IDONANO and DECTRIS held a product exchange and strategic cooperation launch event for the POLLUX detector.
[May 19, 2026, Shanghai] DECTRIS, a leading global manufacturer of X-ray detectors, visited IDONANO's Sixian Road campus to launch its new generation POLLUX photon counting detector and hold a new product launch and technical exchange event.
DECTRIS Senior Product Manager Dr. Marcus Mueller and Application Expert Dr. Hans Gildenast presented the product and shared their technical expertise. The two sides engaged in in-depth discussions on the integrated applications of POLLUX in high-end scientific instruments and further established a deeper cooperative relationship based on the POLLUX detector.
This exchange marks a further step in the collaboration between the two parties, moving from traditional detector integration to a stage of collaborative research and joint application of next-generation high-end XRD systems.
Focusing on high-performance detection technology, jointly exploring new directions in laboratory XRD
At the press conference, Dr. Marcus Mueller gave a systematic introduction to the product positioning and core architecture of POLLUX, highlighting its performance advantages such as high energy resolution, high dynamic range, and high count rate. He also demonstrated, using measured data, the product's capabilities in suppressing fluorescence background, detecting trace components, and improving overall data quality under complex operating conditions.
Dr. Hans Gildenast, starting from application scenarios, provided a detailed explanation of the advantages of POLLUX in powder diffraction, residual stress analysis, grazing incidence measurement, and small-angle/wide-angle scattering. He also demonstrated relevant test data and typical cases on-site, providing intuitive performance verification for both technical teams.
POLLUX: A High-Performance Detection Solution for Next-Generation Laboratory XRD
As a leading company in the global hybrid photon counting (HPC) detector field, DECTRIS has long focused on the research and development of high-performance X-ray detection technology. Its products have gained widespread industry recognition for their noise-free operation, high dynamic range, and high-speed readout.
The newly released POLLUX detector is specifically designed for laboratory X-ray diffraction (XRD) applications. Building upon the high dynamic response advantages of DECTRIS's large-area two-dimensional detectors, it achieves high energy resolution performance and strikes a good balance between count rate, effective area, and data quality.
POLLUX features dual energy threshold settings, continuous readout, and high frame rate acquisition, effectively reducing fluorescence and background interference, providing higher quality data support for applications such as powder diffraction, residual stress analysis, grazing incidence measurement, and small-angle/wide-angle scattering (SAXS/WAXS).
Deepening cooperation to jointly promote the development of high-end XRD system capabilities
As a pioneer in high-end X-ray analysis instruments in China, EDONAME has successfully integrated DECTRIS one-dimensional and two-dimensional detectors into several self-developed systems, accumulating rich experience in data quality, measurement efficiency, and system stability.
Currently, several of Aidu Nano's product series, including the N3 PHINIX, have been applied in numerous research institutions and enterprise users in China, gaining widespread user recognition.
During this exchange, the Aidu Nano R&D team and the DECTRIS technical team conducted in-depth discussions on the hardware integration, software interface, and scenario-based development of POLLUX, and performed on-site verification of the compatibility and synergy between the detector and the Aidu Nano system.
Company Perspective: Driving Continuous Upgrades of High-Performance XRD Systems
Mr. Zhang Weixing, Co-founder and CTO of DECTRIS, and Dr. Bao Zhaohui, Chief Scientist, stated:
“DECTRIS possesses profound technical expertise in the global X-ray detector field, and the stable cooperation between the two parties over the years has validated the performance and reliability of its products. POLLUX demonstrates excellent potential in high energy resolution, high dynamic range, and system adaptability, which highly aligns with DECTRIS's product direction of high-end, precision, and scenario-based applications. This deepened cooperation will further enhance DECTRIS's comprehensive capabilities in the high-end XRD system field.”
DECTRIS Customer Support Representative Dr. Lu Mifang stated:
“DECTRIS's capabilities in instrument integration and market implementation are impressive, and the two parties have already established a good foundation for cooperation. POLLUX…” "We hope to provide more flexible and efficient detection solutions for laboratory and industrial testing. We look forward to continuing our cooperation with Edon Nano to jointly promote the application and development of cutting-edge detection technologies in materials science, semiconductor testing, and nanotechnology."
Looking to the future, we will promote collaborative R&D and joint application of new products.
Edon Nano stated that this exchange not only completed the technical launch of the POLLUX detector in the Chinese market, but also marked the official entry of the two parties into a new stage of cooperation: "simultaneous R&D of new products and joint implementation in various scenarios."
In the future, Edon Nano and DECTRIS will continue to deepen technical collaboration and product cooperation around high-performance XRD systems, promoting the integrated development of high-precision detection technology and advanced X-ray analysis equipment, and providing higher quality and more efficient structural analysis solutions for scientific research and industrial users.
