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+  - libmamba ==2.3.2 hbdbd6ab_1
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   - __osx >=11.0
   - libcxx >=19
-  - python_abi 3.13.* *_cp313
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   - zstd >=1.5.7,<1.6.0a0
-  - fmt >=11.2.0,<11.3.0a0
-  - openssl >=3.5.2,<4.0a0
+  - openssl >=3.5.4,<4.0a0
   - pybind11-abi ==4
+  - fmt >=11.2.0,<11.3.0a0
+  - python_abi 3.13.* *_cp313
+  - yaml-cpp >=0.8.0,<0.9.0a0
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-  license_family: BSD
   purls:
-  - pkg:pypi/libmambapy?source=hash-mapping
-  size: 653844
-  timestamp: 1756224815214
+  - pkg:pypi/libmambapy?source=compressed-mapping
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   constrains:
-  - intel-openmp <0.0a0
   - openmp 21.1.2|21.1.2.*
+  - intel-openmp <0.0a0
   license: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
   license_family: APACHE
   purls: []
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+  md5: 0203b5856c77eaa4d4b73ea3926a77a0
   depends:
   - __osx >=11.0
   constrains:
-  - intel-openmp <0.0a0
   - openmp 21.1.2|21.1.2.*
+  - intel-openmp <0.0a0
   license: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
   license_family: APACHE
   purls: []
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 - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/llvm-tools-20.1.8-h855ad52_1.conda
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@@ -7801,11 +7798,11 @@ packages:
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+  md5: dba15ca0732033c25c1e665e532c1ed0
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@@ -7818,12 +7815,12 @@ packages:
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+  - pkg:pypi/numexpr?source=compressed-mapping
+  size: 215732
+  timestamp: 1759426818793
+- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/numexpr-2.13.1-py311h5890ad2_1.conda
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+  md5: 9c5170e64228e6cb4079d1f6cd96516e
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+  size: 200315
+  timestamp: 1759427166970
+- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/numexpr-2.13.1-py313h73ed539_1.conda
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+  md5: 0bc50d2a73c58a113f46cac63ab0d002
   depends:
   - __osx >=11.0
   - libcxx >=19
@@ -7851,8 +7848,8 @@ packages:
   license: MIT
   purls:
   - pkg:pypi/numexpr?source=hash-mapping
-  size: 197510
-  timestamp: 1759322718010
+  size: 198274
+  timestamp: 1759427092437
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@@ -8025,7 +8022,7 @@ packages:
   license: Apache-2.0
   license_family: APACHE
   purls:
-  - pkg:pypi/orjson?source=compressed-mapping
+  - pkg:pypi/orjson?source=hash-mapping
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   timestamp: 1756855063149
 - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/orjson-3.11.3-py312h868fb18_1.conda
@@ -8552,8 +8549,8 @@ packages:
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+  version: 0.2.0.dev356+d202510021821
+  sha256: 66b884694eb5ac878d825c2fcd67398225fa2a5d6e06d6405b97936681381972
   requires_dist:
   - numpy
   - scipy
@@ -9074,9 +9071,9 @@ packages:
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   size: 15528
   timestamp: 1733710122949
-- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/pyside6-6.9.2-py311he4c1a5a_2.conda
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-  md5: 376dec7fa02b4d114e8577097af9b093
+- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/pyside6-6.9.3-py311he4c1a5a_1.conda
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   - libclang13 >=21.1.2
@@ -9091,18 +9088,17 @@ packages:
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   - python >=3.11,<3.12.0a0
   - python_abi 3.11.* *_cp311
-  - qt6-main 6.9.2.*
-  - qt6-main >=6.9.2,<6.10.0a0
+  - qt6-main 6.9.3.*
+  - qt6-main >=6.9.3,<6.10.0a0
   license: LGPL-3.0-only
-  license_family: LGPL
   purls:
   - pkg:pypi/pyside6?source=hash-mapping
   - pkg:pypi/shiboken6?source=hash-mapping
-  size: 10134131
-  timestamp: 1758936072815
-- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/pyside6-6.9.2-py312h9da60e5_2.conda
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-  md5: 53f6b13482da41e9fe830c2602f7a25a
+  size: 10130577
+  timestamp: 1759402915772
+- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/pyside6-6.9.3-py312h9da60e5_1.conda
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+  md5: 30e8545156cab1f5ff0fe9f0297c77c6
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   - libclang13 >=21.1.2
@@ -9117,15 +9113,14 @@ packages:
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   - python >=3.12,<3.13.0a0
   - python_abi 3.12.* *_cp312
-  - qt6-main 6.9.2.*
-  - qt6-main >=6.9.2,<6.10.0a0
+  - qt6-main 6.9.3.*
+  - qt6-main >=6.9.3,<6.10.0a0
   license: LGPL-3.0-only
-  license_family: LGPL
   purls:
   - pkg:pypi/pyside6?source=hash-mapping
   - pkg:pypi/shiboken6?source=hash-mapping
-  size: 10135193
-  timestamp: 1758935962640
+  size: 10161603
+  timestamp: 1759403426235
 - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/pysocks-1.7.1-pyha55dd90_7.conda
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@@ -9675,9 +9670,9 @@ packages:
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   timestamp: 1720814307311
-- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/qt6-main-6.9.2-h5c1c036_3.conda
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-  md5: 74c4e82cb1356262f9ce0f39e9f7b045
+- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/qt6-main-6.9.3-h5c1c036_0.conda
+  sha256: 999ce4a6af5f9570373047f7c61ccc86d17bef294b402b7297b8efc25ec3b5e9
+  md5: cc0bffcaf6410aba9c6581dfdc18012d
   depends:
   - __glibc >=2.17,<3.0.a0
   - alsa-lib >=1.2.14,<1.3.0a0
@@ -9685,11 +9680,11 @@ packages:
   - double-conversion >=3.3.1,<3.4.0a0
   - fontconfig >=2.15.0,<3.0a0
   - fonts-conda-ecosystem
-  - harfbuzz >=11.5.1
+  - harfbuzz >=12.0.0
   - icu >=75.1,<76.0a0
   - krb5 >=1.21.3,<1.22.0a0
-  - libclang-cpp21.1 >=21.1.1,<21.2.0a0
-  - libclang13 >=21.1.1
+  - libclang-cpp21.1 >=21.1.2,<21.2.0a0
+  - libclang13 >=21.1.2
   - libcups >=2.3.3,<2.4.0a0
   - libdrm >=2.4.125,<2.5.0a0
   - libegl >=1.7.0,<2.0a0
@@ -9699,7 +9694,7 @@ packages:
   - libgl >=1.7.0,<2.0a0
   - libglib >=2.86.0,<3.0a0
   - libjpeg-turbo >=3.1.0,<4.0a0
-  - libllvm21 >=21.1.1,<21.2.0a0
+  - libllvm21 >=21.1.2,<21.2.0a0
   - libpng >=1.6.50,<1.7.0a0
   - libpq >=18.0,<19.0a0
   - libsqlite >=3.50.4,<4.0a0
@@ -9733,12 +9728,12 @@ packages:
   - xorg-libxxf86vm >=1.1.6,<2.0a0
   - zstd >=1.5.7,<1.6.0a0
   constrains:
-  - qt 6.9.2
+  - qt 6.9.3
   license: LGPL-3.0-only
   license_family: LGPL
   purls: []
-  size: 52464414
-  timestamp: 1758870923324
+  size: 54537863
+  timestamp: 1759251856141
 - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/rav1e-0.7.1-h8fae777_3.conda
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   md5: 2c42649888aac645608191ffdc80d13a
@@ -10519,29 +10514,29 @@ packages:
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   timestamp: 1643442231687
-- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/simdjson-3.13.0-h84d6215_0.conda
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-  md5: f2d511bfca0cc4acca4bb40cd1905dff
+- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64/simdjson-4.0.7-hb700be7_0.conda
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+  md5: cc9c262a71dd584aa5a3a22fc963255c
   depends:
   - __glibc >=2.17,<3.0.a0
-  - libgcc >=13
-  - libstdcxx >=13
+  - libgcc >=14
+  - libstdcxx >=14
   license: Apache-2.0
   license_family: APACHE
   purls: []
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-  timestamp: 1749080745183
-- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/simdjson-3.13.0-ha393de7_0.conda
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-  md5: 4ca40a1a4049e3dbd7847200763ac6f5
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+  timestamp: 1759262988515
+- conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/osx-arm64/simdjson-4.0.7-ha7d2532_0.conda
+  sha256: a0c961c56ad6606841576ae179172eed30f8b2ae435632e00f91689a6a675dea
+  md5: 66990c8e1331805f3a553e76b9d1a62a
   depends:
   - __osx >=11.0
-  - libcxx >=18
+  - libcxx >=19
   license: Apache-2.0
   license_family: APACHE
   purls: []
-  size: 208556
-  timestamp: 1749080957534
+  size: 225118
+  timestamp: 1759263294981
 - conda: https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/noarch/six-1.17.0-pyhe01879c_1.conda
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   md5: 3339e3b65d58accf4ca4fb8748ab16b3
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 5186d3a8..1f069c1e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ markers = [
     "gui: tests for the GUI components"
 ]
 
+# ---------------------------------- #
+# ----- Coverage configuration ----- #
+# ---------------------------------- #
+[tool.coverage.run]
+omit = [
+    "src/pleiades/processing/normalization_v1.py",  # Deprecated legacy code, will be removed
+]
+
 # ------------------------------ #
 # ----- Ruff configuration ----- #
 # ------------------------------ #
diff --git a/src/pleiades/sammy/parameters/__init__.py b/src/pleiades/sammy/parameters/__init__.py
index 1451c6fc..b8d95f4f 100644
--- a/src/pleiades/sammy/parameters/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pleiades/sammy/parameters/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# Temporary backward compatibility alias - see GitHub issue #146 for naming convention tracking
+from pleiades.sammy.io.card_formats.par10_isotopes import Card10 as IsotopeCard  # noqa: F401
 from pleiades.sammy.parameters.broadening import BroadeningParameterCard  # noqa: F401
 from pleiades.sammy.parameters.data_reduction import DataReductionCard  # noqa: F401
 from pleiades.sammy.parameters.external_r import ExternalREntry, ExternalRFunction  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/src/pleiades/sammy/parfile.py b/src/pleiades/sammy/parfile.py
index 980154ca..75833415 100644
--- a/src/pleiades/sammy/parfile.py
+++ b/src/pleiades/sammy/parfile.py
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ def print_parameters(self) -> None:
         print("Sammy Parameter File Details:")
 
         # check if any cards are present
-        if all(value is None for value in self.dict().values()):
+        if all(value is None for value in self.model_dump().values()):
             print("No cards present in the parameter file.")
             return
         else:
diff --git a/tests/unit/pleiades/processing/test_helper_ornl.py b/tests/unit/pleiades/processing/test_helper_ornl.py
index f53eee02..e24ed9e2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pleiades/processing/test_helper_ornl.py
+++ b/tests/unit/pleiades/processing/test_helper_ornl.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import os
 import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
@@ -9,6 +11,9 @@
 from pleiades.processing.helper_ornl import (
     combine_runs,
     detect_persistent_dead_pixels,
+    find_nexus_file,
+    load_multiple_runs,
+    load_run_from_folder,
     load_spectra_file,
     tof_to_energy,
 )
@@ -172,3 +177,315 @@ def test_corrupted_spectra_file(self):
 
