Detector Processing Units for DECTRIS X-ray and electron detectors

PILATUS Processing Unit (PPU)

The PILATUS processing unit (PPU) complements PILATUS3 detector systems for synchrotron beamlines. Consisting of a high-end server, the PPU provides ample processing power and dedicated software packages, both of which help to eliminate bottlenecks in many of today’s beamline installations.

The fast PILATUS3 detectors are used in combination with the PPU to achieve superior data collection and processing performance.

Easy-to-use and highly efficient, the software packages are designed to meet the needs of high-performance beamlines equipped with PILATUS3 detectors. These packages offer instantaneous, highly reliable data transfer, lightening-fast data processing, and real-time data visualization and manipulation.

EIGER Processing Unit (EPU)

Consisting of a high-end server and powerful software, the EIGER Processing Unit (EPU) XL satisfies your needs for data management and processing at your beamline. Easy-to-use and highly efficient, the software packages offer instantaneous, highly reliable data transfer, fast data processing for single crystal diffraction data, plus data visualization and manipulation capabilities.

With a modern RHEL-based operating system (CentOS 7) and a pre-installed 10Gbit/s high-speed network card (SFP+), the EPU is well-suited to serve as an interface for beamline IT infrastructure. The installation of distributed control systems on the EPU is encouraged.

Key advantages

Extremely reliable high-speed data transfer
Fast local buffer storage for weeks of user operation
Real-time data visualization and manipulation
Fast crystallographic data processing

Installed Software Packages

FURKA and GRIMSEL – high-speed data synchronization software
Third-party crystallographic software packages (XDS)
NEGGIA – XDS plugin for HDF5 data compatability
ALBULA – data visualization software

"We are very happy with the performance of PPUs in general. In fact, on MX beamlines over the two years of operation, we did not miss a single frame, which is radically different from our previous experiences with self-made data management solutions. Our users process nearly all the data on PPUs, XDS basically keeps up with the data collection."

Gleb Burenkov, EMBL, Synchrotron PETRA III at DESY, Germany

Compatible with the EIGER Processing Unit (EPU)

EIGER2 X 16M

This is the largest DECTRIS detector with 75 μm pixel size, providing the ideal capabilities and geometry for macromolecular crystallography experiments.

EIGER2 X 9M

This nine-mollion-pixels detector with unlimited external triggering and gating capabilites is an excellent allrounder for synchrotron applications that demand highest pixel resolution.

EIGER2 X 4M

This is an excellent tool for serial crystallography, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), or ptychography. It can be operated in vacuum.

EIGER2 X CdTe 16M

This detector offers the larges active area of our EIGER2 seies with a resolution of more than 4k x 4k pixels - the perfect system for highest-quality X-Ray diffraction in a single shot.

EIGER2 X CdTe 9M

This detector combines a large active area, advanced external triggering, and gating capabilities. It is an excellent allrounder for synchrotron applications at high-energies.

EIGER2 X 4M

This is an excellent tool for serial crystallography, small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), or ptychography. It can be operated in vacuum.

Further products

EIGER2 X/XE for Synchrotrons

As our fastest and largest X-ray detectors, EIGER2 X/XE hybrid-photon-counting detectors have been developed for the brightest 4th-generation synchrotron sources.

EIGER2 X/XE CdTe for Synchrotrons

Featuring the highest commercially available resolution and frame rate, our EIGER2 X/XE CdTe detector family has been developed for high-energy applications at synchrotron beamlines.

Compatible with the PILATUS Processing Unit (PPU)

PILATUS3 X 6M

This is the largest PILATUS3 system, offering Instant Retrigger technology, sub-millisecond readout times, Region-of-Interest readout, and all other PILATUS3 features.

PILATUS3 X 2M

This detector features a 25 x 28 cm² surface and frame rate up to 250 Hz for macromolecular crystallography and other applications of large-area detection.