Spectral response of pixellated semiconductor X-ray detectors

X-ray imaging with energy resolution can be performed using a detector matrix bonded to a photon counting CMOS readout circuit as the MEDIPIX2 chip. In previous experiments it has been shown that charge sharing between neighboring pixels plays an important role in the formation of the image and especially for the spectral information in the image. Charge sharing is caused both by the localization of the initial energy deposition and by diffusion during the transport of the charge to the readout electrode. In this work we have studied different factors that can effect the energy resolution in pixellated X-ray imaging detectors. Results are compared to experimental data