             data = load_spectra_file(tmpdir, header=0, sep=",")
             assert data is None  # Should return None on error
+
+
+class TestFindNexusFile:
+    """Test NeXus file discovery."""
+
+    def test_find_nexus_in_parent_structure(self):
+        """Test finding NeXus file in standard ORNL directory structure."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            # Create ORNL-like structure: parent/nexus/VENUS_8022.nxs.h5
+            parent = Path(tmpdir)
+            nexus_dir = parent / "nexus"
+            nexus_dir.mkdir()
+            run_dir = parent / "measurements" / "Run_8022"
+            run_dir.mkdir(parents=True)
+
+            # Create mock NeXus file
+            nexus_file = nexus_dir / "VENUS_8022.nxs.h5"
+            nexus_file.touch()
+
+            # Test finding from run folder
+            result = find_nexus_file(str(run_dir))
+            assert result == str(nexus_file)
+
+    def test_find_nexus_with_custom_dir(self):
+        """Test finding NeXus file with custom nexus directory."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            # Create custom nexus directory
+            custom_nexus = Path(tmpdir) / "custom_nexus"
+            custom_nexus.mkdir()
+
+            # Create NeXus file
+            nexus_file = custom_nexus / "VENUS_9999.nxs.h5"
+            nexus_file.touch()
+
+            # Test finding with custom directory
+            result = find_nexus_file("Run_9999", nexus_dir=str(custom_nexus))
+            assert result == str(nexus_file)
+
+    def test_find_nexus_multiple_matches(self):
+        """Test that first match is returned when multiple files exist."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            nexus_dir = Path(tmpdir)
+
+            # Create multiple matching files
+            nexus1 = nexus_dir / "VENUS_8022.nxs.h5"
+            nexus2 = nexus_dir / "VENUS_8022_corrected.nxs.h5"
+            nexus1.touch()
+            nexus2.touch()
+
+            result = find_nexus_file("Run_8022", nexus_dir=str(nexus_dir))
+            assert result in [str(nexus1), str(nexus2)]  # Should return one of them
+
+    def test_find_nexus_not_found(self):
+        """Test when NeXus file is not found."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            result = find_nexus_file("Run_9999", nexus_dir=tmpdir)
+            assert result is None
+
+    def test_extract_run_number_from_folder(self):
+        """Test run number extraction from different folder name formats."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            nexus_dir = Path(tmpdir)
+
+            # Test with underscore format
+            nexus_file = nexus_dir / "VENUS_1234.nxs.h5"
+            nexus_file.touch()
+
+            result = find_nexus_file("Run_1234", nexus_dir=str(nexus_dir))
+            assert result == str(nexus_file)
+
+            # Test with just number
+            result = find_nexus_file("1234", nexus_dir=str(nexus_dir))
+            assert result == str(nexus_file)
+
+
+class TestLoadRunFromFolder:
+    """Test loading run data from folder."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.retrieve_list_of_most_dominant_extension_from_folder")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load_spectra_file")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.find_nexus_file")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.get_proton_charge")
+    def test_load_run_complete(self, mock_get_pc, mock_find_nexus, mock_load_spectra, mock_load, mock_retrieve):
+        """Test loading a complete run with all data available."""
+        # Setup mocks
+        mock_retrieve.return_value = (["img1.tiff", "img2.tiff"], ".tiff")
+        mock_load.return_value = np.ones((100, 256, 256))
+        mock_load_spectra.return_value = np.column_stack([np.arange(100) * 0.001, np.ones(100)])
+        mock_find_nexus.return_value = "/path/to/nexus.h5"
+        mock_get_pc.return_value = 1234567.0  # in pC
+
+        # Load run
+        run = load_run_from_folder("/path/to/Run_8022")
+
+        # Verify calls
+        mock_retrieve.assert_called_once_with("/path/to/Run_8022")
+        mock_load.assert_called_once_with(["img1.tiff", "img2.tiff"], ".tiff")
+        mock_load_spectra.assert_called_once_with("/path/to/Run_8022")
+        mock_find_nexus.assert_called_once_with("/path/to/Run_8022", None)
+        mock_get_pc.assert_called_once_with("/path/to/nexus.h5", units="pc")
+
+        # Check run object
+        assert run.counts.shape == (100, 256, 256)
+        assert run.proton_charge == pytest.approx(1.234567)  # 1234567 pC / 1e6 = 1.234567 μC
+        assert run.metadata["folder"] == "/path/to/Run_8022"
+        assert run.metadata["nexus_path"] == "/path/to/nexus.h5"
+        assert run.metadata["n_tof"] == 100
+        assert len(run.metadata["tof_values"]) == 100
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.retrieve_list_of_most_dominant_extension_from_folder")
+    def test_load_run_no_files(self, mock_retrieve):
+        """Test error when no image files found."""
+        mock_retrieve.return_value = ([], "")
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="No image files found"):
+            load_run_from_folder("/empty/folder")
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.retrieve_list_of_most_dominant_extension_from_folder")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load_spectra_file")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.find_nexus_file")
+    def test_load_run_tof_mismatch(self, mock_find_nexus, mock_load_spectra, mock_load, mock_retrieve):
+        """Test handling of TOF length mismatch."""
+        mock_retrieve.return_value = (["img1.tiff"], ".tiff")
+        mock_load.return_value = np.ones((100, 256, 256))
+        # Return wrong number of TOF values
+        mock_load_spectra.return_value = np.column_stack([np.arange(50) * 0.001, np.ones(50)])
+        mock_find_nexus.return_value = None
+
+        run = load_run_from_folder("/path/to/Run_8022")
+
+        # TOF values should be None due to mismatch
+        assert run.metadata["tof_values"] is None
+        assert run.metadata["n_tof"] == 100
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.retrieve_list_of_most_dominant_extension_from_folder")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load_spectra_file")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.find_nexus_file")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.get_proton_charge")
+    def test_load_run_with_custom_nexus_path(
+        self, mock_get_pc, mock_find_nexus, mock_load_spectra, mock_load, mock_retrieve
+    ):
+        """Test loading run with explicitly provided nexus path."""
+        mock_retrieve.return_value = (["img1.tiff"], ".tiff")
+        mock_load.return_value = np.ones((10, 128, 128))
+        mock_load_spectra.return_value = None
+        mock_get_pc.return_value = 5000000.0  # in pC
+
+        # Load with custom nexus path
+        run = load_run_from_folder("/path/to/Run", nexus_path="/custom/nexus.h5")
+
+        # find_nexus_file should not be called
+        mock_find_nexus.assert_not_called()
+        mock_get_pc.assert_called_once_with("/custom/nexus.h5", units="pc")
+
+        assert run.proton_charge == pytest.approx(5.0)  # 5000000 pC / 1e6 = 5.0 μC
+        assert run.metadata["nexus_path"] == "/custom/nexus.h5"
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.retrieve_list_of_most_dominant_extension_from_folder")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load_spectra_file")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.find_nexus_file")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.get_proton_charge")
+    def test_load_run_no_proton_charge(self, mock_get_pc, mock_find_nexus, mock_load_spectra, mock_load, mock_retrieve):
+        """Test loading run when proton charge is not available."""
+        mock_retrieve.return_value = (["img1.tiff"], ".tiff")
+        mock_load.return_value = np.ones((10, 128, 128))
+        mock_load_spectra.return_value = None
+        mock_find_nexus.return_value = None
+        mock_get_pc.return_value = None  # No proton charge available
+
+        run = load_run_from_folder("/path/to/Run")
+
+        # Should use default proton charge of 1.0
+        assert run.proton_charge == 1.0
+        assert run.metadata["nexus_path"] is None
+
+
+class TestLoadMultipleRuns:
+    """Test loading multiple runs."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load_run_from_folder")
+    def test_load_multiple_runs_success(self, mock_load_run):
+        """Test successfully loading multiple runs."""
+        # Create mock runs
+        run1 = Run(
+            counts=np.ones((100, 256, 256)),
+            proton_charge=1000.0,
+            metadata={"run_number": "8022"},
+        )
+        run2 = Run(
+            counts=np.ones((100, 256, 256)) * 2,
+            proton_charge=1500.0,
+            metadata={"run_number": "8023"},
+        )
+        run3 = Run(
+            counts=np.ones((100, 256, 256)) * 3,
+            proton_charge=2000.0,
+            metadata={"run_number": "8024"},
+        )
+
+        mock_load_run.side_effect = [run1, run2, run3]
+
+        folders = ["/path/Run_8022", "/path/Run_8023", "/path/Run_8024"]
+        runs = load_multiple_runs(folders)
+
+        assert len(runs) == 3
+        assert runs[0] == run1
+        assert runs[1] == run2
+        assert runs[2] == run3
+
+        # Check that each folder was loaded
+        assert mock_load_run.call_count == 3
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load_run_from_folder")
+    def test_load_multiple_runs_with_nexus_dir(self, mock_load_run):
+        """Test loading multiple runs with custom nexus directory."""
+        run1 = Run(counts=np.ones((10, 10, 10)), proton_charge=100.0)
+        mock_load_run.return_value = run1
+
+        folders = ["/path/Run_8022"]
+        runs = load_multiple_runs(folders, nexus_dir="/custom/nexus")
+
+        mock_load_run.assert_called_once_with("/path/Run_8022", nexus_dir="/custom/nexus")
+        assert len(runs) == 1
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load_run_from_folder")
+    def test_load_multiple_runs_with_failure(self, mock_load_run):
+        """Test that failure in one run propagates."""
+        mock_load_run.side_effect = ValueError("Failed to load run")
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Failed to load run"):
+            load_multiple_runs(["/path/Run_8022"])
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.helper_ornl.load_run_from_folder")
+    def test_load_multiple_runs_empty_list(self, mock_load_run):
+        """Test loading empty list of runs."""
+        runs = load_multiple_runs([])
+
+        assert len(runs) == 0
+        mock_load_run.assert_not_called()
+
+
+class TestIntegrationScenarios:
+    """Test integration scenarios combining multiple functions."""
+
+    def test_tof_energy_conversion_roundtrip(self):
+        """Test TOF to energy conversion consistency."""
+        # Create a range of TOF values
+        tof_original = np.logspace(-4, -1, 100)  # 0.1ms to 100ms
+
+        # Convert to energy
+        energy = tof_to_energy(tof_original, flight_path=25.0)
+
+        # Energy should decrease as TOF increases (slower neutrons)
+        assert np.all(np.diff(energy) < 0)
+
+        # All energies should be positive (except for zero TOF)
+        assert np.all(energy[tof_original > 0] > 0)
+
+    def test_dead_pixel_detection_with_noise(self):
+        """Test dead pixel detection with noisy data."""
+        np.random.seed(42)
+
+        # Create data with noise
+        data = np.random.poisson(10, size=(100, 256, 256)).astype(float)
+
+        # Add some dead pixels
+        dead_regions = [(10, 20, 30, 40), (100, 110, 150, 160)]
+        for y1, y2, x1, x2 in dead_regions:
+            data[:, y1:y2, x1:x2] = 0
+
+        dead_mask = detect_persistent_dead_pixels(data)
+
+        # Check dead regions are detected
+        for y1, y2, x1, x2 in dead_regions:
+            assert np.all(dead_mask[y1:y2, x1:x2])
+
+        # Check non-dead regions are not marked
+        assert not np.all(dead_mask)
+
+    def test_combine_runs_preserves_metadata(self):
+        """Test that combining runs preserves important metadata."""
+        tof_values = np.arange(50) * 0.001
+
+        runs = [
+            Run(
+                counts=np.ones((50, 128, 128)) * i,
+                proton_charge=100.0 * i,
+                metadata={
+                    "run_number": f"802{i}",
+                    "folder": f"/path/Run_802{i}",
+                    "tof_values": tof_values,
+                    "n_tof": 50,
+                },
+            )
+            for i in range(1, 4)
+        ]
+
+        combined = combine_runs(runs)
+
+        # Check metadata preservation
+        assert combined.metadata["n_runs_combined"] == 3
+        assert combined.metadata["source_run_numbers"] == ["8021", "8022", "8023"]
+        assert np.array_equal(combined.metadata["tof_values"], tof_values)
+        assert combined.metadata["n_tof"] == 50
+
+        # Check numerical accuracy
+        assert combined.proton_charge == 600.0  # 100 + 200 + 300
+        assert np.all(combined.counts == 6.0)  # 1 + 2 + 3
diff --git a/tests/unit/pleiades/processing/test_normalization_handler.py b/tests/unit/pleiades/processing/test_normalization_handler.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c52b3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/pleiades/processing/test_normalization_handler.py
@@ -0,0 +1,673 @@
+"""Comprehensive unit tests for processing/normalization_handler.py module."""
+
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import numpy as np
+import pytest
+
+from pleiades.processing import DataType, MasterDictKeys, Roi
+from pleiades.processing.normalization_handler import (
+    combine_data,
+    correct_data_for_proton_charge,
+    correct_data_for_shutter_counts,
+    get_counts_from_normalized_data,
+    performing_normalization,
+    remove_outliers,
+    update_with_crop,
+    update_with_data,
+    update_with_list_of_files,
+    update_with_rebin,
+)
+
+
+class TestUpdateWithListOfFiles:
+    """Test update_with_list_of_files function."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.retrieve_list_of_most_dominant_extension_from_folder")
+    def test_update_with_existing_folders(self, mock_retrieve):
+        """Test updating master dict with list of files from existing folders."""
+        mock_retrieve.return_value = (["file1.tiff", "file2.tiff"], ".tiff")
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            folder_path = tmpdir
+            master_dict = {
+                MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+                MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {folder_path: {MasterDictKeys.list_images: None}},
+            }
+
+            update_with_list_of_files(master_dict)
+
+            assert master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders][folder_path][MasterDictKeys.list_images] == [
+                "file1.tiff",
+                "file2.tiff",
+            ]
+            assert master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders][folder_path][MasterDictKeys.ext] == ".tiff"
+            mock_retrieve.assert_called_once_with(folder_path)
+
+    def test_update_with_nonexistent_folder(self):
+        """Test that FileNotFoundError is raised for non-existent folders."""
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {"/nonexistent/folder": {MasterDictKeys.list_images: None}},
+        }
+
+        with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="Folder /nonexistent/folder does not exist"):
+            update_with_list_of_files(master_dict)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.retrieve_list_of_most_dominant_extension_from_folder")
+    def test_update_multiple_folders(self, mock_retrieve):
+        """Test updating master dict with multiple folders."""
+        mock_retrieve.side_effect = [(["sample1.fits"], ".fits"), (["sample2.fits", "sample3.fits"], ".fits")]
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            folder1 = Path(tmpdir) / "folder1"
+            folder2 = Path(tmpdir) / "folder2"
+            folder1.mkdir()
+            folder2.mkdir()
+
+            master_dict = {
+                MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.ob,
+                MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                    str(folder1): {MasterDictKeys.list_images: None},
+                    str(folder2): {MasterDictKeys.list_images: None},
+                },
+            }
+
+            update_with_list_of_files(master_dict)
+
+            assert len(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders][str(folder1)][MasterDictKeys.list_images]) == 1
+            assert len(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders][str(folder2)][MasterDictKeys.list_images]) == 2
+            assert mock_retrieve.call_count == 2
+
+
+class TestUpdateWithData:
+    """Test update_with_data function."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.load")
+    def test_update_with_data_single_folder(self, mock_load):
+        """Test loading data for single folder."""
+        mock_data = np.ones((10, 256, 256))
+        mock_load.return_value = mock_data
+
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/path/to/data": {
+                    MasterDictKeys.list_images: ["file1.tiff", "file2.tiff"],
+                    MasterDictKeys.ext: ".tiff",
+                    MasterDictKeys.data: None,
+                }
+            },
+        }
+
+        update_with_data(master_dict)
+
+        assert np.array_equal(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/path/to/data"][MasterDictKeys.data], mock_data)
+        mock_load.assert_called_once_with(["file1.tiff", "file2.tiff"], ".tiff")
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.load")
+    def test_update_with_data_multiple_folders(self, mock_load):
+        """Test loading data for multiple folders."""
+        mock_data1 = np.ones((5, 128, 128))
+        mock_data2 = np.zeros((10, 256, 256))
+        mock_load.side_effect = [mock_data1, mock_data2]
+
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.ob,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/folder1": {MasterDictKeys.list_images: ["a.fits"], MasterDictKeys.ext: ".fits"},
+                "/folder2": {MasterDictKeys.list_images: ["b.fits", "c.fits"], MasterDictKeys.ext: ".fits"},
+            },
+        }
+
+        update_with_data(master_dict)
+
+        assert master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data].shape == (5, 128, 128)
+        assert master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder2"][MasterDictKeys.data].shape == (10, 256, 256)
+        assert mock_load.call_count == 2
+
+
+class TestUpdateWithCrop:
+    """Test update_with_crop function."""
+
+    def test_crop_with_valid_roi(self):
+        """Test cropping with valid ROI."""
+        master_dict = {MasterDictKeys.sample_data: {"/folder1": np.ones((10, 256, 256))}}
+
+        roi = Roi(50, 50, 150, 150)
+        update_with_crop(master_dict, roi)
+
+        # Check that data was cropped
+        assert master_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]["/folder1"].shape == (10, 100, 100)
+
+    def test_crop_with_none_roi(self):
+        """Test that None ROI leaves data unchanged."""
+        original_data = np.ones((10, 256, 256))
+        master_dict = {MasterDictKeys.sample_data: {"/folder1": original_data.copy()}}
+
+        update_with_crop(master_dict, None)
+
+        # Data should be unchanged
+        assert np.array_equal(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]["/folder1"], original_data)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.crop")
+    def test_crop_multiple_folders(self, mock_crop):
+        """Test cropping multiple folders."""
+        mock_crop.side_effect = lambda data, roi: data[:, :100, :100]
+
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.sample_data: {"/folder1": np.ones((5, 256, 256)), "/folder2": np.zeros((10, 512, 512))}
+        }
+
+        roi = Roi(0, 0, 100, 100)
+        update_with_crop(master_dict, roi)
+
+        assert mock_crop.call_count == 2
+        assert master_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]["/folder1"].shape == (5, 100, 100)
+        assert master_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]["/folder2"].shape == (10, 100, 100)
+
+
+class TestUpdateWithRebin:
+    """Test update_with_rebin function."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.rebin")
+    def test_rebin_with_factor_2(self, mock_rebin):
+        """Test rebinning with factor 2."""
+        input_data = np.ones((10, 256, 256))
+        rebinned_data = np.ones((10, 128, 128))
+        mock_rebin.return_value = rebinned_data
+
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {"/folder1": {MasterDictKeys.data: input_data}},
+        }
+
+        update_with_rebin(master_dict, binning_factor=2)
+
+        mock_rebin.assert_called_once_with(input_data, 2)
+        assert master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data].shape == (10, 128, 128)
+
+    def test_rebin_with_factor_1_skips(self):
+        """Test that binning factor 1 skips rebinning."""
