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Detector

The detectors read per dwell point: a fluorescence spectrometer (XRF), pixel detectors (ptychography / diffraction), and flux counters. PVs verified against startup/20-detectors.py, 20-eiger.py, 21-xspress3.py.

Enclosure: 3-ID-C.

Note

A scanning-probe measurement reads several of these at once: the EnergyDispersiveSpectrometer for element maps, a Camera pixel detector for ptychography or diffraction, and the flux counters for normalization. Which detectors are live vs dormant duplicates is a staff question (CAM-1).

Name Family PV Key specs Replaceable Status
FluorescenceSpectrometer EnergyDispersiveSpectrometer XF:03IDC-ES{Xsp:1}: Xspress3 energy-dispersive fluorescence detector (4 channels C1-C4), the XRF-mapping detector; presents the Sensor Role. A second unit xspress3_mk2 is at XF:03IDC-ES{Xsp:2}. Vendor (Quantum Detectors) and element count pending (DET-1). confirm
MerlinDetector Camera XF:03IDC-ES{Merlin:1} Merlin pixel detector (class HxnMerlinDetector, instance merlin1) for ptychography / coherent diffraction; a second merlin2 is at {Merlin:2}. Reuses Camera (the Diamond Eiger->Camera precedent). confirm
EigerDetector Camera XF:03IDC-ES{Det:Eiger1M} Eiger 1M pixel detector (class HxnEigerDetector, instance eiger1) for ptychography. confirm
DexelaDetector Camera XF:03IDC-ES{Dexela:1} Dexela flat-panel detector (class HxnDexelaDetector, instance dexela1) for wide-field diffraction. confirm
FluxCounter GenericProbe XF:03IDC-ES{Sclr Scaler-counted ion-chamber / diode flux channels (sclr1..sclr3) for per-point normalization; read-only Sensor-side. Exact channel map pending (DIAG-1). confirm