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

.. index::
    ! NXquadrupole_magnet (contributed definition)
    ! quadrupole_magnet (contributed definition)
    see: quadrupole_magnet (contributed definition); NXquadrupole_magnet

.. _NXquadrupole_magnet:

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NXquadrupole_magnet
===================

**Status**:

  contributed definition, extends :ref:`NXobject`

**Description**:

  definition for a quadrupole magnet.

**Symbols**:

  No symbol table

**Groups cited**:
  :ref:`NXlog`

.. index:: NXlog (base class); used in contributed definition

**Structure**:

  .. _/NXquadrupole_magnet/description-field:

  .. index:: description (field)

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

    extended description of the magnet.

  .. _/NXquadrupole_magnet/beamline_distance-field:

  .. index:: beamline_distance (field)

  **beamline_distance**: (optional) :ref:`NX_FLOAT <NX_FLOAT>` {units=\ :ref:`NX_LENGTH <NX_LENGTH>`}

    define position of beamline element relative to production target

  .. _/NXquadrupole_magnet/set_current-field:

  .. index:: set_current (field)

  **set_current**: (optional) :ref:`NX_FLOAT <NX_FLOAT>` {units=\ :ref:`NX_CURRENT <NX_CURRENT>`}

    current set on supply.

  .. _/NXquadrupole_magnet/read_current-group:

  **read_current**: (optional) :ref:`NXlog`

    current read from supply.

    .. _/NXquadrupole_magnet/read_current/value-field:

    .. index:: value (field)

    **value**: (required) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>` {units=\ :ref:`NX_CURRENT <NX_CURRENT>`}


  .. _/NXquadrupole_magnet/read_voltage-group:

  **read_voltage**: (optional) :ref:`NXlog`

    voltage read from supply.

    .. _/NXquadrupole_magnet/read_voltage/value-field:

    .. index:: value (field)

    **value**: (required) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>` {units=\ :ref:`NX_VOLTAGE <NX_VOLTAGE>`}



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:ref:`/NXquadrupole_magnet/beamline_distance-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/beamline_distance-field>`   :ref:`#nxquadrupole-magnet-beamline-distance-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/beamline_distance-field>`  
:ref:`/NXquadrupole_magnet/description-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/description-field>`               :ref:`#nxquadrupole-magnet-description-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/description-field>`              
:ref:`/NXquadrupole_magnet/read_current-group </NXquadrupole_magnet/read_current-group>`             :ref:`#nxquadrupole-magnet-read-current-group </NXquadrupole_magnet/read_current-group>`            
:ref:`/NXquadrupole_magnet/read_current/value-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/read_current/value-field>` :ref:`#nxquadrupole-magnet-read-current-value-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/read_current/value-field>`
:ref:`/NXquadrupole_magnet/read_voltage-group </NXquadrupole_magnet/read_voltage-group>`             :ref:`#nxquadrupole-magnet-read-voltage-group </NXquadrupole_magnet/read_voltage-group>`            
:ref:`/NXquadrupole_magnet/read_voltage/value-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/read_voltage/value-field>` :ref:`#nxquadrupole-magnet-read-voltage-value-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/read_voltage/value-field>`
:ref:`/NXquadrupole_magnet/set_current-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/set_current-field>`               :ref:`#nxquadrupole-magnet-set-current-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/set_current-field>`              
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**NXDL Source**:
  https://github.com/FAIRmat-Experimental/nexus_definitions/tree/fairmat/contributed_definitions/NXquadrupole_magnet.nxdl.xml