+        original_data = np.ones((10, 256, 256))
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {"/folder1": {MasterDictKeys.data: original_data.copy()}},
+        }
+
+        with patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.rebin") as mock_rebin:
+            update_with_rebin(master_dict, binning_factor=1)
+            mock_rebin.assert_not_called()
+
+        # Data should be unchanged
+        assert np.array_equal(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data], original_data)
+
+    def test_rebin_with_invalid_factor(self):
+        """Test that invalid binning factor raises ValueError."""
+        master_dict = {MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample, MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {}}
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Binning factor must be positive"):
+            update_with_rebin(master_dict, binning_factor=0)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Binning factor must be positive"):
+            update_with_rebin(master_dict, binning_factor=-1)
+
+
+class TestRemoveOutliers:
+    """Test remove_outliers function."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.image_processing_remove_outliers")
+    def test_remove_outliers_basic(self, mock_remove_outliers):
+        """Test basic outlier removal."""
+        input_data = np.ones((10, 256, 256))
+        cleaned_data = np.ones((10, 256, 256)) * 0.99
+        mock_remove_outliers.return_value = cleaned_data
+
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {"/folder1": {MasterDictKeys.data: input_data}},
+        }
+
+        remove_outliers(master_dict, dif=20.0, num_threads=4)
+
+        mock_remove_outliers.assert_called_once_with(input_data, 20.0, 4)
+        assert np.array_equal(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data], cleaned_data)
+
+    def test_remove_outliers_invalid_parameters(self):
+        """Test that invalid parameters raise ValueError."""
+        master_dict = {MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample, MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {}}
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Outlier detection threshold must be positive"):
+            remove_outliers(master_dict, dif=0, num_threads=4)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Number of threads must be positive"):
+            remove_outliers(master_dict, dif=20.0, num_threads=0)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.image_processing_remove_outliers")
+    def test_remove_outliers_multiple_folders(self, mock_remove_outliers):
+        """Test outlier removal on multiple folders."""
+        mock_remove_outliers.side_effect = lambda data, dif, threads: data * 0.95
+
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.ob,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/folder1": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((5, 128, 128))},
+                "/folder2": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((10, 256, 256))},
+            },
+        }
+
+        remove_outliers(master_dict, dif=15.0, num_threads=8)
+
+        assert mock_remove_outliers.call_count == 2
+        assert np.allclose(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data], 0.95)
+
+
+class TestCombineData:
+    """Test combine_data function."""
+
+    def test_combine_data_no_corrections(self):
+        """Test combining data without any corrections."""
+        ob_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.ob,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/ob1": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((10, 100, 100)) * 2.0},
+                "/ob2": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((10, 100, 100)) * 3.0},
+            },
+        }
+
+        norm_dict = {}
+        combine_data(ob_dict, False, False, norm_dict)
+
+        # Should be median of 2.0 and 3.0 = 2.5
+        assert MasterDictKeys.obs_data_combined in norm_dict
+        assert np.allclose(norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.obs_data_combined], 2.5)
+
+    def test_combine_data_with_proton_charge(self):
+        """Test combining data with proton charge correction."""
+        ob_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.ob,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/ob1": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((10, 50, 50)) * 100.0, MasterDictKeys.proton_charge: 2.0}
+            },
+        }
+
+        norm_dict = {}
+        combine_data(ob_dict, True, False, norm_dict)
+
+        # Data should be divided by proton charge
+        assert np.allclose(norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.obs_data_combined], 50.0)
+
+    def test_combine_data_with_shutter_counts(self):
+        """Test combining data with shutter count correction."""
+        ob_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.ob,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/ob1": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((2, 50, 50)) * 100.0, MasterDictKeys.list_shutters: [2.0, 4.0]}
+            },
+        }
+
+        norm_dict = {}
+        combine_data(ob_dict, False, True, norm_dict)
+
+        # First frame divided by 2, second by 4
+        expected = np.ones((2, 50, 50))
+        expected[0] *= 50.0
+        expected[1] *= 25.0
+        assert np.allclose(norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.obs_data_combined], expected)
+
+    def test_combine_data_removes_zeros(self):
+        """Test that zero values are replaced with NaN."""
+        ob_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.ob,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {"/ob1": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.zeros((5, 10, 10))}},
+        }
+
+        norm_dict = {}
+        combine_data(ob_dict, False, False, norm_dict)
+
+        # Zero values should become NaN
+        assert np.all(np.isnan(norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.obs_data_combined]))
+
+
+class TestCorrectDataForProtonCharge:
+    """Test correct_data_for_proton_charge function."""
+
+    def test_correct_with_proton_charge_enabled(self):
+        """Test correction when enabled."""
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/folder1": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((10, 100, 100)) * 100.0, MasterDictKeys.proton_charge: 2.5}
+            },
+        }
+
+        correct_data_for_proton_charge(master_dict, True)
+
+        expected = 100.0 / 2.5
+        assert np.allclose(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data], expected)
+
+    def test_correct_with_proton_charge_disabled(self):
+        """Test that correction is skipped when disabled."""
+        original_data = np.ones((10, 100, 100)) * 100.0
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/folder1": {MasterDictKeys.data: original_data.copy(), MasterDictKeys.proton_charge: 2.5}
+            },
+        }
+
+        correct_data_for_proton_charge(master_dict, False)
+
+        # Data should be unchanged
+        assert np.array_equal(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data], original_data)
+
+    def test_correct_multiple_folders(self):
+        """Test correction on multiple folders with different proton charges."""
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/folder1": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((5, 50, 50)) * 100.0, MasterDictKeys.proton_charge: 2.0},
+                "/folder2": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((5, 50, 50)) * 200.0, MasterDictKeys.proton_charge: 4.0},
+            },
+        }
+
+        correct_data_for_proton_charge(master_dict, True)
+
+        assert np.allclose(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data], 50.0)
+        assert np.allclose(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder2"][MasterDictKeys.data], 50.0)
+
+
+class TestCorrectDataForShutterCounts:
+    """Test correct_data_for_shutter_counts function."""
+
+    def test_correct_with_shutter_counts_enabled(self):
+        """Test correction when enabled."""
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/folder1": {
+                    MasterDictKeys.data: np.array(
+                        [np.ones((100, 100)) * 100.0, np.ones((100, 100)) * 200.0, np.ones((100, 100)) * 300.0]
+                    ),
+                    MasterDictKeys.list_shutters: [2.0, 4.0, 6.0],
+                }
+            },
+        }
+
+        correct_data_for_shutter_counts(master_dict, True)
+
+        data = master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data]
+        assert np.allclose(data[0], 50.0)
+        assert np.allclose(data[1], 50.0)
+        assert np.allclose(data[2], 50.0)
+
+    def test_correct_with_shutter_counts_disabled(self):
+        """Test that correction is skipped when disabled."""
+        original_data = np.ones((3, 100, 100)) * 100.0
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/folder1": {MasterDictKeys.data: original_data.copy(), MasterDictKeys.list_shutters: [2.0, 4.0, 6.0]}
+            },
+        }
+
+        correct_data_for_shutter_counts(master_dict, False)
+
+        # Data should be unchanged
+        assert np.array_equal(master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder1"][MasterDictKeys.data], original_data)
+
+
+class TestPerformingNormalization:
+    """Test performing_normalization function."""
+
+    def test_normalization_without_background(self):
+        """Test basic normalization without background correction."""
+        sample_dict = {MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {"/sample1": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((10, 100, 100)) * 50.0}}}
+
+        norm_dict = {MasterDictKeys.obs_data_combined: np.ones((10, 100, 100)) * 100.0, MasterDictKeys.sample_data: {}}
+
+        performing_normalization(sample_dict, norm_dict, None)
+
+        # Transmission = Sample / OB = 50 / 100 = 0.5
+        assert "/sample1" in norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]
+        assert np.allclose(norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]["/sample1"], 0.5)
+
+    def test_normalization_with_background(self):
+        """Test normalization with background ROI correction."""
+        # Create sample data with higher values in background region
+        sample_data = np.ones((5, 100, 100)) * 50.0
+        sample_data[:, :10, :10] = 100.0  # Higher values in background ROI
+
+        sample_dict = {MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {"/sample1": {MasterDictKeys.data: sample_data}}}
+
+        # OB data with different background
+        ob_data = np.ones((5, 100, 100)) * 100.0
+        ob_data[:, :10, :10] = 200.0  # Different values in background ROI
+
+        norm_dict = {MasterDictKeys.obs_data_combined: ob_data, MasterDictKeys.sample_data: {}}
+
+        background_roi = Roi(0, 0, 10, 10)
+        performing_normalization(sample_dict, norm_dict, background_roi)
+
+        # Check that background correction was applied
+        result = norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]["/sample1"]
+        assert result.shape == (5, 100, 100)
+        # Background correction coefficient = median(OB_bg) / median(Sample_bg) = 200 / 100 = 2
+        # Transmission = (Sample / OB) * coeff = (50 / 100) * 2 = 1.0
+        assert np.allclose(result[:, 50, 50], 1.0, rtol=0.1)
+
+    def test_normalization_handles_division_by_zero(self):
+        """Test that division by zero is handled gracefully."""
+        sample_dict = {MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {"/sample1": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((5, 50, 50)) * 10.0}}}
+
+        # OB with some zero values
+        ob_data = np.ones((5, 50, 50)) * 100.0
+        ob_data[0, 10:20, 10:20] = 0.0  # Zero values in OB
+
+        norm_dict = {MasterDictKeys.obs_data_combined: ob_data, MasterDictKeys.sample_data: {}}
+
+        performing_normalization(sample_dict, norm_dict, None)
+
+        result = norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]["/sample1"]
+        # Check that inf/nan values are replaced with 0
+        assert np.all(np.isfinite(result))
+        assert np.all(result[0, 10:20, 10:20] == 0.0)
+
+
+class TestGetCountsFromNormalizedData:
+    """Test get_counts_from_normalized_data function."""
+
+    def test_get_counts_basic(self):
+        """Test basic count extraction."""
+        # Create normalized data (transmission values)
+        normalized_data = np.ones((10, 100, 100)) * 0.5
+
+        counts, uncertainties = get_counts_from_normalized_data(normalized_data)
+
+        assert counts.shape == (10,)
+        assert uncertainties.shape == (10,)
+        assert np.allclose(counts, 0.5)  # Average transmission
+
+    def test_get_counts_with_varying_transmission(self):
+        """Test count extraction with varying transmission values."""
+        normalized_data = np.zeros((5, 50, 50))
+        for i in range(5):
+            normalized_data[i] = (i + 1) * 0.2  # 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0
+
+        counts, uncertainties = get_counts_from_normalized_data(normalized_data)
+
+        assert counts.shape == (5,)
+        assert np.allclose(counts, [0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0])
+
+    def test_get_counts_handles_nan_values(self):
+        """Test that NaN values are handled properly."""
+        normalized_data = np.ones((5, 50, 50)) * 0.7
+        normalized_data[0, 10, 10] = np.nan
+        normalized_data[1, :, :] = np.nan  # Entire frame is NaN
+
+        counts, uncertainties = get_counts_from_normalized_data(normalized_data)
+
+        assert counts.shape == (5,)
+        # nanmean should handle NaN values
+        assert np.isfinite(counts[0])  # Should still compute mean excluding NaN
+        assert counts[1] == 0.0  # All NaN should result in 0
+
+    def test_get_counts_invalid_input(self):
+        """Test that invalid inputs raise appropriate errors."""
+        # Not a numpy array
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="Normalized data must be a numpy array"):
+            get_counts_from_normalized_data([1, 2, 3])
+
+        # Wrong dimensions
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Expected 3D array"):
+            get_counts_from_normalized_data(np.ones((10, 10)))
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.logger")
+    def test_get_counts_warns_about_outliers(self, mock_logger):
+        """Test that warnings are logged for outliers."""
+        normalized_data = np.ones((5, 50, 50)) * 0.8
+        normalized_data[0, 10:20, 10:20] = 3.0  # Outliers > 2.0
+
+        counts, uncertainties = get_counts_from_normalized_data(normalized_data)
+
+        # Should warn about outliers
+        assert any("transmission > 2.0" in str(call) for call in mock_logger.warning.call_args_list)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.logger")
+    def test_get_counts_warns_about_low_transmission(self, mock_logger):
+        """Test that warnings are logged for very low transmission values."""
+        normalized_data = np.ones((5, 50, 50)) * 0.5
+        # Set more than 10% of pixels to very low transmission
+        normalized_data[:, :25, :25] = 0.005  # Below threshold
+
+        counts, uncertainties = get_counts_from_normalized_data(normalized_data)
+
+        # Should warn about low transmission
+        assert any("very low transmission" in str(call) for call in mock_logger.warning.call_args_list)
+
+
+class TestIntegrationScenarios:
+    """Test integration scenarios with multiple functions."""
+
+    def test_full_normalization_workflow(self):
+        """Test a complete normalization workflow."""
+        # Create sample data
+        sample_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/sample": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((10, 100, 100)) * 80.0, MasterDictKeys.proton_charge: 2.0}
+            },
+        }
+
+        # Create OB data
+        ob_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.ob,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/ob": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((10, 100, 100)) * 100.0, MasterDictKeys.proton_charge: 1.0}
+            },
+        }
+
+        # Apply corrections
+        correct_data_for_proton_charge(sample_dict, True)
+        correct_data_for_proton_charge(ob_dict, True)
+
+        # Combine OB data
+        norm_dict = {MasterDictKeys.sample_data: {}}
+        combine_data(ob_dict, True, False, norm_dict)
+
+        # Perform normalization
+        performing_normalization(sample_dict, norm_dict, None)
+
+        # Get counts
+        transmission = norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]["/sample"]
+        counts, uncertainties = get_counts_from_normalized_data(transmission)
+
+        # Check results
+        # Sample: 80/2 = 40, OB: 100/1 = 100, Transmission = 40/100 = 0.4
+        assert np.allclose(counts, 0.4)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.retrieve_list_of_most_dominant_extension_from_folder")
+    @patch("pleiades.processing.normalization_handler.load")
+    def test_workflow_with_file_discovery(self, mock_load, mock_retrieve):
+        """Test workflow including file discovery."""
+        # Setup mocks
+        mock_retrieve.return_value = (["sample.tiff"], ".tiff")
+        mock_load.return_value = np.ones((5, 50, 50)) * 100.0
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            master_dict = {
+                MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+                MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {tmpdir: {MasterDictKeys.list_images: None}},
+            }
+
+            # File discovery
+            update_with_list_of_files(master_dict)
+
+            # Load data
+            update_with_data(master_dict)
+
+            # Apply rebinning
+            update_with_rebin(master_dict, binning_factor=2)
+
+            # Verify workflow
+            assert master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders][tmpdir][MasterDictKeys.ext] == ".tiff"
+            assert MasterDictKeys.data in master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders][tmpdir]
+
+
+class TestEdgeCases:
+    """Test edge cases and error conditions."""
+
+    def test_empty_master_dict(self):
+        """Test functions with empty master dictionaries."""
+        empty_dict = {MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample, MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {}}
+
+        # These should handle empty dicts gracefully
+        update_with_data(empty_dict)
+        update_with_rebin(empty_dict, 2)
+        remove_outliers(empty_dict, 20.0, 4)
+        correct_data_for_proton_charge(empty_dict, True)
+        correct_data_for_shutter_counts(empty_dict, True)
+
+        # Verify dict remains empty
+        assert len(empty_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]) == 0
+
+    def test_division_by_zero_in_corrections(self):
+        """Test handling of zero values in corrections."""
+        master_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.data_type: DataType.sample,
+            MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {
+                "/folder": {
+                    MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((5, 50, 50)) * 100.0,
+                    MasterDictKeys.proton_charge: 0.0,  # Zero proton charge
+                }
+            },
+        }
+
+        # The function doesn't explicitly handle zero division, it will produce inf/nan
+        correct_data_for_proton_charge(master_dict, True)
+
+        # Check that the result contains inf values
+        result = master_dict[MasterDictKeys.list_folders]["/folder"][MasterDictKeys.data]
+        assert np.all(np.isinf(result))
+
+    def test_mismatched_data_shapes(self):
+        """Test handling of mismatched data shapes in normalization."""
+        sample_dict = {MasterDictKeys.list_folders: {"/sample": {MasterDictKeys.data: np.ones((10, 100, 100))}}}
+
+        # OB with different number of time channels
+        norm_dict = {
+            MasterDictKeys.obs_data_combined: np.ones((5, 100, 100)),  # Different time channels
+            MasterDictKeys.sample_data: {},
+        }
+
+        # This should handle the mismatch (zip will stop at shortest)
+        performing_normalization(sample_dict, norm_dict, None)
+
+        result = norm_dict[MasterDictKeys.sample_data]["/sample"]
+        # Output array matches sample shape, but only first 5 frames are normalized
+        assert result.shape[0] == 10  # Matches sample size
+        # First 5 frames should be normalized (1.0 since sample == OB)
+        assert np.allclose(result[:5], 1.0)
+        # Remaining frames are uninitialized (empty_like leaves garbage values)
diff --git a/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/data/test_options.py b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/data/test_options.py
index 5904d551..41b0c97b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/data/test_options.py
+++ b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/data/test_options.py
@@ -1,40 +1,552 @@
+"""Comprehensive unit tests for sammy/data/options.py module."""
+
+import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import pandas as pd
 import pytest
 
