As leader in its field, El-Mul’s integrated detection solutions demonstrate its pioneering spirit. Our turn-key systems combine novel or traditional charged particle sensors, optical modules and electronics, all selected and optimized for each of our customer’s instrument requirements.
With an increased range of proprietary scintillators, newly developed electronics modules and close collaboration with several solid state, MCP and PMT manufacturers, we consistently meet the increasing challenges of detection in state-of-the-art instrumentation.
For each instrument and application, we push technology to the edge, increasing speed, collection efficiency and SNR or reducing the footprint and cost, always raising up to our customers’ challenges.
OEM SOLUTIONS
El-Mul part of Exosens prides itself on maintaining long-standing relationships with its OEM partners. Based on mutual trust and continuous interaction, El-Mul translates its expertise into a clear value for the end users. We offer comprehensive solutions, starting with design of sensors, electronics, mechanics and optics, through to serial manufacturing of complete detection modules.
For every defined target, be it commercial or technological, we assess a range of possible solutions. The unique parameters and constraints of the OEM system are considered through an innovative yet methodological approach. By applying thorough analysis and optimization, we turn novel concepts into a tailored device.
Our R&D team is focused and effective, promising a short design cycle and resulting in a cost-effective investment and a short time to market.
TAILOR DESIGN
El-Mul’s continuously growing IP portfolio serves as a basis for its unique business proposition. For every OEM tool or instrument we consider its specific requirements. We come to the drawing board with the unique operating conditions, available footprint, performance requirements and interfaces that our customer provides and convert a set of specifications into a fully designed and operational sub-system.
A tailor-design development project will progress from product definition, through conceptual design to detailed design. Our customers enjoy a transparent, collaborative process, with predetermined design reviews and a lot of informal interaction. In many ways El-Mul’s team works as an extension of its customer’s team. Once the customer approves the design, prototypes are manufactured, qualified in El-Mul’s laboratory and forwarded for installation and evaluation on the customer’s site.
El-Mul’s tailor-design approach consistently delivers unique products which meet and accede OEM customer expectations.
► Modeling
Reaching an optimized design while minimizing the design cycle (time to market) requires the use of advanced modeling capabilities. At El-Mul, we have developed extensive proprietary modeling methodologies:
- 3D simulations of the magnetic and electric fields of complex structures (instrument, detection system and neighboring components)
- Effect of EM fields on charged particle trajectories
- Simulations of electron/ion-slowing processes with generation of secondary and back-scattered electrons/ions
- Optimization of detection efficiency for various detector configurations
- Overcoming high voltage holding constraints at critical points
- Maximizing light transport from scintillators through light-guides to photon detectors
- The modeling results in a robust and reliable concept which becomes the basis for the actual design.
► Component Selection And Development
As a developer and integrator of novel solutions El-Mul is always up to date with emerging components and technologies that could be utilized in such solutions. We actively work with components vendors to modify and optimize components in a way that will bring El-Mul’s detectors to new levels of performance.
El-Mul takes pride in its comprehensive knowledge and its ability to draw on this knowledge when developing, identifying and selecting state of the art components to achieve the most challenging performance requirements.
► Mechanical Engineering
El-Mul’s team of mechanical engineers brings with it many years of experience. From miniature subsystems to large vacuum chambers, our expertise covers aspects of vacuum holding, high voltage holding, optical components, mechanical and electrical interfaces and integration of components, modules and full systems.
► Electronics Engineering
El-Mul designs the electronics necessary for operating our detectors. These include active and passive voltage dividers, in-vacuum pre-amplifiers and air-amplifiers. El-Mul’s electronics design consistently meets the challenges of wide dynamic range, low noise and high bandwidth. Our electronics design is inter-twined and complements our mechanical design.
► System Design
El-Mul’s system design includes all aspects of detection systems. We see ourselves as an extension of our customers’ design team, ensuring our product’s smooth integration into our customer’s instrument.
Relying on many years of collective experience, our system design includes:
- “Out-of-the-box” detection concepts
- Analysis of performance and operational requirements
- Modelling and optimization of detection concepts
- Mechanical design, including vacuum holding and material compatibility
- Electronics design, such as voltage dividers and amplifiers both in and out of vacuum
- Electrical design including high voltage holding
- Optics design
- Sensor selection
- Scintillator material and process selection
- Compliance with industry standards
From component level to full detection system level, we push technology to the edge. Be it mechanical constraints, high voltage holding, signal amplification, response time, vacuum compatibility or safety requirements – we deliver full solutions, meeting and exceeding our customers’ expectations.
CONTRACT MANUFACTURE
El-Mul prides itself on maintaining long-standing relationships with its OEM partners. Based on mutual trust and continuous interaction, El-Mul translates its expertise into a clear value for the end users. We offer comprehensive solutions, starting with design of sensors, electronics, mechanics and optics, through to serial manufacturing of complete detection modules.
For every defined target, be it commercial or technological, we assess a range of possible solutions. The unique parameters and constraints of the OEM system are considered through an innovative yet methodological approach. By applying thorough analysis and optimization, we turn novel concepts into a tailored device.
Our R&D team is focused and effective, promising a short design cycle and resulting in a cost-effective investment and a short time to market.