Pty-Chi: A PyTorch-based modern ptychographic data analysis package

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Main Authors: Du, Ming, Ruth, Hanna, Henke, Steven, Jiang, Yi, Nikitin, Viktor, Tripathi, Ashish, Deng, Junjing, Klug, Jeffrey, Myint, Peco, Zhou, Tao, Schwarz, Nicholas, Cherukara, Mathew, Sandy, Alec, Vogt, Stefan
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author Du, Ming
Ruth, Hanna
Henke, Steven
Jiang, Yi
Nikitin, Viktor
Tripathi, Ashish
Deng, Junjing
Klug, Jeffrey
Myint, Peco
Zhou, Tao
Schwarz, Nicholas
Cherukara, Mathew
Sandy, Alec
Vogt, Stefan
author_facet Du, Ming
Ruth, Hanna
Henke, Steven
Jiang, Yi
Nikitin, Viktor
Tripathi, Ashish
Deng, Junjing
Klug, Jeffrey
Myint, Peco
Zhou, Tao
Schwarz, Nicholas
Cherukara, Mathew
Sandy, Alec
Vogt, Stefan
contents Ptychography has become an indispensable tool for high-resolution, non-destructive imaging using coherent light sources. The processing of ptychographic data critically depends on robust, efficient, and flexible computational reconstruction software. We introduce Pty-Chi, an open-source ptychographic reconstruction package built on PyTorch that unifies state-of-the-art analytical algorithms with automatic differentiation methods. Pty-Chi provides a comprehensive suite of reconstruction algorithms while supporting advanced experimental parameter corrections such as orthogonal probe relaxation and multislice modeling. Leveraging PyTorch as the computational backend ensures vendor-agnostic GPU acceleration, multi-device parallelization, and seamless access to modern optimizers. An object-oriented, modular design makes Pty-Chi highly extendable, enabling researchers to prototype new imaging models, integrate machine learning approaches, or build entirely new workflows on top of its core components. We demonstrate Pty-Chi's capabilities through challenging case studies that involve limited coherence, low overlap, and unstable illumination during scanning, which highlight its accuracy, versatility, and extensibility. With community-driven development and open contribution, Pty-Chi offers a modern, maintainable platform for advancing computational ptychography and for enabling innovative imaging algorithms at synchrotron facilities and beyond.
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spellingShingle Pty-Chi: A PyTorch-based modern ptychographic data analysis package
Du, Ming
Ruth, Hanna
Henke, Steven
Jiang, Yi
Nikitin, Viktor
Tripathi, Ashish
Deng, Junjing
Klug, Jeffrey
Myint, Peco
Zhou, Tao
Schwarz, Nicholas
Cherukara, Mathew
Sandy, Alec
Vogt, Stefan
Optics
Mathematical Software
Numerical Analysis
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
78A45
G.1.6
Ptychography has become an indispensable tool for high-resolution, non-destructive imaging using coherent light sources. The processing of ptychographic data critically depends on robust, efficient, and flexible computational reconstruction software. We introduce Pty-Chi, an open-source ptychographic reconstruction package built on PyTorch that unifies state-of-the-art analytical algorithms with automatic differentiation methods. Pty-Chi provides a comprehensive suite of reconstruction algorithms while supporting advanced experimental parameter corrections such as orthogonal probe relaxation and multislice modeling. Leveraging PyTorch as the computational backend ensures vendor-agnostic GPU acceleration, multi-device parallelization, and seamless access to modern optimizers. An object-oriented, modular design makes Pty-Chi highly extendable, enabling researchers to prototype new imaging models, integrate machine learning approaches, or build entirely new workflows on top of its core components. We demonstrate Pty-Chi's capabilities through challenging case studies that involve limited coherence, low overlap, and unstable illumination during scanning, which highlight its accuracy, versatility, and extensibility. With community-driven development and open contribution, Pty-Chi offers a modern, maintainable platform for advancing computational ptychography and for enabling innovative imaging algorithms at synchrotron facilities and beyond.
title Pty-Chi: A PyTorch-based modern ptychographic data analysis package
topic Optics
Mathematical Software
Numerical Analysis
Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability
78A45
G.1.6
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20929