-from pleiades.sammy.data.options import DataTypeOptions, SammyData
+from pleiades.sammy.data.options import HISTOGRAM_BIN_RANGE, RESIDUAL_YLIM, DataTypeOptions, SammyData
 from pleiades.utils.units import CrossSectionUnitOptions, EnergyUnitOptions
 
 
-def test_sammy_data_defaults():
-    """Test the default values of SammyData."""
-    params = SammyData()
+class TestDataTypeOptions:
+    """Test DataTypeOptions enum."""
+
+    def test_enum_values(self):
+        """Test that all expected enum values exist."""
+        assert DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION == "TRANSMISSION"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.TOTAL_CROSS_SECTION == "TOTAL CROSS SECTION"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.SCATTERING == "SCATTERING"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.ELASTIC == "ELASTIC"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.DIFFERENTIAL_ELASTIC == "DIFFERENTIAL ELASTIC"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.DIFFERENTIAL_REACTION == "DIFFERENTIAL REACTION"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.REACTION == "REACTION"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.INELASTIC_SCATTERING == "INELASTIC SCATTERING"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.FISSION == "FISSION"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.CAPTURE == "CAPTURE"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.SELF_INDICATION == "SELF INDICATION"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.INTEGRAL == "INTEGRAL"
+        assert DataTypeOptions.COMBINATION == "COMBINATION"
+
+    def test_enum_is_string(self):
+        """Test that enum values are strings."""
+        assert isinstance(DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION.value, str)
+        assert DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION == "TRANSMISSION"
+
+
+class TestSammyDataInitialization:
+    """Test SammyData initialization."""
+
+    def test_sammy_data_defaults(self):
+        """Test the default values of SammyData."""
+        params = SammyData()
+
+        assert params.data_file is None
+        assert params.data_type == DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION
+        assert params.data_format == "LST"
+        assert params.energy_units == EnergyUnitOptions.eV
+        assert params.cross_section_units == CrossSectionUnitOptions.barn
+        assert params.data is None
+
+    def test_sammy_data_custom_values(self):
+        """Test custom values of SammyData."""
+        params = SammyData(
+            data_type=DataTypeOptions.CAPTURE,
+            data_format="DAT",
+            energy_units=EnergyUnitOptions.keV,
+            cross_section_units=CrossSectionUnitOptions.millibarn,
+        )
+
+        assert params.data_type == DataTypeOptions.CAPTURE
+        assert params.data_format == "DAT"
+        assert params.energy_units == EnergyUnitOptions.keV
+        assert params.cross_section_units == CrossSectionUnitOptions.millibarn
+
+    def test_invalid_data_type(self):
+        """Test invalid data type."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            SammyData(data_file=Path("invalid.dat"), data_type="INVALID_TYPE")
+
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.data.options.SammyData.load")
+    def test_init_with_file_loads_automatically(self, mock_load):
+        """Test that providing a file path triggers automatic loading."""
+        test_path = Path("/test/file.lst")
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData(data_file=test_path)
+
+        assert sammy_data.data_file == test_path
+        mock_load.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_column_names_defined(self):
+        """Test that _all_column_names is properly defined."""
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+
+        assert len(sammy_data._all_column_names) == 13
+        assert sammy_data._all_column_names[0] == "Energy"
+        assert "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)" in sammy_data._all_column_names
+        assert "Final theoretical cross section as evaluated by SAMMY (barns)" in sammy_data._all_column_names
+
+
+class TestSammyDataLoad:
+    """Test SammyData load method."""
+
+    def test_load_valid_csv(self):
+        """Test loading a valid CSV file."""
+        csv_content = """1.0 0.5 0.01 0.49 0.51 0.95 0.02 0.94 0.96
+2.0 0.6 0.01 0.59 0.61 0.85 0.02 0.84 0.86
+3.0 0.7 0.01 0.69 0.71 0.75 0.02 0.74 0.76"""
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".lst", delete=False) as tmp:
+            tmp.write(csv_content)
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+
+        try:
+            sammy_data = SammyData(data_file=tmp_path, data_type=DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION)
+
+            # Check data was loaded
+            assert sammy_data.data is not None
+            assert len(sammy_data.data) == 3
+            assert sammy_data.data.shape[1] == 9
+
+            # Check column names were assigned
+            assert "Energy" in sammy_data.data.columns
+            assert sammy_data.data["Energy"].tolist() == [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]
+
+        finally:
+            tmp_path.unlink()
+
+    def test_load_with_comments(self):
+        """Test loading CSV with comment lines."""
+        csv_content = """# This is a comment
+# Another comment
+1.0 0.5 0.01 0.49 0.51 0.95 0.02 0.94 0.96
+2.0 0.6 0.01 0.59 0.61 0.85 0.02 0.84 0.86"""
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".lst", delete=False) as tmp:
+            tmp.write(csv_content)
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+
+        try:
+            sammy_data = SammyData(data_file=tmp_path, data_type=DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION)
+
+            # Comments should be ignored
+            assert len(sammy_data.data) == 2
+
+        finally:
+            tmp_path.unlink()
+
+    def test_load_fewer_columns_raises_validation_error(self):
+        """Test loading CSV with fewer columns raises validation error for transmission data."""
+        csv_content = """1.0 0.5 0.01
+2.0 0.6 0.01
+3.0 0.7 0.01"""
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".lst", delete=False) as tmp:
+            tmp.write(csv_content)
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+
+        try:
+            sammy_data = SammyData()  # Default is TRANSMISSION type
+            sammy_data.data_file = tmp_path
+
+            # Should raise validation error for missing transmission columns
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Missing required transmission column"):
+                sammy_data.load()
+
+        finally:
+            tmp_path.unlink()
+
+    def test_load_nonexistent_file(self):
+        """Test loading a non-existent file."""
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data_file = Path("/nonexistent/file.lst")
+
+        with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
+            sammy_data.load()
+
+
+class TestValidateColumns:
+    """Test validate_columns method."""
+
+    def test_validate_transmission_data_valid(self):
+        """Test validation of valid transmission data."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 2.0],
+                "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)": [0.9, 0.8],
+                "Absolute uncertainty in experimental transmission": [0.01, 0.01],
+                "Zeroth-order theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.89, 0.79],
+                "Final theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.91, 0.81],
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData(data_type=DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION)
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        # Should not raise
+        sammy_data.validate_columns()
+
+    def test_validate_transmission_data_missing_column(self):
+        """Test validation fails for transmission data missing required column."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 2.0],
+                "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)": [0.9, 0.8],
+                "Absolute uncertainty in experimental transmission": [0.01, 0.01],
+                "Zeroth-order theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.89, 0.79],
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData(data_type=DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION)
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Missing required transmission column"):
+            sammy_data.validate_columns()
+
+    def test_validate_cross_section_data_valid(self):
+        """Test validation of valid cross-section data."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 2.0],
+                "Experimental cross section (barns)": [10.0, 20.0],
+                "Absolute uncertainty in experimental cross section": [0.5, 0.6],
+                "Zeroth-order theoretical cross section as evaluated by SAMMY (barns)": [9.5, 19.5],
+                "Final theoretical cross section as evaluated by SAMMY (barns)": [10.1, 20.1],
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData(data_type=DataTypeOptions.TOTAL_CROSS_SECTION)
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        # Should not raise
+        sammy_data.validate_columns()
+
+    def test_validate_cross_section_with_transmission_columns_fails(self):
+        """Test validation fails if cross-section data has transmission columns."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 2.0],
+                "Experimental cross section (barns)": [10.0, 20.0],
+                "Absolute uncertainty in experimental cross section": [0.5, 0.6],
+                "Zeroth-order theoretical cross section as evaluated by SAMMY (barns)": [9.5, 19.5],
+                "Final theoretical cross section as evaluated by SAMMY (barns)": [10.1, 20.1],
+                "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)": [0.9, 0.8],  # Should not be here
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData(data_type=DataTypeOptions.TOTAL_CROSS_SECTION)
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unexpected transmission column"):
+            sammy_data.validate_columns()
+
+    def test_validate_scattering_data(self):
+        """Test validation for SCATTERING data type."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 2.0],
+                "Experimental cross section (barns)": [10.0, 20.0],
+                "Absolute uncertainty in experimental cross section": [0.5, 0.6],
+                "Zeroth-order theoretical cross section as evaluated by SAMMY (barns)": [9.5, 19.5],
+                "Final theoretical cross section as evaluated by SAMMY (barns)": [10.1, 20.1],
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData(data_type=DataTypeOptions.SCATTERING)
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        # Should not raise
+        sammy_data.validate_columns()
+
+
+class TestPlotMethods:
+    """Test plotting methods."""
+
+    @patch("matplotlib.pyplot.show")
+    def test_plot_transmission_basic(self, mock_show):
+        """Test basic transmission plotting."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0],
+                "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)": [0.9, 0.8, 0.7],
+                "Absolute uncertainty in experimental transmission": [0.01, 0.01, 0.01],
+                "Zeroth-order theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.89, 0.79, 0.69],
+                "Final theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.91, 0.81, 0.71],
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        result = sammy_data.plot_transmission(show=True)
+
+        assert result is None
+        mock_show.assert_called_once()
+        plt.close("all")
+
+    def test_plot_transmission_returns_figure_when_show_false(self):
+        """Test that plot returns figure object when show=False."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0],
+                "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)": [0.9, 0.8, 0.7],
+                "Final theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.91, 0.81, 0.71],
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        fig = sammy_data.plot_transmission(show=False)
+
+        assert fig is not None
+        assert isinstance(fig, plt.Figure)
+        plt.close(fig)
+
+    @patch("matplotlib.pyplot.show")
+    def test_plot_transmission_with_residuals(self, mock_show):
+        """Test transmission plotting with residuals."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0],
+                "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)": [0.9, 0.8, 0.7],
+                "Absolute uncertainty in experimental transmission": [0.01, 0.01, 0.01],
+                "Zeroth-order theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.89, 0.79, 0.69],
+                "Final theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.91, 0.81, 0.71],
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        sammy_data.plot_transmission(show_diff=True, show=True)
+
+        mock_show.assert_called_once()
+        plt.close("all")
+
+    def test_plot_transmission_with_custom_parameters(self):
+        """Test transmission plotting with custom parameters."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 10.0, 100.0],
+                "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)": [0.9, 0.8, 0.7],
+                "Final theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.91, 0.81, 0.71],
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        fig = sammy_data.plot_transmission(
+            show_diff=False,
+            figsize=(10, 8),
+            title="Test Plot",
+            xscale="log",
+            yscale="linear",
+            data_color="blue",
+            final_color="red",
+            show=False,
+        )
+
+        assert fig is not None
+        assert fig.get_size_inches()[0] == 10
+        assert fig.get_size_inches()[1] == 8
+        plt.close(fig)
+
+    def test_plot_transmission_no_data_raises(self):
+        """Test that plotting without data raises ValueError."""
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="No data loaded to plot"):
+            sammy_data.plot_transmission()
+
+    @patch("matplotlib.pyplot.show")
+    def test_plot_cross_section_basic(self, mock_show):
+        """Test basic cross-section plotting."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0],
+                "Experimental cross section (barns)": [10.0, 20.0, 30.0],
+                "Final theoretical cross section as evaluated by SAMMY (barns)": [10.1, 20.1, 30.1],
+            }
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        sammy_data.plot_cross_section()
+
+        mock_show.assert_called_once()
+        plt.close("all")
+
+    def test_plot_cross_section_no_data_raises(self):
+        """Test that plotting cross-section without data raises ValueError."""
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="No data loaded to plot"):
+            sammy_data.plot_cross_section()
+
+
+class TestProperties:
+    """Test property accessors."""
+
+    def test_energy_property(self):
+        """Test energy property accessor."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame({"Energy": [1.0, 2.0, 3.0], "Other": [4.0, 5.0, 6.0]})
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        energy = sammy_data.energy
+        assert energy.tolist() == [1.0, 2.0, 3.0]
+
+    def test_experimental_cross_section_property(self):
+        """Test experimental_cross_section property."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame({"Energy": [1.0, 2.0], "Experimental cross section (barns)": [10.0, 20.0]})
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        cross_section = sammy_data.experimental_cross_section
+        assert cross_section.tolist() == [10.0, 20.0]
+
+    def test_theoretical_cross_section_property(self):
+        """Test theoretical_cross_section property."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {"Energy": [1.0, 2.0], "Final theoretical cross section as evaluated by SAMMY (barns)": [10.1, 20.1]}
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        cross_section = sammy_data.theoretical_cross_section
+        assert cross_section.tolist() == [10.1, 20.1]
+
+    def test_experimental_transmission_property(self):
+        """Test experimental_transmission property."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame({"Energy": [1.0, 2.0], "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)": [0.9, 0.8]})
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        transmission = sammy_data.experimental_transmission
+        assert transmission.tolist() == [0.9, 0.8]
+
+    def test_theoretical_transmission_property(self):
+        """Test theoretical_transmission property."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {"Energy": [1.0, 2.0], "Final theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.91, 0.81]}
+        )
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        transmission = sammy_data.theoretical_transmission
+        assert transmission.tolist() == [0.91, 0.81]
+
+    def test_property_returns_none_for_missing_column(self):
+        """Test that properties return None for missing columns."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame({"Energy": [1.0, 2.0]})
+
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
+
+        assert sammy_data.experimental_cross_section is None
+        assert sammy_data.theoretical_transmission is None
+
+
+class TestIntegrationScenarios:
+    """Test complete workflows."""
+
+    def test_full_workflow_transmission_data(self):
+        """Test complete workflow with transmission data."""
+        # Column order follows _all_column_names:
+        # Energy, Exp_Cross, Unc_Cross, Zero_Cross, Final_Cross, Exp_Trans, Unc_Trans, Zero_Trans, Final_Trans
+        csv_content = """# Column order follows SAMMY standard
+1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.95 0.01 0.94 0.96
+2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.85 0.02 0.84 0.86
+3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.75 0.02 0.74 0.76
+4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.65 0.03 0.64 0.66"""
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".lst", delete=False) as tmp:
+            tmp.write(csv_content)
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+
+        try:
+            # Load and validate
+            sammy_data = SammyData(data_file=tmp_path, data_type=DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION)
+
+            # Check data loaded correctly
+            assert len(sammy_data.data) == 4
+            assert sammy_data.energy.tolist() == [1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0]
+            assert sammy_data.experimental_transmission.tolist() == [0.95, 0.85, 0.75, 0.65]
+
+            # Test plotting doesn't crash
+            fig = sammy_data.plot_transmission(show=False, show_diff=True)
+            assert fig is not None
+            plt.close(fig)
+
+        finally:
+            tmp_path.unlink()
+
+    def test_constants_defined(self):
+        """Test that module constants are properly defined."""
+        assert RESIDUAL_YLIM == (-1, 1)
+        assert HISTOGRAM_BIN_RANGE == (-1, 1, 0.01)
+
+
+class TestEdgeCases:
+    """Test edge cases and error conditions."""
+
+    def test_empty_dataframe(self):
+        """Test handling of empty DataFrame."""
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = pd.DataFrame()
+
+        # Properties should handle empty DataFrame
+        assert sammy_data.energy is None
+        assert sammy_data.experimental_transmission is None
+
+    def test_validation_with_none_data(self):
+        """Test validation with None data."""
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+
+        # Should handle None data gracefully
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+            sammy_data.validate_columns()
 
-    assert params.data_file is None
-    assert params.data_type == DataTypeOptions.TRANSMISSION
-    assert params.energy_units == EnergyUnitOptions.eV
-    assert params.cross_section_units == CrossSectionUnitOptions.barn
-    assert params.data is None
+    def test_plot_with_minimal_data(self):
+        """Test plotting with minimal required columns."""
+        data = pd.DataFrame(
+            {
+                "Energy": [1.0],
+                "Experimental transmission (dimensionless)": [0.9],
+                "Final theoretical transmission as evaluated by SAMMY (dimensionless)": [0.91],
+            }
+        )
 
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data = data
 
-def test_sammy_data_custom_values():
-    """Test custom values of SammyData."""
-    params = SammyData(
-        data_type=DataTypeOptions.CAPTURE,
-        energy_units=EnergyUnitOptions.keV,
-        cross_section_units=CrossSectionUnitOptions.millibarn,
-    )
+        # Should not crash with single data point
+        fig = sammy_data.plot_transmission(show=False)
+        assert fig is not None
+        plt.close(fig)
 
-    assert params.data_type == DataTypeOptions.CAPTURE
-    assert params.energy_units == EnergyUnitOptions.keV
-    assert params.cross_section_units == CrossSectionUnitOptions.millibarn
+    @patch("pandas.read_csv")
+    def test_load_with_io_error(self, mock_read_csv):
+        """Test handling of I/O errors during load."""
+        mock_read_csv.side_effect = IOError("Cannot read file")
 
+        sammy_data = SammyData()
+        sammy_data.data_file = Path("/test/file.lst")
 
