.. auto-generated by script ../../../../utils/nxdl2rst.py from the NXDL source NXreflectron.nxdl.xml

.. index::
    ! NXreflectron (base class)
    ! reflectron (base class)
    see: reflectron (base class); NXreflectron

.. _NXreflectron:

============
NXreflectron
============

**Status**:

  base class, extends :ref:`NXobject`

**Description**:

  Device for reducing flight time differences of ions in ToF experiments.

**Symbols**:

  No symbol table

**Groups cited**:
  :ref:`NXfabrication`, :ref:`NXtransformations`

.. index:: NXfabrication (base class); used in base class, NXtransformations (base class); used in base class

**Structure**:

  .. _/NXreflectron/name-field:

  .. index:: name (field)

  **name**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Given name/alias.

  .. _/NXreflectron/description-field:

  .. index:: description (field)

  **description**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>`

    Free-text field to specify further details about the reflectron.
    The field can be used to inform e. g. if the reflectron is flat or curved.

  .. _/NXreflectron/FABRICATION-group:

  **FABRICATION**: (optional) :ref:`NXfabrication`


  .. _/NXreflectron/TRANSFORMATIONS-group:

  **TRANSFORMATIONS**: (optional) :ref:`NXtransformations`

    Affine transformation(s) which detail where the reflectron
    is located relative to e.g. the origin of the specimen space
    reference coordinate system.
    This group can also be used for specifying how the reflectron
    is rotated relative to the specimen axis.
    The purpose of these more detailed instrument descriptions
    is to support the creation of a digital twin of the instrument
    for computational science.


Hypertext Anchors
-----------------

List of hypertext anchors for all groups, fields,
attributes, and links defined in this class.


* :ref:`/NXreflectron/description-field </NXreflectron/description-field>`
* :ref:`/NXreflectron/FABRICATION-group </NXreflectron/FABRICATION-group>`
* :ref:`/NXreflectron/name-field </NXreflectron/name-field>`
* :ref:`/NXreflectron/TRANSFORMATIONS-group </NXreflectron/TRANSFORMATIONS-group>`

**NXDL Source**:
  https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/blob/main/base_classes/NXreflectron.nxdl.xml