diff --git a/applications/NXcanSAS.nxdl.xml b/applications/NXcanSAS.nxdl.xml
index 036abf197..25f48a6b2 100644
--- a/applications/NXcanSAS.nxdl.xml
+++ b/applications/NXcanSAS.nxdl.xml
@@ -891,7 +891,9 @@
Position of the beam center on the detector.
This is the x position where the direct beam would hit the detector plane.
- This is a length and can be outside of the actual detector. The value can any
+ This is a length and can be outside of the actual
+ detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute. The value can be any
real number (positive, zero, or negative).
@@ -901,7 +903,8 @@
Position of the beam center on the detector.
This is the y position where the direct beam would hit the detector plane.
- This is a length and can be outside of the actual detector. The value can any
+ This is a length and can be outside of the actual detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute. The value can any
real number (positive, zero, or negative).
diff --git a/applications/NXmx.nxdl.xml b/applications/NXmx.nxdl.xml
index 205274a4f..729c7a9d6 100644
--- a/applications/NXmx.nxdl.xml
+++ b/applications/NXmx.nxdl.xml
@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@
This is the x position where the direct beam would hit the
detector. This is a length and can be outside of the actual
- detector.
+ detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.
@@ -318,7 +319,8 @@
This is the y position where the direct beam would hit the
detector. This is a length and can be outside of the actual
- detector.
+ detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.
diff --git a/applications/NXsas.nxdl.xml b/applications/NXsas.nxdl.xml
index ed2f1ffba..1afaede25 100644
--- a/applications/NXsas.nxdl.xml
+++ b/applications/NXsas.nxdl.xml
@@ -129,13 +129,17 @@
This is the x position where the direct beam would hit the detector. This is a
- length and can be outside of the actual detector.
+ length and can be outside of the
+ actual detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.
This is the y position where the direct beam would hit the detector. This is a
- length and can be outside of the actual detector.
+ length and can be outside of the
+ actual detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.
diff --git a/applications/NXsastof.nxdl.xml b/applications/NXsastof.nxdl.xml
index a38d2669f..628d2ec7b 100644
--- a/applications/NXsastof.nxdl.xml
+++ b/applications/NXsastof.nxdl.xml
@@ -114,13 +114,17 @@
This is the x position where the direct beam would hit the detector. This is a
- length and can be outside of the actual detector.
+ length and can be outside of the actual
+ detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.
This is the y position where the direct beam would hit the detector. This is a
- length and can be outside of the actual detector.
+ length and can be outside of the actual
+ detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.
diff --git a/applications/NXxrot.nxdl.xml b/applications/NXxrot.nxdl.xml
index a212d7600..802189bf8 100644
--- a/applications/NXxrot.nxdl.xml
+++ b/applications/NXxrot.nxdl.xml
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@
This is the x position where the direct beam would hit the detector. This is a
- length and can be outside of the actual detector.
+ length and can be outside of the actual detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.
This is the y position where the direct beam would hit the detector. This is a
- length and can be outside of the actual detector.
+ length and can be outside of the actual detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.
diff --git a/base_classes/NXdetector.nxdl.xml b/base_classes/NXdetector.nxdl.xml
index deabfe0be..d6fe92376 100644
--- a/base_classes/NXdetector.nxdl.xml
+++ b/base_classes/NXdetector.nxdl.xml
@@ -494,14 +494,18 @@
This is the x position where the direct beam would hit the detector.
- This is a length and can be outside of the actual detector.
+ This is a length and can be outside of the actual
+ detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.
This is the y position where the direct beam would hit the detector.
- This is a length and can be outside of the actual detector.
+ This is a length and can be outside of the actual
+ detector. The length can be in physical units or pixels
+ as documented by the units attribute.