-def test_invalid_data_type():
-    """Test invalid data type."""
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        SammyData(data_file=Path("invalid.dat"), data_type="INVALID_TYPE")
+        with pytest.raises(IOError, match="Cannot read file"):
+            sammy_data.load()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    pytest.main()
+    pytest.main(["-v", __file__])
diff --git a/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/io/card_formats/test_par07_radii.py b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/io/card_formats/test_par07_radii.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e9b7031
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/io/card_formats/test_par07_radii.py
@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+"""Comprehensive unit tests for sammy/io/card_formats/par07_radii.py module."""
+
+from typing import List
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from pleiades.sammy.fitting.config import FitConfig
+from pleiades.sammy.io.card_formats.par07_radii import Card07
+
+
+class TestCard07ClassMethods:
+    """Test Card07 class methods."""
+
+    def test_from_lines_empty_list(self):
+        """Test from_lines with empty list raises ValueError."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="No lines provided"):
+            Card07.from_lines([])
+
+    def test_from_lines_with_invalid_header(self):
+        """Test from_lines with invalid header line."""
+        # Since is_header_line is not implemented, this will raise AttributeError
+        lines = ["Invalid header line", "data line 1", "data line 2"]
+
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+            # This should fail because is_header_line doesn't exist
+            Card07.from_lines(lines)
+
+    def test_from_lines_with_invalid_fit_config(self):
+        """Test from_lines with invalid fit_config type."""
+        lines = ["Some header line"]
+        invalid_config = "not a FitConfig object"
+
+        # Since is_header_line doesn't exist, we'll get AttributeError first
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines, fit_config=invalid_config)
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=True, create=True)
+    def test_from_lines_with_valid_header_but_unsupported_format(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test that default format raises NotImplementedError."""
+        lines = ["Valid header line according to mock"]
+
+        # Should raise ValueError about unsupported format
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Default format for Card 7 is not supported"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines)
+
+        mock_is_header.assert_called_once_with(lines[0])
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=False, create=True)
+    def test_from_lines_with_header_returning_false(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test from_lines when is_header_line returns False."""
+        lines = ["Some header line"]
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid header line"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines)
+
+        mock_is_header.assert_called_once_with(lines[0])
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=True, create=True)
+    def test_from_lines_with_none_fit_config(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test from_lines with None fit_config creates default FitConfig."""
+        lines = ["Valid header"]
+
+        # Should still raise unsupported format error
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Default format for Card 7 is not supported"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines, fit_config=None)
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=True, create=True)
+    def test_from_lines_with_valid_fit_config(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test from_lines with valid FitConfig object."""
+        lines = ["Valid header"]
+        fit_config = FitConfig()
+
+        # Should still raise unsupported format error
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Default format for Card 7 is not supported"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines, fit_config=fit_config)
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=True, create=True)
+    def test_from_lines_with_non_fit_config_object(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test that non-FitConfig objects are rejected."""
+        lines = ["Valid header"]
+
+        class NotFitConfig:
+            pass
+
+        invalid_config = NotFitConfig()
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="fit_config must be an instance of FitConfig"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines, fit_config=invalid_config)
+
+
+class TestCard07Initialization:
+    """Test Card07 initialization and BaseModel features."""
+
+    def test_card07_is_basemodel(self):
+        """Test that Card07 inherits from BaseModel."""
+        from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+        assert issubclass(Card07, BaseModel)
+
+    def test_card07_can_be_instantiated(self):
+        """Test that Card07 can be instantiated."""
+        card = Card07()
+        assert isinstance(card, Card07)
+
+    def test_card07_has_from_lines_method(self):
+        """Test that Card07 has from_lines class method."""
+        assert hasattr(Card07, "from_lines")
+        assert callable(Card07.from_lines)
+
+    def test_card07_from_lines_is_classmethod(self):
+        """Test that from_lines is a class method."""
+        import inspect
+
+        # Get the actual function from the classmethod descriptor
+        assert isinstance(inspect.getattr_static(Card07, "from_lines"), classmethod)
+
+
+class TestCard07MissingMethods:
+    """Test for missing methods that are called but not implemented."""
+
+    def test_is_header_line_not_implemented(self):
+        """Test that is_header_line method is not implemented."""
+        # This should not exist as a method
+        assert not hasattr(Card07, "is_header_line") or not callable(getattr(Card07, "is_header_line", None))
+
+    def test_calling_nonexistent_is_header_line_raises_error(self):
+        """Test that calling non-existent is_header_line raises AttributeError."""
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+            Card07.is_header_line("some line")
+
+
+class TestCard07EdgeCases:
+    """Test edge cases and error conditions."""
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=True, create=True)
+    def test_from_lines_with_empty_string_in_list(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test from_lines with empty string as first line."""
+        lines = ["", "data line"]
+        mock_is_header.return_value = False
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid header line"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines)
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=True, create=True)
+    def test_from_lines_with_whitespace_only_header(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test from_lines with whitespace-only header."""
+        lines = ["   \t\n   ", "data line"]
+        mock_is_header.return_value = False
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid header line"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines)
+
+    def test_from_lines_with_none_lines(self):
+        """Test from_lines with None instead of list."""
+        # None is falsy, so it will be caught by the "if not lines" check
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="No lines provided"):
+            Card07.from_lines(None)
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=True, create=True)
+    def test_from_lines_with_single_line(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test from_lines with single line list."""
+        lines = ["Single line header"]
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Default format for Card 7 is not supported"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines)
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", create=True)
+    def test_from_lines_exception_in_is_header_line(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test from_lines when is_header_line raises an exception."""
+        lines = ["Header line"]
+        mock_is_header.side_effect = RuntimeError("Unexpected error in is_header_line")
+
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Unexpected error in is_header_line"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines)
+
+
+class TestCard07Integration:
+    """Integration tests for Card07."""
+
+    def test_typical_usage_pattern_fails_correctly(self):
+        """Test that typical usage pattern fails with expected error."""
+        # This represents how the code might be used
+        lines = [
+            "Card 7 header line",
+            "Some radius data",
+            "More radius data",
+            "",  # Blank terminator
+        ]
+
+        # Should fail because is_header_line doesn't exist
+        with pytest.raises(AttributeError):
+            result = Card07.from_lines(lines)
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=True, create=True)
+    def test_with_mocked_header_validation(self, mock_is_header):
+        """Test with mocked header validation to reach unsupported format error."""
+        lines = [
+            "Card 7 Radii Parameters",
+            "1.0 2.0 3.0",
+            "4.0 5.0 6.0",
+        ]
+
+        config = FitConfig()
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Default format for Card 7 is not supported"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines, fit_config=config)
+
+        assert mock_is_header.called
+
+    @patch.object(Card07, "is_header_line", return_value=True, create=True)
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.io.card_formats.par07_radii.logger")
+    def test_logging_on_errors(self, mock_logger, mock_is_header):
+        """Test that errors are logged properly."""
+        lines = ["Header"]
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Default format for Card 7 is not supported"):
+            Card07.from_lines(lines)
+
+        # Check that error was logged
+        mock_logger.error.assert_called()
+        error_calls = mock_logger.error.call_args_list
+        assert len(error_calls) > 0
+        # The last error should be about unsupported format
+        assert "Default format for Card 7 is not supported" in str(error_calls[-1])
+
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.io.card_formats.par07_radii.logger")
+    def test_logging_on_empty_lines(self, mock_logger):
+        """Test that empty lines error is logged."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="No lines provided"):
+            Card07.from_lines([])
+
+        mock_logger.error.assert_called_with("No lines provided")
+
+
+class TestCard07TypeHints:
+    """Test type hints and annotations."""
+
+    def test_from_lines_type_hints(self):
+        """Test that from_lines has proper type hints."""
+        import inspect
+
+        sig = inspect.signature(Card07.from_lines)
+
+        # Check parameter types
+        assert sig.parameters["lines"].annotation == List[str]
+        assert sig.parameters["fit_config"].annotation == FitConfig or sig.parameters["fit_config"].default is None
+
+        # Check return type (should be None according to the implementation)
+        assert sig.return_annotation is None or sig.return_annotation is type(None)
+
+
+class TestCard07Properties:
+    """Test Card07 properties and attributes."""
+
+    def test_card07_has_no_fields_defined(self):
+        """Test that Card07 has no pydantic fields defined."""
+        card = Card07()
+        # BaseModel with no fields should have empty dict
+        assert card.model_dump() == {}
+
+    def test_card07_class_docstring(self):
+        """Test that Card07 has a proper docstring."""
+        assert Card07.__doc__ is not None
+        assert "Card 7" in Card07.__doc__
+        assert "radii" in Card07.__doc__.lower()
+
+    def test_from_lines_docstring(self):
+        """Test that from_lines has a proper docstring."""
+        assert Card07.from_lines.__doc__ is not None
+        assert "Parse" in Card07.from_lines.__doc__
+        assert "Args:" in Card07.from_lines.__doc__
+        assert "Raises:" in Card07.from_lines.__doc__
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main(["-v", __file__])
diff --git a/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/io/test_lpt_manager.py b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/io/test_lpt_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e197b4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/io/test_lpt_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,652 @@
+"""Comprehensive unit tests for sammy/io/lpt_manager.py module."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, mock_open, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from pleiades.sammy.io.lpt_manager import (
+    LptManager,
+    parse_value_and_varied,
+    split_lpt_values,
+)
+from pleiades.sammy.results.models import FitResults, RunResults
+from pleiades.utils.helper import VaryFlag
+
+
+class TestHelperFunctions:
+    """Test helper functions."""
+
+    def test_parse_value_and_varied_without_parenthesis(self):
+        """Test parsing value without parenthesis (not varied)."""
+        result = parse_value_and_varied("1.2345E+02")
+        assert result == (123.45, False)
+
+    def test_parse_value_and_varied_with_parenthesis(self):
+        """Test parsing value with parenthesis (varied)."""
+        result = parse_value_and_varied("1.2345E+02(  3)")
+        assert result == (123.45, True)
+
+    def test_parse_value_and_varied_negative_value(self):
+        """Test parsing negative value."""
+        result = parse_value_and_varied("-5.678E-03")
+        assert result == (-0.005678, False)
+
+    def test_parse_value_and_varied_with_spaces(self):
+        """Test parsing value with spaces and parenthesis."""
+        result = parse_value_and_varied("2.9660E+02 (  4)")
+        assert result == (296.60, True)
+
+    def test_parse_value_and_varied_invalid_format(self):
+        """Test parsing invalid format raises ValueError."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Could not parse value"):
+            parse_value_and_varied("not_a_number")
+
+    def test_split_lpt_values_single_value(self):
+        """Test splitting line with single value."""
+        result = split_lpt_values("1.2345E+02")
+        assert result == ["1.2345E+02"]
+
+    def test_split_lpt_values_multiple_values(self):
+        """Test splitting line with multiple values."""
+        result = split_lpt_values("2.9660E+02(  4)  1.1592E-01(  5)")
+        assert result == ["2.9660E+02(  4)", "1.1592E-01(  5)"]
+
+    def test_split_lpt_values_mixed_formats(self):
+        """Test splitting line with mixed formats."""
+        result = split_lpt_values("3.0000E+02  4.5678E-01(  2)  -1.234E+00")
+        assert result == ["3.0000E+02", "4.5678E-01(  2)", "-1.234E+00"]
+
+    def test_split_lpt_values_empty_string(self):
+        """Test splitting empty string returns empty list."""
+        result = split_lpt_values("")
+        assert result == []
+
+
+class TestLptManagerInit:
+    """Test LptManager initialization."""
+
+    def test_init_empty(self):
+        """Test initialization without parameters."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        assert manager.run_results is not None
+        assert isinstance(manager.run_results, RunResults)
+
+    def test_init_with_run_results(self):
+        """Test initialization with RunResults."""
+        run_results = RunResults()
+        manager = LptManager(run_results=run_results)
+        assert manager.run_results is run_results
+
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "process_lpt_file")
+    def test_init_with_file_path(self, mock_process):
+        """Test initialization with file path triggers processing."""
+        manager = LptManager(file_path="test.lpt")
+        mock_process.assert_called_once_with("test.lpt", manager.run_results)
+
+
+class TestExtractIsotopeInfo:
+    """Test extract_isotope_info method."""
+
+    def test_extract_isotope_info_success(self):
+        """Test successful extraction of isotope information."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        nuclear_data = MagicMock()
+        nuclear_data.isotopes = []
+
+        lines = [
+            "Some header",
+            " Isotopic abundance and mass for each nuclide",
+            " Nuclide    Abundance            Mass        Spin groups",
+            "   1        1.000    (  3)      27.9769      1  2  3  4  5",
+            "   2       4.6700E-02(  4)      28.9765      8  9 10",
+            "",
+            "Next section",
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_isotope_info(lines, nuclear_data)
+
+        assert result is True
+        assert len(nuclear_data.isotopes) == 2
+
+        # Check first isotope
+        isotope1 = nuclear_data.isotopes[0]
+        assert isotope1.abundance == 1.000
+        assert isotope1.vary_abundance == VaryFlag.YES  # Has parenthesis
+        assert len(isotope1.spin_groups) == 5
+
+        # Check second isotope
+        isotope2 = nuclear_data.isotopes[1]
+        assert isotope2.abundance == 0.04670
+        assert isotope2.vary_abundance == VaryFlag.YES
+        assert len(isotope2.spin_groups) == 3
+
+    def test_extract_isotope_info_no_data(self):
+        """Test extraction when no isotope data present."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        nuclear_data = MagicMock()
+        nuclear_data.isotopes = []
+
+        lines = ["No isotope information here", "Just random text"]
+
+        result = manager.extract_isotope_info(lines, nuclear_data)
+
+        assert result is False
+        assert len(nuclear_data.isotopes) == 0
+
+    def test_extract_isotope_info_without_parenthesis(self):
+        """Test extraction when abundance has no parenthesis (not varied)."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        nuclear_data = MagicMock()
+        nuclear_data.isotopes = []
+
+        lines = [
+            " Isotopic abundance and mass for each nuclide",
+            " Nuclide    Abundance            Mass        Spin groups",
+            "   1        0.9223              27.9769      1  2",
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_isotope_info(lines, nuclear_data)
+
+        assert result is True
+        assert len(nuclear_data.isotopes) == 1
+        isotope = nuclear_data.isotopes[0]
+        assert isotope.abundance == 0.9223
+        assert isotope.vary_abundance == VaryFlag.NO  # No parenthesis
+
+
+class TestExtractRadiusInfo:
+    """Test extract_radius_info method."""
+
+    def test_extract_radius_info_success(self):
+        """Test successful extraction of radius information."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+
+        # Create mock isotopes with spin groups
+        isotope1 = MagicMock()
+        isotope1.spin_groups = [
+            MagicMock(spin_group_number=1),
+            MagicMock(spin_group_number=4),
+            MagicMock(spin_group_number=5),
+        ]
+        isotope1.radius_parameters = None
+
+        isotope2 = MagicMock()
+        isotope2.spin_groups = [
+            MagicMock(spin_group_number=2),
+            MagicMock(spin_group_number=3),
+        ]
+        isotope2.radius_parameters = None
+
+        nuclear_data = MagicMock()
+        nuclear_data.isotopes = [isotope1, isotope2]
+
+        lines = [
+            "EFFECTIVE RADIUS    TRUE RADIUS  SPIN GROUP NUMBER FOR THESE RADII",
+            "                                       # channel numbers",
+            "    4.1364200        4.1364200       1 #  1  2  3",
+            "                                     4 #  1  2  3",
+            "                                     5 #  1  2  3",
+            "    4.9437200        4.9437200       2 #  1  2  3",
+            "                                     3 #  1  2",
+            "",
+            "Next section",
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_radius_info(lines, nuclear_data)
+
+        assert result is True
+
+        # Check isotope1 has radius for spin groups 1, 4, 5
+        assert len(isotope1.radius_parameters) == 1
+        rad1 = isotope1.radius_parameters[0]
+        assert rad1.effective_radius == 4.1364200
+        assert rad1.true_radius == 4.1364200
+        assert len(rad1.spin_groups) == 3  # Groups 1, 4, 5
+
+        # Check isotope2 has radius for spin groups 2, 3
+        assert len(isotope2.radius_parameters) == 1
+        rad2 = isotope2.radius_parameters[0]
+        assert rad2.effective_radius == 4.9437200
+        assert rad2.true_radius == 4.9437200
+        assert len(rad2.spin_groups) == 2  # Groups 2, 3
+
+    def test_extract_radius_info_no_data(self):
+        """Test extraction when no radius data present."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        nuclear_data = MagicMock()
+        nuclear_data.isotopes = []
+
+        lines = ["No radius information here", "Just random text"]
+
+        result = manager.extract_radius_info(lines, nuclear_data)
+
+        assert result is False
+
+
+class TestExtractBroadeningInfo:
+    """Test extract_broadening_info method."""
+
+    def test_extract_broadening_info_with_radius(self):
+        """Test extraction with RADIUS field."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        physics_data = MagicMock()
+        physics_data.broadening_parameters = MagicMock()
+
+        lines = [
+            "  RADIUS         TEMPERATURE      THICKNESS",
+            "  6.5000E+00(  1)  3.0000E+02       3.4716E-01(  2)",
+            "",
+            "    DELTA-L         DELTA-T-GAUS     DELTA-T-EXP",
+            "  0.0000E+00       2.5200E-03       0.0000E+00",
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_broadening_info(lines, physics_data)
+
+        assert result is True
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.crfn == 6.5
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.temp == 300.0
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.thick == 0.34716
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.deltal == 0.0
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.deltag == 0.00252
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.deltae == 0.0
+
+    def test_extract_broadening_info_without_radius(self):
+        """Test extraction without RADIUS field."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        physics_data = MagicMock()
+        physics_data.broadening_parameters = MagicMock()
+
+        lines = [
+            "  TEMPERATURE      THICKNESS",
+            "  3.0000E+02(  1)  3.4716E-01",
+            "",
+            "    DELTA-L         DELTA-T-GAUS     DELTA-T-EXP",
+            "  1.0000E-03(  2)  2.5200E-03       5.0000E-03(  3)",
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_broadening_info(lines, physics_data)
+
+        assert result is True
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.temp == 300.0
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.thick == 0.34716
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.deltal == 0.001
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.deltag == 0.00252
+        assert physics_data.broadening_parameters.deltae == 0.005
+
+    def test_extract_broadening_info_no_data(self):
+        """Test extraction when no broadening data present."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        physics_data = MagicMock()
+        physics_data.broadening_parameters = MagicMock()
+
+        lines = ["No broadening information here"]
+
+        result = manager.extract_broadening_info(lines, physics_data)
+
+        assert result is False
+
+
+class TestExtractNormalizationInfo:
+    """Test extract_normalization_info method."""
+
+    def test_extract_normalization_info_success(self):
+        """Test successful extraction of normalization parameters."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        physics_data = MagicMock()
