PILATUS-6MF Site Visit

At the beginning of March, it was noticed that at certain energies, the background was elevated in one module of the PILATUS-6MF.  A site visit from Dectris was scheduled for module replacement at the end of the month.  During the visit, it was found that the module had a loose connection.  The connector was replaced, solving the elevated background issue, but the module was not changed.  In addition, during the site visit, we received new software for the PILATUS-6MF which eliminates the 3 second shutterless exposure limit.

A closeup of a 1 sec exposure at 1.3884 Å showing the elevated background on the defective module.

A closeup of a 1 sec exposure at 1.3884 Å showing the elevated background on the defective module.