Quantum Detectors designs and delivers advanced detector and readout systems that power high-impact research in materials science, semiconductor development, battery innovation, catalysis, and nanoscale characterisation. Spun out from the UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), Quantum Detectors collaborates globally with major facilities and instruments, including those at CERN, to deliver reliable detector systems for synchrotrons, neutron sources, and electron microscopes. From ultra-fast event-based imaging to gapless hybrid pixel detection, our systems are engineered for precision, speed, and seamless integration into complex experimental environments. Our solutions help researchers unlock insights in nanostructure characterisation, in-situ catalysis, battery performance, and failure analysis. What sets us apart is our scientist-led approach: we collaborate closely with users to adapt and optimise every system around their specific research goals, delivering dependable tools that accelerate discovery. With our detectors supporting pioneering experiments at leading research centres worldwide, Quantum Detectors is enabling the next generation of scientific breakthroughs that will define tomorrow’s technologies.
Merlin T4 is a cutting-edge hybrid pixel detector engineered for ultrafast applications in STEMs. Ideal for 4D-STEM, ultrafast diffraction, and ultrafast TEM imaging of dynamic processes from all types of samples, including beam-sensitive materials.
Purpose-built for Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy (EELS), MerlinEELS delivers exceptional speed, precision, and sensitivity. Ideal for advanced elemental analysis, chemical bonding studies, and energy-filtered TEM imaging and diffraction in both research and industrial settings.
Designed with 4D-STEM and electron diffraction in mind, the Merlin RDP offers fast, continuous readout with high dynamic range and DQE, all in a highly compact and retractable platform built on the Medipix3 chip. Ideal for 4D-STEM and 3D ED/MicroED of samples from different fields, including materials science, pharmaceuticals, and biology.