+        physics_data.normalization_parameters = MagicMock()
+
+        lines = [
+            "  NORMALIZATION    BCKG     BCKG*E    BCKG*SQRT(E)",
+            "  9.5802E-01(  1)  1.0000E-01  2.0000E-02(  2)  3.0000E-03",
+            "",
+            "  BCKG*EXP        BCKG*EXP(-E)",
+            "  4.0000E-04(  3)  5.0000E-05",
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_normalization_info(lines, physics_data)
+
+        assert result is True
+        norm = physics_data.normalization_parameters
+        assert norm.anorm == 0.95802
+        assert norm.flag_anorm == VaryFlag.YES
+        assert norm.backa == 0.1
+        assert norm.flag_backa == VaryFlag.NO
+        assert norm.backb == 0.02
+        assert norm.flag_backb == VaryFlag.YES
+        assert norm.backc == 0.003
+        assert norm.flag_backc == VaryFlag.NO
+        assert norm.backd == 0.0004
+        assert norm.flag_backd == VaryFlag.YES
+        assert norm.backf == 0.00005
+        assert norm.flag_backf == VaryFlag.NO
+
+    def test_extract_normalization_info_no_data(self):
+        """Test extraction when no normalization data present."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        physics_data = MagicMock()
+        physics_data.normalization_parameters = MagicMock()
+
+        lines = ["No normalization information here"]
+
+        result = manager.extract_normalization_info(lines, physics_data)
+
+        assert result is False
+
+
+class TestExtractChiSquaredInfo:
+    """Test extract_chi_squared_info method."""
+
+    def test_extract_chi_squared_info_success(self):
+        """Test successful extraction of chi-squared information."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        chi_squared_results = MagicMock()
+
+        lines = [
+            "Some text",
+            "CUSTOMARY CHI SQUARED =   188355.0",
+            "More text",
+            "CUSTOMARY CHI SQUARED DIVIDED BY NDAT =   11.9697",
+            "Even more text",
+            "Number of experimental data points =   15734",
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_chi_squared_info(lines, chi_squared_results)
+
+        assert result is True
+        assert chi_squared_results.chi_squared == 188355.0
+        assert chi_squared_results.reduced_chi_squared == 11.9697
+        assert chi_squared_results.dof == 15734
+
+    def test_extract_chi_squared_info_missing_data(self):
+        """Test extraction when some chi-squared data missing."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        chi_squared_results = MagicMock()
+
+        lines = [
+            "CUSTOMARY CHI SQUARED =   188355.0",
+            # Missing reduced chi-squared and dof
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_chi_squared_info(lines, chi_squared_results)
+
+        assert result is False
+
+    def test_extract_chi_squared_info_scientific_notation(self):
+        """Test extraction with scientific notation."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        chi_squared_results = MagicMock()
+
+        lines = [
+            "CUSTOMARY CHI SQUARED =   5.4752E+04",
+            "CUSTOMARY CHI SQUARED DIVIDED BY NDAT =   3.4794E+00",
+            "Number of experimental data points =   15734",
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_chi_squared_info(lines, chi_squared_results)
+
+        assert result is True
+        assert chi_squared_results.chi_squared == 54752.0
+        assert chi_squared_results.reduced_chi_squared == 3.4794
+        assert chi_squared_results.dof == 15734
+
+
+class TestExtractResultsFromString:
+    """Test extract_results_from_string method."""
+
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_chi_squared_info", return_value=True)
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_normalization_info", return_value=True)
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_broadening_info", return_value=True)
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_radius_info", return_value=True)
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_isotope_info", return_value=True)
+    def test_extract_results_from_string_all_found(
+        self, mock_isotope, mock_radius, mock_broadening, mock_norm, mock_chi
+    ):
+        """Test extracting all results from string."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        test_string = "Test LPT block content"
+
+        result = manager.extract_results_from_string(test_string)
+
+        assert isinstance(result, FitResults)
+        mock_isotope.assert_called_once()
+        mock_radius.assert_called_once()
+        mock_broadening.assert_called_once()
+        mock_norm.assert_called_once()
+        mock_chi.assert_called_once()
+
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_chi_squared_info", return_value=False)
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_normalization_info", return_value=False)
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_broadening_info", return_value=False)
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_radius_info", return_value=False)
+    @patch.object(LptManager, "extract_isotope_info", return_value=False)
+    def test_extract_results_from_string_none_found(
+        self, mock_isotope, mock_radius, mock_broadening, mock_norm, mock_chi
+    ):
+        """Test extracting when no results found logs info messages."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        test_string = "Empty LPT block"
+
+        with patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lpt_manager.logger") as mock_logger:
+            result = manager.extract_results_from_string(test_string)
+
+            assert isinstance(result, FitResults)
+            assert mock_logger.info.call_count == 5  # One for each missing result type
+
+
+class TestSplitLptBlocks:
+    """Test split_lpt_blocks method."""
+
+    def test_split_lpt_blocks_single_block(self):
+        """Test splitting with single block."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        content = """
+Some header
+***** INITIAL VALUES FOR PARAMETERS
+Initial block content
+More content
+"""
+
+        result = manager.split_lpt_blocks(content)
+
+        assert len(result) == 1
+        assert result[0][0] == "***** INITIAL VALUES FOR PARAMETERS"
+        assert "Initial block content" in result[0][1]
+
+    def test_split_lpt_blocks_multiple_blocks(self):
+        """Test splitting with multiple blocks."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        content = """
+Header
+***** INITIAL VALUES FOR PARAMETERS
+Initial content
+***** INTERMEDIATE VALUES FOR RESONANCE PARAMETERS
+Intermediate content
+***** NEW VALUES FOR RESONANCE PARAMETERS
+New content
+Footer
+"""
+
+        result = manager.split_lpt_blocks(content)
+
+        assert len(result) == 3
+        assert result[0][0] == "***** INITIAL VALUES FOR PARAMETERS"
+        assert result[1][0] == "***** INTERMEDIATE VALUES FOR RESONANCE PARAMETERS"
+        assert result[2][0] == "***** NEW VALUES FOR RESONANCE PARAMETERS"
+        assert "Initial content" in result[0][1]
+        assert "Intermediate content" in result[1][1]
+        assert "New content" in result[2][1]
+
+    def test_split_lpt_blocks_no_delimiters(self):
+        """Test splitting content with no delimiters."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        content = "Just some random content without delimiters"
+
+        result = manager.split_lpt_blocks(content)
+
+        assert len(result) == 0
+
+
+class TestProcessLptFile:
+    """Test process_lpt_file method."""
+
+    def test_process_lpt_file_success(self):
+        """Test successful processing of LPT file."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        run_results = RunResults()
+
+        test_content = """
+***** INITIAL VALUES FOR PARAMETERS
+Initial block
+***** INTERMEDIATE VALUES FOR RESONANCE PARAMETERS
+Intermediate block
+***** NEW VALUES FOR RESONANCE PARAMETERS
+New block
+"""
+
+        with patch("builtins.open", mock_open(read_data=test_content)):
+            with patch.object(manager, "extract_results_from_string") as mock_extract:
+                mock_extract.return_value = FitResults()
+
+                result = manager.process_lpt_file("test.lpt", run_results)
+
+                # Method doesn't return True, just doesn't return False
+                assert result is not False
+                assert mock_extract.call_count == 3
+
+    def test_process_lpt_file_no_run_results(self):
+        """Test processing fails when no RunResults provided."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="A RunResults object must be provided"):
+            manager.process_lpt_file("test.lpt", None)
+
+    def test_process_lpt_file_file_not_found(self):
+        """Test processing when file not found."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        run_results = RunResults()
+
+        with patch("builtins.open", side_effect=FileNotFoundError()):
+            with patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lpt_manager.logger") as mock_logger:
+                result = manager.process_lpt_file("nonexistent.lpt", run_results)
+
+                assert result is False
+                mock_logger.error.assert_called()
+
+    def test_process_lpt_file_generic_exception(self):
+        """Test processing with generic exception."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        run_results = RunResults()
+
+        with patch("builtins.open", side_effect=Exception("Read error")):
+            with patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lpt_manager.logger") as mock_logger:
+                result = manager.process_lpt_file("test.lpt", run_results)
+
+                assert result is False
+                mock_logger.error.assert_called()
+
+
+class TestIntegrationWithRealFile:
+    """Integration tests using real LPT file samples."""
+
+    def test_process_real_lpt_file(self):
+        """Test processing a real LPT file if available."""
+        # Use the test data file if it exists
+        test_file = Path("tests/data/ex012/answers/ex012aa.lpt")
+
+        if test_file.exists():
+            manager = LptManager()
+            run_results = RunResults()
+
+            result = manager.process_lpt_file(str(test_file), run_results)
+
+            assert result is not False  # Method returns None on success, False on failure
+            assert len(run_results.fit_results) > 0
+
+            # Check that some data was extracted
+            first_result = run_results.fit_results[0]
+            assert first_result.nuclear_data is not None
+            assert first_result.physics_data is not None
+            assert first_result.chi_squared_results is not None
+        else:
+            pytest.skip("Test LPT file not available")
+
+    def test_extract_from_real_content(self):
+        """Test extraction from real LPT content snippet."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+
+        # Real content from SAMMY LPT file
+        real_content = """
+ Isotopic abundance and mass for each nuclide --
+ Nuclide    Abundance            Mass        Spin groups
+    1        1.000    (  3)      27.9769      1  2  3  4  5  6  7
+    2       4.6700E-02(  4)      28.9765      8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
+
+EFFECTIVE RADIUS    "TRUE" RADIUS  SPIN GROUP NUMBER FOR THESE RADII
+                                       # channel numbers
+    4.1364200        4.1364200       1 #  1  2  3
+                                     2 #  1  2  3
+
+  TEMPERATURE      THICKNESS
+  3.0000E+02       3.4716E-01
+
+    DELTA-L         DELTA-T-GAUS     DELTA-T-EXP
+  0.0000E+00       2.5200E-03       0.0000E+00
+
+CUSTOMARY CHI SQUARED =   188355.
+CUSTOMARY CHI SQUARED DIVIDED BY NDAT =   11.9697
+Number of experimental data points =   15734
+"""
+
+        result = manager.extract_results_from_string(real_content)
+
+        # Check isotope extraction
+        assert len(result.nuclear_data.isotopes) == 2
+        assert result.nuclear_data.isotopes[0].abundance == 1.0
+        assert result.nuclear_data.isotopes[1].abundance == 0.0467
+
+        # Check broadening extraction
+        assert result.physics_data.broadening_parameters.temp == 300.0
+        assert result.physics_data.broadening_parameters.thick == 0.34716
+
+        # Check chi-squared extraction
+        assert result.chi_squared_results.chi_squared == 188355.0
+        assert result.chi_squared_results.reduced_chi_squared == 11.9697
+        assert result.chi_squared_results.dof == 15734
+
+
+class TestEdgeCases:
+    """Test edge cases and error conditions."""
+
+    def test_parse_value_with_extra_spaces(self):
+        """Test parsing values with extra spaces."""
+        # The function expects properly formatted scientific notation
+        # Extra leading spaces cause the regex not to match
+        assert parse_value_and_varied("1.234E+02  ") == (123.4, False)
+        assert parse_value_and_varied("1.234E+02  (  5)") == (123.4, True)
+
+    def test_empty_lines_in_extraction(self):
+        """Test extraction methods handle empty lines gracefully."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        nuclear_data = MagicMock()
+        nuclear_data.isotopes = []
+
+        lines = ["", "", " Isotopic abundance and mass for each nuclide", "", ""]
+
+        result = manager.extract_isotope_info(lines, nuclear_data)
+        assert result is False  # No actual data extracted
+
+    def test_malformed_lines_in_extraction(self):
+        """Test extraction handles malformed lines."""
+        manager = LptManager()
+        nuclear_data = MagicMock()
+        nuclear_data.isotopes = []
+
+        lines = [
+            " Isotopic abundance and mass for each nuclide",
+            " Nuclide    Abundance            Mass        Spin groups",
+            "   1        INVALID              27.9769      1  2  3",  # Invalid abundance
+        ]
+
+        result = manager.extract_isotope_info(lines, nuclear_data)
+        assert result is False  # Should not crash, just fail to extract
diff --git a/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/io/test_lst_manager.py b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/io/test_lst_manager.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..265d86b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/io/test_lst_manager.py
@@ -0,0 +1,315 @@
+"""Comprehensive unit tests for sammy/io/lst_manager.py module."""
+
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from pleiades.sammy.data.options import SammyData
+from pleiades.sammy.io.lst_manager import LstManager
+from pleiades.sammy.results.models import RunResults
+
+
+class TestLstManagerInitialization:
+    """Test LstManager initialization scenarios."""
+
+    def test_init_without_file_path(self):
+        """Test initialization without providing a file path."""
+        manager = LstManager()
+
+        assert manager.run_results is not None
+        assert isinstance(manager.run_results, RunResults)
+        assert manager.run_results.data is not None
+        assert len(manager.run_results.fit_results) == 0
+
+    def test_init_with_provided_run_results(self):
+        """Test initialization with a provided RunResults object."""
+        custom_run_results = RunResults()
+        manager = LstManager(run_results=custom_run_results)
+
+        assert manager.run_results is custom_run_results
+        assert manager.run_results is not RunResults()  # Should use provided object
+
+    def test_init_with_nonexistent_file(self):
+        """Test initialization with a non-existent file path."""
+        fake_path = Path("/nonexistent/path/to/file.lst")
+
+        with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="The file .* does not exist"):
+            LstManager(lst_file_path=fake_path)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lst_manager.LstManager.process_lst_file")
+    def test_init_with_existing_file(self, mock_process):
+        """Test initialization with an existing file path."""
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".lst", delete=False) as tmp:
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+            tmp.write(b"Sample LST data\n")
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+
+        try:
+            manager = LstManager(lst_file_path=tmp_path)
+
+            # Verify process_lst_file was called
+            mock_process.assert_called_once_with(tmp_path, manager.run_results)
+            assert manager.run_results is not None
+        finally:
+            tmp_path.unlink()  # Clean up temp file
+
+    def test_init_with_invalid_path_type(self):
+        """Test initialization with an invalid path type (not Path object)."""
+        # String path that doesn't exist won't trigger processing
+        manager = LstManager(lst_file_path="not_a_path_object.lst")
+
+        # Should create default RunResults but not process anything
+        assert manager.run_results is not None
+        assert isinstance(manager.run_results, RunResults)
+
+    def test_init_with_none_path(self):
+        """Test initialization with None as path."""
+        manager = LstManager(lst_file_path=None)
+
+        assert manager.run_results is not None
+        assert isinstance(manager.run_results, RunResults)
+
+    def test_init_with_both_parameters(self):
+        """Test initialization with both file path and run_results."""
+        custom_run_results = RunResults()
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".lst", delete=False) as tmp:
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+            tmp.write(b"Sample data\n")
+
+        try:
+            with patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lst_manager.LstManager.process_lst_file") as mock_process:
+                manager = LstManager(lst_file_path=tmp_path, run_results=custom_run_results)
+
+                assert manager.run_results is custom_run_results
+                mock_process.assert_called_once_with(tmp_path, custom_run_results)
+        finally:
+            tmp_path.unlink()
+
+
+class TestProcessLstFile:
+    """Test the process_lst_file method."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lst_manager.SammyData")
+    def test_process_lst_file_basic(self, mock_sammy_data_class):
+        """Test basic process_lst_file functionality."""
+        # Setup mock
+        mock_data_instance = MagicMock(spec=SammyData)
+        mock_sammy_data_class.return_value = mock_data_instance
+
+        # Create manager and process file
+        manager = LstManager()
+        test_path = Path("/test/file.lst")
+
+        manager.process_lst_file(test_path, manager.run_results)
+
+        # Verify SammyData was created with correct path
+        mock_sammy_data_class.assert_called_once_with(data_file=test_path)
+
+        # Verify load was called on the instance
+        mock_data_instance.load.assert_called_once()
+
+        # Verify data was stored in run_results
+        assert manager.run_results.data is mock_data_instance
+
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lst_manager.SammyData")
+    def test_process_lst_file_with_custom_run_results(self, mock_sammy_data_class):
+        """Test process_lst_file with a custom RunResults object."""
+        mock_data_instance = MagicMock(spec=SammyData)
+        mock_sammy_data_class.return_value = mock_data_instance
+
+        manager = LstManager()
+        custom_run_results = RunResults()
+        test_path = Path("/test/file.lst")
+
+        manager.process_lst_file(test_path, custom_run_results)
+
+        # Verify data was stored in the custom run_results
+        assert custom_run_results.data is mock_data_instance
+        mock_data_instance.load.assert_called_once()
+
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lst_manager.SammyData")
+    def test_process_lst_file_load_exception(self, mock_sammy_data_class):
+        """Test process_lst_file when SammyData.load raises an exception."""
+        mock_data_instance = MagicMock(spec=SammyData)
+        mock_data_instance.load.side_effect = ValueError("Invalid data format")
+        mock_sammy_data_class.return_value = mock_data_instance
+
+        manager = LstManager()
+        test_path = Path("/test/file.lst")
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Invalid data format"):
+            manager.process_lst_file(test_path, manager.run_results)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lst_manager.SammyData")
+    def test_process_lst_file_multiple_calls(self, mock_sammy_data_class):
+        """Test calling process_lst_file multiple times."""
+        # Create different mock instances for each call
+        mock_data1 = MagicMock(spec=SammyData)
+        mock_data2 = MagicMock(spec=SammyData)
+        mock_sammy_data_class.side_effect = [mock_data1, mock_data2]
+
+        manager = LstManager()
+        run_results = RunResults()
+
+        # Process first file
+        test_path1 = Path("/test/file1.lst")
+        manager.process_lst_file(test_path1, run_results)
+        assert run_results.data is mock_data1
+
+        # Process second file (should overwrite)
+        test_path2 = Path("/test/file2.lst")
+        manager.process_lst_file(test_path2, run_results)
+        assert run_results.data is mock_data2
+
+        # Verify both were loaded
+        mock_data1.load.assert_called_once()
+        mock_data2.load.assert_called_once()
+
+
+class TestIntegrationScenarios:
+    """Test integration scenarios with actual file operations."""
+
+    def test_full_workflow_with_real_file(self):
+        """Test complete workflow with a real LST file."""
+        # Create a sample LST file with realistic data
+        lst_content = """# Sample LST file
+1.0 0.5 0.01 0.49 0.51 0.95 0.02 0.94 0.96
+2.0 0.6 0.01 0.59 0.61 0.85 0.02 0.84 0.86
+3.0 0.7 0.01 0.69 0.71 0.75 0.02 0.74 0.76
+"""
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".lst", delete=False) as tmp:
+            tmp.write(lst_content)
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+
+        try:
+            # Create manager and load file
+            manager = LstManager(lst_file_path=tmp_path)
+
+            # Verify run_results was populated
+            assert manager.run_results is not None
+            assert manager.run_results.data is not None
+
+            # Verify data was loaded (SammyData should have processed the file)
+            assert hasattr(manager.run_results.data, "data_file")
+            assert manager.run_results.data.data_file == tmp_path
+
+            # Check if data DataFrame was created and has correct shape
+            if manager.run_results.data.data is not None:
+                assert len(manager.run_results.data.data) == 3  # 3 data rows
+
+        finally:
+            tmp_path.unlink()
+
+    def test_workflow_with_empty_file(self):
+        """Test workflow with an empty LST file."""
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".lst", delete=False) as tmp:
+            # Create empty file
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+
+        try:
+            # This might raise an error depending on SammyData's handling of empty files
+            # We test that LstManager properly propagates any errors
+            manager = LstManager(lst_file_path=tmp_path)
+
+            # If it doesn't raise an error, verify structure is created
+            assert manager.run_results is not None
+            assert manager.run_results.data is not None
+
+        except Exception:
+            # If SammyData raises an error for empty files, that's also valid behavior
+            pass
+        finally:
+            tmp_path.unlink()
+
+    def test_multiple_managers_independent(self):
+        """Test that multiple LstManager instances are independent."""
+        manager1 = LstManager()
+        manager2 = LstManager()
+
+        # Verify they have different RunResults instances
+        assert manager1.run_results is not manager2.run_results
+
