Revealing Order, Size, and Shape Below the Surface
SAXS is widely used to investigate particle size distributions, porosity, interfaces, and long-range order in non-crystalline or partially ordered systems. It enables researchers to track changes in soft matter, biological samples in solution, and gases during phase transitions, reactions, or environmental exposure. Because SAXS is non-destructive and applicable to a wide range of sample types, it plays a central role in materials science, polymer research, pharmaceuticals, and structural biology. Sydor Technologies supports SAXS measurements with high dynamic range, fast time-resolved detectors at synchrotrons, lab-based sources, and XFELs.
Advanced Detectors Enable Improved SAXS Measurements
SAXS relies on the ability to detect subtle angular deviations in X-Ray scattering patterns. Sydor Technologies provides detectors with the dynamic range, sensitivity, and temporal resolution needed to capture this information clearly and reliably. Our solutions are optimized for time-resolved and high-throughput SAXS applications, supporting both steady-state and transient studies. From mapping nanoparticle assembly to understanding protein aggregation or characterizing structural polymers, SAXS enables detailed insight into complex systems. Sydor Technologies works with academic institutions, industrial labs, and large-scale facilities to support SAXS measurements that drive innovation in materials development, life sciences, and energy research.
Sydor Capabilities
- High dynamic range detectors — Capture weak small-angle scattering signals with low background and high sensitivity, with less noise than a CCD.
- Time-resolved SAXS systems — Enable real-time structural studies during dynamic processes, reactions, or environmental changes
- Synchronization and triggering — Align SAXS data collection with pulsed sources, mechanical actuators, or pump-probe excitation
- Beamline integration — Customize detection geometry and timing systems to match synchrotron or FEL beamline configurations
- Framing and streak cameras — Support complementary measurements during combined SAXS and wide-angle or emission diagnostics
- Increase active measurement area with mosaic detector arrangement — possibility to enable the study of larger particles by building a detector array from multiple chips.
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