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Enum: Detector

Types of detectors for structural biology

URI: valuesets:Detector

Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description Advantages Applications Examples
DIRECT_ELECTRON Direct electron detector (DED) high DQE, fast readout K2, K3, Falcon, DE-series
CCD charge-coupled-device detector CHMO:0002245 Charge-coupled device camera legacy EM, some crystallography
CMOS Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor detector fast readout, low noise
HYBRID_PIXEL Hybrid pixel detector photon counting, zero noise Pilatus, Eiger
PHOTOSTIMULABLE_PHOSPHOR Photostimulable phosphor (image plate) legacy crystallography

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Name Description
detector Types of detectors for structural biology

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: Detector
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Types of detectors for structural biology
title: Detector
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  DIRECT_ELECTRON:
    text: DIRECT_ELECTRON
    description: Direct electron detector (DED)
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: K2, K3, Falcon, DE-series
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: high DQE, fast readout
  CCD:
    text: CCD
    description: Charge-coupled device camera
    meaning: CHMO:0002245
    annotations:
      applications:
        tag: applications
        value: legacy EM, some crystallography
    title: charge-coupled-device detector
  CMOS:
    text: CMOS
    description: Complementary metal-oxide semiconductor detector
    annotations:
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: fast readout, low noise
  HYBRID_PIXEL:
    text: HYBRID_PIXEL
    description: Hybrid pixel detector
    annotations:
      examples:
        tag: examples
        value: Pilatus, Eiger
      advantages:
        tag: advantages
        value: photon counting, zero noise
  PHOTOSTIMULABLE_PHOSPHOR:
    text: PHOTOSTIMULABLE_PHOSPHOR
    description: Photostimulable phosphor (image plate)
    annotations:
      applications:
        tag: applications
        value: legacy crystallography