+        # Modify one and verify the other is unchanged
+        from pleiades.sammy.results.models import FitResults
+
+        fit_result = FitResults()
+        manager1.run_results.add_fit_result(fit_result)
+
+        assert len(manager1.run_results.fit_results) == 1
+        assert len(manager2.run_results.fit_results) == 0
+
+
+class TestEdgeCases:
+    """Test edge cases and error conditions."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lst_manager.SammyData")
+    def test_process_none_path(self, mock_sammy_data_class):
+        """Test process_lst_file with None as path."""
+        mock_data_instance = MagicMock(spec=SammyData)
+        mock_sammy_data_class.return_value = mock_data_instance
+
+        manager = LstManager()
+
+        # This should work - SammyData should handle None
+        manager.process_lst_file(None, manager.run_results)
+
+        mock_sammy_data_class.assert_called_once_with(data_file=None)
+        mock_data_instance.load.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_path_exists_but_not_readable(self):
+        """Test with a path that exists but is not readable."""
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".lst", delete=False) as tmp:
+            tmp_path = Path(tmp.name)
+            tmp.write(b"data")
+
+        try:
+            # Make file unreadable (Unix-specific)
+            import os
+
+            os.chmod(tmp_path, 0o000)
+
+            # This should raise some kind of permission error
+            with pytest.raises(Exception):  # Could be PermissionError or other
+                LstManager(lst_file_path=tmp_path)
+
+        finally:
+            # Restore permissions and clean up
+            import os
+
+            os.chmod(tmp_path, 0o644)
+            tmp_path.unlink()
+
+    @patch("pleiades.sammy.io.lst_manager.SammyData")
+    def test_sammy_data_creation_failure(self, mock_sammy_data_class):
+        """Test when SammyData creation fails."""
+        mock_sammy_data_class.side_effect = MemoryError("Out of memory")
+
+        manager = LstManager()
+        test_path = Path("/test/file.lst")
+
+        with pytest.raises(MemoryError, match="Out of memory"):
+            manager.process_lst_file(test_path, manager.run_results)
+
+    def test_path_object_validation(self):
+        """Test that only Path objects trigger file processing."""
+        # These should not trigger file processing
+        invalid_paths = [
+            "string_path.lst",
+            123,
+            ["list", "of", "paths"],
+            {"dict": "path"},
+        ]
+
+        for invalid_path in invalid_paths:
+            manager = LstManager(lst_file_path=invalid_path)
+            # Should create default RunResults without error
+            assert manager.run_results is not None
+            assert isinstance(manager.run_results, RunResults)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main(["-v", __file__])
diff --git a/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/test_parfile.py b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/test_parfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5708f3fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/pleiades/sammy/test_parfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,456 @@
+"""Comprehensive unit tests for sammy/parfile.py module."""
+
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from pydantic import ValidationError
+
+from pleiades.sammy.parameters import (
+    BroadeningParameterCard,
+    DataReductionCard,
+    ExternalRFunction,
+    IsotopeCard,
+    NormalizationBackgroundCard,
+    ORRESCard,
+    ParamagneticParameters,
+    RadiusCard,
+    ResonanceCard,
+    UnusedCorrelatedCard,
+    UserResolutionParameters,
+)
+from pleiades.sammy.parfile import CardOrder, SammyParameterFile
+
+
+class TestCardOrder:
+    """Test the CardOrder enum functionality."""
+
+    def test_card_order_values(self):
+        """Test that all expected card order values exist."""
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "RESONANCE")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "FUDGE")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "EXTERNAL_R")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "BROADENING")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "UNUSED_CORRELATED")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "NORMALIZATION")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "RADIUS")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "DATA_REDUCTION")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "ORRES")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "ISOTOPE")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "PARAMAGNETIC")
+        assert hasattr(CardOrder, "USER_RESOLUTION")
+
+    def test_get_field_name(self):
+        """Test the get_field_name method for each card type."""
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.RESONANCE) == "resonance"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.FUDGE) == "fudge"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.EXTERNAL_R) == "external_r"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.BROADENING) == "broadening"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.UNUSED_CORRELATED) == "unused_correlated"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.NORMALIZATION) == "normalization"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.RADIUS) == "radius"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.DATA_REDUCTION) == "data_reduction"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.ORRES) == "orres"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.ISOTOPE) == "isotope"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.PARAMAGNETIC) == "paramagnetic"
+        assert CardOrder.get_field_name(CardOrder.USER_RESOLUTION) == "user_resolution"
+
+    def test_card_order_enum_iteration(self):
+        """Test that CardOrder can be iterated over."""
+        card_types = list(CardOrder)
+        assert len(card_types) == 12  # Should have 12 card types
+        assert CardOrder.RESONANCE in card_types
+        assert CardOrder.USER_RESOLUTION in card_types
+
+
+class TestSammyParameterFile:
+    """Test the SammyParameterFile class functionality."""
+
+    def test_initialization_empty(self):
+        """Test creating an empty parameter file."""
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile()
+        assert param_file.fudge is None
+        assert param_file.resonance is None
+        assert param_file.external_r is None
+        assert param_file.broadening is None
+        assert param_file.unused_correlated is None
+        assert param_file.normalization is None
+        assert param_file.radius is None
+        assert param_file.data_reduction is None
+        assert param_file.orres is None
+        assert param_file.paramagnetic is None
+        assert param_file.user_resolution is None
+        assert param_file.isotope is None
+
+    def test_initialization_with_fudge(self):
+        """Test creating a parameter file with fudge factor."""
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile(fudge=0.5)
+        assert param_file.fudge == 0.5
+
+    def test_fudge_validation(self):
+        """Test that fudge factor is validated (0.0 <= fudge <= 1.0)."""
+        # Valid values
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile(fudge=0.0)
+        assert param_file.fudge == 0.0
+
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile(fudge=1.0)
+        assert param_file.fudge == 1.0
+
+        # Invalid values
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            SammyParameterFile(fudge=-0.1)
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            SammyParameterFile(fudge=1.1)
+
+    def test_to_string_empty(self):
+        """Test converting empty parameter file to string."""
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile()
+        result = param_file.to_string()
+        assert result == ""
+
+    def test_to_string_with_fudge(self):
+        """Test converting parameter file with fudge factor to string."""
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile(fudge=0.75)
+        result = param_file.to_string()
+        assert "0.7500" in result
+
+    @patch.object(ResonanceCard, "to_lines")
+    def test_to_string_with_resonance(self, mock_to_lines):
+        """Test converting parameter file with resonance card to string."""
+        mock_to_lines.return_value = ["RESONANCES are listed next", "1.0 2.0 3.0"]
+
+        mock_resonance = MagicMock(spec=ResonanceCard)
+        mock_resonance.to_lines = mock_to_lines
+
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile(resonance=mock_resonance)
+        result = param_file.to_string()
+
+        assert "RESONANCES are listed next" in result
+        assert "1.0 2.0 3.0" in result
+        mock_to_lines.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_from_string_empty_content(self):
+        """Test parsing empty content raises ValueError."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Empty parameter file content"):
+            SammyParameterFile.from_string("")
+
+    def test_from_string_with_fudge_only(self):
+        """Test parsing content with only fudge factor."""
+        content = "0.5000\n"
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile.from_string(content)
+        assert param_file.fudge == 0.5
+        assert param_file.resonance is None
+
+    def test_from_string_invalid_fudge(self):
+        """Test parsing invalid content raises ValueError."""
+        # "not_a_number" has characters beyond position 11, so it's treated as resonance data
+        # This should fail when trying to parse as resonance entry
+        content = "not_a_number\n"
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Failed to parse resonance table"):
+            SammyParameterFile.from_string(content)
+
+    @patch.object(ResonanceCard, "from_lines")
+    def test_from_string_with_resonance(self, mock_from_lines):
+        """Test parsing content with resonance entries."""
+        mock_resonance = MagicMock(spec=ResonanceCard)
+        mock_from_lines.return_value = mock_resonance
+
+        content = "-3661600.00 158770.000 3698500.+3  0.0000               0 0 1 0   1\n"
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile.from_string(content)
+
+        assert param_file.resonance == mock_resonance
+        mock_from_lines.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_from_string_unimplemented_card(self):
+        """Test parsing content with unimplemented card type raises ValueError."""
+        # MISCEllaneous is not in the header dictionary, so it won't be recognized as a header
+        # and will be treated as resonance data, which will fail parsing
+        content = "MISCEllaneous parameters follow\nsome data\n"
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
+            SammyParameterFile.from_string(content)
+
+    def test_get_card_class_with_header(self):
+        """Test the _get_card_class_with_header method."""
+        # Test with a header that should match
+        with patch.object(BroadeningParameterCard, "is_header_line", return_value=True):
+            card_type, card_class = SammyParameterFile._get_card_class_with_header(
+                "BROADening parameters may be varied"
+            )
+            assert card_type == CardOrder.BROADENING
+            assert card_class == BroadeningParameterCard
+
+        # Test with a header that doesn't match
+        with patch.object(BroadeningParameterCard, "is_header_line", return_value=False):
+            card_type, card_class = SammyParameterFile._get_card_class_with_header("Unknown header line")
+            assert card_type is None
+            assert card_class is None
+
+    def test_get_card_class(self):
+        """Test the _get_card_class method."""
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.RESONANCE) == ResonanceCard
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.EXTERNAL_R) == ExternalRFunction
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.BROADENING) == BroadeningParameterCard
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.UNUSED_CORRELATED) == UnusedCorrelatedCard
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.NORMALIZATION) == NormalizationBackgroundCard
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.RADIUS) == RadiusCard
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.DATA_REDUCTION) == DataReductionCard
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.ORRES) == ORRESCard
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.ISOTOPE) == IsotopeCard
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.PARAMAGNETIC) == ParamagneticParameters
+        assert SammyParameterFile._get_card_class(CardOrder.USER_RESOLUTION) == UserResolutionParameters
+
+    def test_parse_card_success(self):
+        """Test successful card parsing."""
+        with patch.object(ResonanceCard, "from_lines") as mock_from_lines:
+            mock_resonance = MagicMock(spec=ResonanceCard)
+            mock_from_lines.return_value = mock_resonance
+
+            lines = ["test line 1", "test line 2"]
+            result = SammyParameterFile._parse_card(CardOrder.RESONANCE, lines)
+
+            assert result == mock_resonance
+            mock_from_lines.assert_called_once_with(lines)
+
+    def test_parse_card_no_parser(self):
+        """Test parsing card with no parser raises ValueError."""
+        # Create a mock CardOrder value that's not in the card map
+        mock_card_type = MagicMock()
+        mock_card_type.name = "UNKNOWN_CARD"
+
+        with patch.object(SammyParameterFile, "_get_card_class", return_value=None):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="No parser implemented"):
+                SammyParameterFile._parse_card(mock_card_type, ["test"])
+
+    def test_parse_card_parsing_error(self):
+        """Test that parsing errors are caught and re-raised with context."""
+        with patch.object(ResonanceCard, "from_lines", side_effect=Exception("Parse error")):
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Failed to parse RESONANCE card"):
+                SammyParameterFile._parse_card(CardOrder.RESONANCE, ["test"])
+
+    def test_from_file_success(self):
+        """Test reading parameter file from disk successfully."""
+        content = "0.7500\n"
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".par", delete=False) as tmp_file:
+            tmp_file.write(content)
+            tmp_file_path = Path(tmp_file.name)
+
+        try:
+            param_file = SammyParameterFile.from_file(tmp_file_path)
+            assert param_file.fudge == 0.75
+        finally:
+            tmp_file_path.unlink()
+
+    def test_from_file_not_found(self):
+        """Test that FileNotFoundError is raised for non-existent file."""
+        non_existent_path = Path("/path/that/does/not/exist.par")
+        with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError, match="Parameter file not found"):
+            SammyParameterFile.from_file(non_existent_path)
+
+    def test_from_file_unicode_error(self):
+        """Test handling of files with invalid encoding."""
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="wb", suffix=".par", delete=False) as tmp_file:
+            # Write invalid UTF-8 bytes
+            tmp_file.write(b"\xff\xfe\xfd\xfc")
+            tmp_file_path = Path(tmp_file.name)
+
+        try:
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="invalid encoding"):
+                SammyParameterFile.from_file(tmp_file_path)
+        finally:
+            tmp_file_path.unlink()
+
+    def test_from_file_parse_error(self):
+        """Test handling of files with invalid content."""
+        content = "invalid_fudge_value\n"
+
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="w", suffix=".par", delete=False) as tmp_file:
+            tmp_file.write(content)
+            tmp_file_path = Path(tmp_file.name)
+
+        try:
+            with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Failed to parse"):
+                SammyParameterFile.from_file(tmp_file_path)
+        finally:
+            tmp_file_path.unlink()
+
+    def test_to_file_success(self):
+        """Test writing parameter file to disk successfully."""
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile(fudge=0.25)
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
+            file_path = Path(tmp_dir) / "test.par"
+            param_file.to_file(file_path)
+
+            assert file_path.exists()
+            content = file_path.read_text()
+            assert "0.2500" in content
+
+    def test_to_file_creates_parent_directories(self):
+        """Test that to_file creates parent directories if they don't exist."""
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile(fudge=0.5)
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
+            file_path = Path(tmp_dir) / "nested" / "dirs" / "test.par"
+            param_file.to_file(file_path)
+
+            assert file_path.exists()
+            assert file_path.parent.exists()
+
+    def test_to_file_format_error(self):
+        """Test handling of formatting errors during file writing."""
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile()
+
+        # Mock to_string at the class level to raise an exception
+        with patch.object(SammyParameterFile, "to_string", side_effect=Exception("Format error")):
+            with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
+                file_path = Path(tmp_dir) / "test.par"
+                with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Failed to format parameter file content"):
+                    param_file.to_file(file_path)
+
+    def test_print_parameters_empty(self, capsys):
+        """Test printing empty parameter file."""
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile()
+        param_file.print_parameters()
+
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert "Sammy Parameter File Details:" in captured.out
+        assert "No cards present in the parameter file." in captured.out
+
+    def test_print_parameters_with_fudge(self, capsys):
+        """Test printing parameter file with fudge factor."""
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile(fudge=0.85)
+        param_file.print_parameters()
+
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert "Sammy Parameter File Details:" in captured.out
+        assert "fudge:" in captured.out
+        assert "0.85" in captured.out
+
+    def test_print_parameters_with_mock_card(self, capsys):
+        """Test printing parameter file with a mock card."""
+        mock_card = MagicMock(spec=ResonanceCard)
+        mock_card.to_lines = MagicMock(return_value=["Header line", "Data line"])
+        mock_card.detect_format = MagicMock(return_value="TestFormat")
+
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile(resonance=mock_card)
+        param_file.print_parameters()
+
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert "resonance:" in captured.out
+        assert "Format: TestFormat" in captured.out
+        assert "Header: Header line" in captured.out
+
+    def test_print_parameters_without_format_detection(self, capsys):
+        """Test printing parameter file with card that doesn't have format detection."""
+        # Create a mock that passes Pydantic validation
+        mock_card = MagicMock(spec=BroadeningParameterCard)
+        # Remove the format detection attributes
+        del mock_card.to_lines
+        del mock_card.detect_format
+
+        # Create the parameter file with the mock
+        param_file = SammyParameterFile()
+        # Manually set the broadening after creation to bypass validation
+        object.__setattr__(param_file, "broadening", mock_card)
+
+        param_file.print_parameters()
+
+        captured = capsys.readouterr()
+        assert "broadening:" in captured.out
+        assert "No format detection available for this card." in captured.out
+
+    def test_main_not_implemented(self):
+        """Test that the main block exists but is not implemented."""
+        # This test verifies the existence of the NotImplementedError in __main__
+        # We can't actually run the main block without complex execution context manipulation
+        import pleiades.sammy.parfile
+
+        # Read the source code to verify the NotImplementedError exists
+        with open(pleiades.sammy.parfile.__file__, "r") as f:
+            source = f.read()
+
+        # Check that the main block contains NotImplementedError
+        assert 'if __name__ == "__main__"' in source
+        assert "NotImplementedError" in source
+
+
+class TestIntegrationScenarios:
+    """Integration tests for complex scenarios."""
+
+    @patch.object(ResonanceCard, "from_lines")
+    @patch.object(BroadeningParameterCard, "from_lines")
+    @patch.object(NormalizationBackgroundCard, "from_lines")
+    def test_complex_parameter_file(self, mock_norm_from_lines, mock_broad_from_lines, mock_res_from_lines):
+        """Test parsing a complex parameter file with multiple cards."""
+        # Setup mocks
+        mock_resonance = MagicMock(spec=ResonanceCard)
+        mock_broadening = MagicMock(spec=BroadeningParameterCard)
+        mock_normalization = MagicMock(spec=NormalizationBackgroundCard)
+
+        mock_res_from_lines.return_value = mock_resonance
+        mock_broad_from_lines.return_value = mock_broadening
+        mock_norm_from_lines.return_value = mock_normalization
+
+        # Mock is_header_line for proper card detection
+        with (
+            patch.object(BroadeningParameterCard, "is_header_line") as mock_broad_header,
+            patch.object(NormalizationBackgroundCard, "is_header_line") as mock_norm_header,
+        ):
+
+            def broad_header_check(line):
+                return "BROADening" in line
+
+            def norm_header_check(line):
+                return "NORMAlization" in line
+
+            mock_broad_header.side_effect = broad_header_check
+            mock_norm_header.side_effect = norm_header_check
+
+            content = """0.5000
+-3661600.00 158770.000 3698500.+3  0.0000               0 0 1 0   1
+
+BROADening parameters may be varied
+1.0 2.0 3.0
+
+NORMAlization and background
+4.0 5.0 6.0
+"""
+
+            param_file = SammyParameterFile.from_string(content)
+
+            assert param_file.fudge == 0.5
+            assert param_file.resonance == mock_resonance
+            assert param_file.broadening == mock_broadening
+            assert param_file.normalization == mock_normalization
+
+    def test_round_trip_conversion(self):
+        """Test that a parameter file can be converted to string and back."""
+        original = SammyParameterFile(fudge=0.333)
+
+        # Convert to string
+        content = original.to_string()
+
+        # Parse back from string
+        parsed = SammyParameterFile.from_string(content)
+
+        # Compare - fudge should be close (accounting for formatting)
+        assert abs(parsed.fudge - 0.333) < 0.0001
+
+    def test_file_round_trip(self):
+        """Test that a parameter file can be written to disk and read back."""
+        original = SammyParameterFile(fudge=0.666)
+
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp_dir:
+            file_path = Path(tmp_dir) / "test.par"
+
+            # Write to file
+            original.to_file(file_path)
+
+            # Read back from file
+            loaded = SammyParameterFile.from_file(file_path)
+
+            # Compare
+            assert abs(loaded.fudge - 0.666) < 0.0001
diff --git a/tests/unit/pleiades/utils/test_load.py b/tests/unit/pleiades/utils/test_load.py
index ae715d2f..cc917dc0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pleiades/utils/test_load.py
+++ b/tests/unit/pleiades/utils/test_load.py
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
+"""Comprehensive unit tests for utils/load.py module."""
+
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
 import astropy.io.fits as fits
 import numpy as np
 import pytest
 import tifffile
 
