded by Jan Sohar and Jan Jakůbek[3] in 2013.[4][5]

Technology

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Advacam grew from research conducted within the framework of scientific collaboration for high-energy physics initiated in the 1990s in the CERN.[2] The technologies of Medipix and Timepix, which are single-photon counting chips, were initially developed for the ATLAS experiment within the Large Hadron Collider. Every pixel in these devices counts each photon that reaches the detector's surface, simultaneously measuring the energy of the detected radiation. This technology enables high-contrast spectral X-ray imaging capable of differentiating between materials.[6]

Applications

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Photon counting technology can be used in many fields, including commercial manufacturing and science. Advacam detectors are applied in:

  • Material analysis – Advacam detectors can test the quality of electrons, polymers, alloys, or minerals.[7]
  • Non-destructive testing – The cameras can discover microscopic defects in welds and various materials, including lightweight materials such as composites.
  • Radiation detection – When combined with drones or moving robots, the technology can locate a source of radiation.[8]
  • Space weather monitoring and forecasting – Advacam detectors are used on the ISS to detect incoming particles and map and monitor radiation on several space missions, including the NASA Artemis program.[9]
  • Biomedicine – Particle detection is used in cancer research and biomechanics.[10][11]
  • Research and education.[12]

Products

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  • MiniPIX
  • AdvaPIX
  • WidePIX

Customers or users are for example NASA, ESA, Boeing, Blue Origin,[13] OneWeb[14] or Anton Paar[15]

Spin-off companies

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  • Radalytica offers robots for non-destructive testing.[16]
  • AdvaScope specializes in systems for electron microscopes.[17]
  • InsightArt brings solutions for art testing.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^ "Czech Space Alliance (czechspace.eu)". www.czechspace.eu. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ^ a b "Advacam s.r.o. | medipix.web.cern.ch". medipix.web.cern.ch. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  3. ^ "Jan Jakubek". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  4. ^ "EY Technologický podnikatel roku". ey.com (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  5. ^ "ADVACAM Experts in Photon Counting - Imaging the Unseen". Advacam. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  6. ^ "ADVACAM Photon Counting Detector Technology Manufacturer". Advacam. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  7. ^ "Real-Time Mineral X-Ray Analysis for Efficient and Sustainable Mining" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  8. ^ "Localization of sources of ionizing radiation using a group of small unmanned aircraft with Compton camera detectors (RaDron)". Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  9. ^ "Timepix for Aerospace | Knowledge Transfer". kt.cern. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  10. ^ "Spectroscopic X-ray imaging now certified for medical use". medipix.web.cern.ch. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  11. ^ "CERN detector could help to improve head tumour radiotherapy". CERN. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  12. ^ Parcerisas, D; Ballabriga, R; Amorós, E; Argudo, A; Campbell, M; Casas, L; Christodoulou, P; Colomé, R; Corrons, D; Curcó, V; Enajas, M; Granja, C; Grauges, E; Gou, A; Lleó, E (2022-01-19). "ADMIRA project: teaching particle physics at high school with Timepix detectors". Physics Education. 57 (2): 025018. Bibcode:2022PhyEd..57b5018P. doi:10.1088/1361-6552/ac4143. ISSN 0031-9120.
  13. ^ Nová, Eliška (2024-04-04). "Česká firma se umí podívat do kosmu, těla i obrazů a ukázat, co je skryté. Vyhlídly si ji NASA i Boeing". CzechCrunch (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-04-28.
  14. ^ "OneWeb confirms successful deployment of 16 satellites including next-generation JoeySat". OneWeb. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  15. ^ "XRD Detection Units". Anton-Paar. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  16. ^ "Radalytica". www.czech-aerospace.cz. Moravský letecký klastr. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  17. ^ "AdvaScope: další zářez pro brněnskou elektronovou mikroskopii". www.jic.cz. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  18. ^ "CERN technology helps rediscover lost painting by Raphael". medipix.web.cern.ch. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  19. ^ "Když to neuvidíme my, neuvidí to nikdo. O špičkové české detektory má zájem NASA i Boeing" (in Czech). Týdeník Hrot. 2024-04-28. Retrieved 2024-04-28.
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