Enum: DetectorTechnologyEnum

Generic detector technologies for structural biology imaging

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
direct_electron_detector	None	Direct electron detector for cryo-EM (e
ccd	None	Charge-coupled device camera
cmos	None	Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor detector
hybrid_photon_counting	None	Hybrid pixel photon counting detector for X-ray crystallography
scintillator_coupled	None	Scintillator-coupled indirect detection
imaging_plate	None	Imaging plate detector
film	None	Photographic film

Slots

Name	Description
detector_technology	Generic detector technology type

Comments

Separates detector technology from manufacturer/model for better ontology mapping
Use detector_manufacturer and detector_model fields for specific equipment details

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/lambda-ber-schema/

LinkML Source

name: DetectorTechnologyEnum
description: Generic detector technologies for structural biology imaging
comments:
- Separates detector technology from manufacturer/model for better ontology mapping
- Use detector_manufacturer and detector_model fields for specific equipment details
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lambda-ber-schema/
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  direct_electron_detector:
    text: direct_electron_detector
    description: Direct electron detector for cryo-EM (e.g., Gatan K2/K3, ThermoFisher
      Falcon, DirectElectron DE-64)
    comments:
    - Modern cryo-EM detectors with direct electron counting capability
  ccd:
    text: ccd
    description: Charge-coupled device camera
    comments:
    - Used in both cryo-EM (older systems) and X-ray crystallography
  cmos:
    text: cmos
    description: Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor detector
    comments:
    - Used in both cryo-EM and X-ray crystallography (e.g., Rigaku HyPix, Bruker PIXIUM)
  hybrid_photon_counting:
    text: hybrid_photon_counting
    description: Hybrid pixel photon counting detector for X-ray crystallography
    comments:
    - Modern X-ray detectors (e.g., Dectris EIGER/PILATUS, Bruker PHOTON)
  scintillator_coupled:
    text: scintillator_coupled
    description: Scintillator-coupled indirect detection
    comments:
    - Indirect detection via scintillator conversion
  imaging_plate:
    text: imaging_plate
    description: Imaging plate detector
    comments:
    - Storage phosphor technology, historically common in X-ray crystallography
  film:
    text: film
    description: Photographic film
    comments:
    - Legacy detector type for historical datasets