diff --git a/hexrd/resources/detector_templates/GE-detector.yml b/hexrd/resources/detector_templates/GE-detector.yml
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+GE:
+  saturation_level: 14500
+  buffer: [2, 2]
+  pixels:
+    columns: 2048
+    rows: 2048
+    size: [0.2, 0.2]
diff --git a/hexrd/resources/detector_templates/Pilatus3X_2M-detector.yml b/hexrd/resources/detector_templates/Pilatus3X_2M-detector.yml
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+Pilatus3X_2M:
+  saturation_level: 1000000
+  buffer: [2, 2]
+  pixels:
+    columns: 1679
+    rows: 1475
+    size: [0.172, 0.172]
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diff --git a/hexrd/resources/detector_templates/Pixirad2-detector.yml b/hexrd/resources/detector_templates/Pixirad2-detector.yml
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+# counter 15bit
+# pixel size: 60 μm hexagonal arrangement
+# pixel density: 323 pixels/mm2, equivalent to 55 μm on square arrangement
+Pixirad2:
+  saturation_level: 32768
+  buffer: [2, 2]
+  pixels:
+    columns: 1024
+    rows: 402
+    size: [0.06, 0.06]
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diff --git a/hexrd/resources/detector_templates/Varex_4343CT-detector.yml b/hexrd/resources/detector_templates/Varex_4343CT-detector.yml
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+Varex_4343CT:
+  saturation_level: 65535
+  buffer: [2, 2]
+  pixels:
+    columns: 2880
+    rows: 2880
+    size: [0.15, 0.15]