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.. index::
    ! NXquadrupole_magnet (base class)
    ! quadrupole_magnet (base class)
    see: quadrupole_magnet (base class); NXquadrupole_magnet

.. _NXquadrupole_magnet:

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

..
    Contributors List

    .. |contrib_name| replace:: Pete R Jemian|prjemian|https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2279984?v=4|2022-03-08

    .. |contrib_name| replace:: Tobias Richter|zjttoefs|https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/856440?v=4|2018-05-15

**Status**:

  base class, extends :ref:`NXobject`

**Description**:

  definition for a quadrupole magnet.

**Symbols**:

  No symbol table

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

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

**Structure**:

  .. _/NXquadrupole_magnet/description-field:

  .. index:: description (field)

  **description**: (optional) :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**: (optional) :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**: (optional) :ref:`NX_CHAR <NX_CHAR>` {units=\ :ref:`NX_VOLTAGE <NX_VOLTAGE>`} 



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

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


* :ref:`/NXquadrupole_magnet/beamline_distance-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/beamline_distance-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/value-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/read_current/value-field>`
* :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/set_current-field </NXquadrupole_magnet/set_current-field>`

**NXDL Source**:
  https://github.com/nexusformat/definitions/blob/main/contributed_definitions/NXquadrupole_magnet.nxdl.xml