+from pleiades.utils.load import load, load_fits, load_tiff
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
 def data_fixture(tmpdir):
+    """Create temporary test files for testing."""
     # dummy tiff image data
     data = np.ones((3, 3))
 
@@ -26,8 +33,258 @@ def data_fixture(tmpdir):
     return tiff_file_name, fits_file_name
 
 
+class TestLoadFunction:
+    """Test the main load function."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.load_tiff")
+    def test_load_tiff_files(self, mock_load_tiff):
+        """Test loading TIFF files through main load function."""
+        mock_load_tiff.return_value = np.array([[[1, 2], [3, 4]]])
+
+        files = ["file1.tiff", "file2.tiff"]
+        result = load(files, ".tiff")
+
+        mock_load_tiff.assert_called_once_with(files)
+        assert result.shape == (1, 2, 2)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.load_tiff")
+    def test_load_tif_files(self, mock_load_tiff):
+        """Test loading TIF files (alternative extension)."""
+        mock_load_tiff.return_value = np.array([[[1, 2], [3, 4]]])
+
+        files = ["file1.tif", "file2.tif"]
+        result = load(files, ".tif")
+
+        mock_load_tiff.assert_called_once_with(files)
+        assert result.shape == (1, 2, 2)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.load_fits")
+    def test_load_fits_files(self, mock_load_fits):
+        """Test loading FITS files through main load function."""
+        mock_load_fits.return_value = np.array([[[5, 6], [7, 8]]])
+
+        files = ["file1.fits", "file2.fits"]
+        result = load(files, ".fits")
+
+        mock_load_fits.assert_called_once_with(files)
+        assert result.shape == (1, 2, 2)
+
+    def test_load_empty_list(self):
+        """Test that empty file list raises ValueError."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="List of files must be provided"):
+            load([], ".tiff")
+
+    def test_load_unsupported_extension(self):
+        """Test that unsupported file extension raises ValueError."""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="Unsupported file extension"):
+            load(["file.jpg"], ".jpg")
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.logger")
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.load_tiff")
+    def test_load_logs_info(self, mock_load_tiff, mock_logger):
+        """Test that load function logs information."""
+        mock_load_tiff.return_value = np.zeros((2, 3, 3))
+
+        files = ["file1.tiff", "file2.tiff", "file3.tiff"]
+        load(files, ".tiff")
+
+        mock_logger.info.assert_called_once_with("loading 3 files with extension .tiff")
+
+
+class TestLoadTiff:
+    """Test the load_tiff function."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_tiff")
+    def test_load_single_tiff(self, mock_read_tiff):
+        """Test loading a single TIFF file."""
+        mock_image = np.array([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]])
+        mock_read_tiff.return_value = mock_image
+
+        files = ["file1.tiff"]
+        result = load_tiff(files)
+
+        assert result.shape == (1, 2, 3)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[0], mock_image)
+        # Called twice - once for shape, once for loading
+        assert mock_read_tiff.call_count == 2
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_tiff")
+    def test_load_multiple_tiff(self, mock_read_tiff):
+        """Test loading multiple TIFF files."""
+        mock_image1 = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+        mock_image2 = np.array([[5, 6], [7, 8]])
+        mock_image3 = np.array([[9, 10], [11, 12]])
+
+        mock_read_tiff.side_effect = [mock_image1, mock_image1, mock_image2, mock_image3]
+
+        files = ["file1.tiff", "file2.tiff", "file3.tiff"]
+        result = load_tiff(files)
+
+        assert result.shape == (3, 2, 2)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[0], mock_image1)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[1], mock_image2)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[2], mock_image3)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_tiff")
+    def test_load_tiff_with_dtype(self, mock_read_tiff):
+        """Test loading TIFF files with specified dtype."""
+        mock_image = np.array([[1.5, 2.5], [3.5, 4.5]])
+        mock_read_tiff.return_value = mock_image
+
+        files = ["file1.tiff"]
+        result = load_tiff(files, dtype=np.float32)
+
+        assert result.dtype == np.float32
+        assert result.shape == (1, 2, 2)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_tiff")
+    def test_load_tiff_default_dtype(self, mock_read_tiff):
+        """Test that default dtype is uint16."""
+        mock_image = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+        mock_read_tiff.return_value = mock_image
+
+        files = ["file1.tiff"]
+        result = load_tiff(files)
+
+        assert result.dtype == np.uint16
+
+    def test_load_tiff_real_file(self, data_fixture):
+        """Test loading a real TIFF file."""
+        tiff_file, _ = data_fixture
+
+        result = load_tiff([str(tiff_file)])
+
+        assert result.shape == (1, 3, 3)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[0], np.ones((3, 3)))
+
+
+class TestLoadFits:
+    """Test the load_fits function."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_fits")
+    def test_load_single_fits(self, mock_read_fits):
+        """Test loading a single FITS file."""
+        mock_image = np.array([[10, 20, 30], [40, 50, 60]])
+        mock_read_fits.return_value = mock_image
+
+        files = ["file1.fits"]
+        result = load_fits(files)
+
+        assert result.shape == (1, 2, 3)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[0], mock_image)
+        # Called twice - once for shape, once for loading
+        assert mock_read_fits.call_count == 2
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_fits")
+    def test_load_multiple_fits(self, mock_read_fits):
+        """Test loading multiple FITS files."""
+        mock_image1 = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+        mock_image2 = np.array([[5, 6], [7, 8]])
+        mock_image3 = np.array([[9, 10], [11, 12]])
+
+        mock_read_fits.side_effect = [mock_image1, mock_image1, mock_image2, mock_image3]
+
+        files = ["file1.fits", "file2.fits", "file3.fits"]
+        result = load_fits(files)
+
+        assert result.shape == (3, 2, 2)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[0], mock_image1)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[1], mock_image2)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[2], mock_image3)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_fits")
+    def test_load_fits_with_dtype(self, mock_read_fits):
+        """Test loading FITS files with specified dtype."""
+        mock_image = np.array([[1.5, 2.5], [3.5, 4.5]])
+        mock_read_fits.return_value = mock_image
+
+        files = ["file1.fits"]
+        result = load_fits(files, dtype=np.float64)
+
+        assert result.dtype == np.float64
+        assert result.shape == (1, 2, 2)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_fits")
+    def test_load_fits_default_dtype(self, mock_read_fits):
+        """Test that default dtype is uint16."""
+        mock_image = np.array([[1, 2], [3, 4]])
+        mock_read_fits.return_value = mock_image
+
+        files = ["file1.fits"]
+        result = load_fits(files)
+
+        assert result.dtype == np.uint16
+
+    def test_load_fits_real_file(self, data_fixture):
+        """Test loading a real FITS file."""
+        _, fits_file = data_fixture
+
+        result = load_fits([str(fits_file)])
+
+        assert result.shape == (1, 3, 3)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[0], np.ones((3, 3)))
+
+
+class TestIntegrationScenarios:
+    """Test integration scenarios with actual file operations."""
+
+    def test_load_workflow_with_tiff(self, data_fixture):
+        """Test complete workflow with TIFF files."""
+        tiff_file, _ = data_fixture
+
+        # Test through main load function
+        result = load([str(tiff_file)], ".tiff")
+
+        assert result.shape == (1, 3, 3)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[0], np.ones((3, 3)))
+
+    def test_load_workflow_with_fits(self, data_fixture):
+        """Test complete workflow with FITS files."""
+        _, fits_file = data_fixture
+
+        # Test through main load function
+        result = load([str(fits_file)], ".fits")
+
+        assert result.shape == (1, 3, 3)
+        assert np.array_equal(result[0], np.ones((3, 3)))
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_tiff")
+    def test_load_tiff_memory_error(self, mock_read_tiff):
+        """Test handling of memory error during loading."""
+        mock_read_tiff.side_effect = MemoryError("Out of memory")
+
+        files = ["file1.tiff"]
+
+        with pytest.raises(MemoryError, match="Out of memory"):
+            load_tiff(files)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_fits")
+    def test_load_fits_io_error(self, mock_read_fits):
+        """Test handling of IO error during loading."""
+        mock_read_fits.side_effect = IOError("Cannot read file")
+
+        files = ["file1.fits"]
+
+        with pytest.raises(IOError, match="Cannot read file"):
+            load_fits(files)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.load.read_tiff")
+    def test_load_large_stack(self, mock_read_tiff):
+        """Test loading a large stack of images."""
+        mock_image = np.ones((100, 100))
+        mock_read_tiff.return_value = mock_image
+
+        # Create list of 100 files
+        files = [f"file{i}.tiff" for i in range(100)]
+        result = load_tiff(files)
+
+        assert result.shape == (100, 100, 100)
+        assert mock_read_tiff.call_count == 101  # First call for shape, then 100 for loading
+
+
+# Keep the original tests for backward compatibility
 def test_load_tiff(data_fixture):
-    # Test loading tiff files
+    """Original test: loading tiff files with tifffile directly."""
     generic_tiff, generic_fits = list(map(str, data_fixture))
 
     # Load the tiff files
@@ -38,7 +295,7 @@ def test_load_tiff(data_fixture):
 
 
 def test_load_fits(data_fixture):
-    # Test loading fits files
+    """Original test: loading fits files with astropy directly."""
     generic_tiff, generic_fits = data_fixture
 
     # Load the fits files
diff --git a/tests/unit/pleiades/utils/test_logger.py b/tests/unit/pleiades/utils/test_logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f27162c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/pleiades/utils/test_logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,486 @@
+"""Comprehensive unit tests for utils/logger.py module."""
+
+import os
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from loguru import logger as loguru_logger
+
+from pleiades.utils.logger import (
+    Logger,
+    _log_and_raise_error,
+    configure_logger,
+    get_logger,
+)
+
+
+class TestLogAndRaiseError:
+    """Test the _log_and_raise_error helper function."""
+
+    def test_log_and_raise_error_with_valueerror(self):
+        """Test _log_and_raise_error raises ValueError with message."""
+        mock_logger = MagicMock()
+        message = "Test error message"
+
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=message):
+            _log_and_raise_error(mock_logger, message, ValueError)
+
+        mock_logger.error.assert_called_once_with(message)
+
+    def test_log_and_raise_error_with_runtimeerror(self):
+        """Test _log_and_raise_error raises RuntimeError with message."""
+        mock_logger = MagicMock()
+        message = "Runtime error occurred"
+
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match=message):
+            _log_and_raise_error(mock_logger, message, RuntimeError)
+
+        mock_logger.error.assert_called_once_with(message)
+
+    def test_log_and_raise_error_with_custom_exception(self):
+        """Test _log_and_raise_error with custom exception class."""
+
+        class CustomError(Exception):
+            pass
+
+        mock_logger = MagicMock()
+        message = "Custom error message"
+
+        with pytest.raises(CustomError, match=message):
+            _log_and_raise_error(mock_logger, message, CustomError)
+
+        mock_logger.error.assert_called_once_with(message)
+
+
+class TestConfigureLogger:
+    """Test the configure_logger function."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_configure_logger_default_settings(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test configure_logger with default settings."""
+        configure_logger()
+
+        # Verify logger was cleared and reconfigured
+        mock_loguru.remove.assert_called()
+        assert mock_loguru.add.call_count >= 2  # Console and file handlers
+
+        # Verify info message was logged
+        mock_loguru.info.assert_called()
+        info_call = mock_loguru.info.call_args[0][0]
+        assert "Logging configured" in info_call
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_configure_logger_custom_levels(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test configure_logger with custom logging levels."""
+        configure_logger(console_level="INFO", file_level="ERROR")
+
+        mock_loguru.remove.assert_called()
+        # Check that add was called with correct levels
+        add_calls = mock_loguru.add.call_args_list
+        assert len(add_calls) >= 2
+
+        # First call is console with INFO level
+        assert add_calls[0][1]["level"] == "INFO"
+        # Second call is file with ERROR level
+        assert add_calls[1][1]["level"] == "ERROR"
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_configure_logger_custom_log_file(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test configure_logger with custom log file."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            custom_log = Path(tmpdir) / "custom.log"
+            configure_logger(log_file=custom_log)
+
+            mock_loguru.remove.assert_called()
+            # Verify file handler was added with custom path
+            add_calls = mock_loguru.add.call_args_list
+            file_handler_call = add_calls[1]  # Second call is file handler
+            assert file_handler_call[0][0] == custom_log
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_configure_logger_relative_log_file(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test configure_logger with relative log file path."""
+        configure_logger(log_file="test.log")
+
+        mock_loguru.remove.assert_called()
+        add_calls = mock_loguru.add.call_args_list
+        file_handler_call = add_calls[1]
+        log_path = file_handler_call[0][0]
+
+        # Should be placed in logs directory
+        assert isinstance(log_path, Path)
+        assert log_path.name == "test.log"
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_configure_logger_custom_format(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test configure_logger with custom format string."""
+        custom_format = "{time} - {level} - {message}"
+        configure_logger(format_string=custom_format)
+
+        mock_loguru.remove.assert_called()
+        add_calls = mock_loguru.add.call_args_list
+
+        # Both console and file should use custom format
+        assert add_calls[0][1]["format"] == custom_format
+        assert add_calls[1][1]["format"] == custom_format
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_configure_logger_custom_rotation_retention(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test configure_logger with custom rotation and retention."""
+        configure_logger(rotation="100 MB", retention="90 days")
+
+        mock_loguru.remove.assert_called()
+        add_calls = mock_loguru.add.call_args_list
+        file_handler_call = add_calls[1]
+
+        assert file_handler_call[1]["rotation"] == "100 MB"
+        assert file_handler_call[1]["retention"] == "90 days"
+
+
+class TestLoggerClass:
+    """Test the Logger class."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_initialization_default(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger initialization with default settings."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+
+        assert logger.name == "TestLogger"
+        assert logger.level == "DEBUG"
+
+        # Verify initialization message was logged
+        mock_loguru.bind.assert_called_with(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.assert_called_with("logging initialized...")
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_initialization_custom_level(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger initialization with custom level."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger", level="ERROR")
+
+        assert logger.name == "TestLogger"
+        assert logger.level == "ERROR"
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_initialization_with_log_file(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger initialization with custom log file."""
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
+            log_file = Path(tmpdir) / "test.log"
+            logger = Logger(name="TestLogger", log_file=str(log_file))
+
+            # Verify add was called for the custom log file
+            add_calls = mock_loguru.add.call_args_list
+            # Find the call that adds the custom log file
+            found_custom_file = False
+            for call in add_calls:
+                if len(call[0]) > 0:
+                    path = call[0][0]
+                    if isinstance(path, Path) and path.name == "test.log":
+                        found_custom_file = True
+                        assert call[1]["level"] == "DEBUG"
+                        break
+            assert found_custom_file
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_initialization_relative_log_file(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger initialization with relative log file path."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger", log_file="relative.log")
+
+        # Verify add was called for the log file
+        add_calls = mock_loguru.add.call_args_list
+        found_log_file = False
+        for call in add_calls:
+            if len(call[0]) > 0:
+                path = call[0][0]
+                if isinstance(path, Path) and path.name == "relative.log":
+                    found_log_file = True
+                    assert hasattr(logger, "log_file")
+                    break
+        assert found_log_file
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_debug_method(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger.debug method."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.reset_mock()  # Reset after initialization
+
+        message = "Debug message"
+        logger.debug(message)
+
+        mock_loguru.bind.assert_called_with(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().debug.assert_called_once_with(message)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_info_method(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger.info method."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.reset_mock()  # Reset after initialization
+
+        message = "Info message"
+        logger.info(message)
+
+        mock_loguru.bind.assert_called_with(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.assert_called_with(message)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_warning_method(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger.warning method."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.reset_mock()  # Reset after initialization
+
+        message = "Warning message"
+        logger.warning(message)
+
+        mock_loguru.bind.assert_called_with(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().warning.assert_called_once_with(message)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_error_method(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger.error method."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.reset_mock()  # Reset after initialization
+
+        message = "Error message"
+        logger.error(message)
+
+        mock_loguru.bind.assert_called_with(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().error.assert_called_once_with(message)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_critical_method(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger.critical method."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.reset_mock()  # Reset after initialization
+
+        message = "Critical message"
+        logger.critical(message)
+
+        mock_loguru.bind.assert_called_with(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().critical.assert_called_once_with(message)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_multiple_messages(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger with multiple messages of different levels."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.reset_mock()  # Reset after initialization
+
+        logger.debug("Debug 1")
+        logger.info("Info 1")
+        logger.warning("Warning 1")
+        logger.error("Error 1")
+        logger.critical("Critical 1")
+
+        # Verify all methods were called
+        mock_loguru.bind().debug.assert_called_with("Debug 1")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.assert_called_with("Info 1")
+        mock_loguru.bind().warning.assert_called_with("Warning 1")
+        mock_loguru.bind().error.assert_called_with("Error 1")
+        mock_loguru.bind().critical.assert_called_with("Critical 1")
+
+
+class TestModuleLevel:
+    """Test module-level functionality."""
+
+    def test_logs_directory_creation(self):
+        """Test that logs directory is created on module import."""
+        # The module creates a pleiades_logs directory in cwd
+        logs_dir = Path(os.getcwd()) / "pleiades_logs"
+        assert logs_dir.exists()
+        assert logs_dir.is_dir()
+
+    def test_get_logger_alias(self):
+        """Test that get_logger is properly aliased to loguru_logger.bind."""
+        assert get_logger == loguru_logger.bind
+        assert callable(get_logger)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.sys.stderr")
+    def test_default_console_handler(self, mock_stderr):
+        """Test that default console handler is configured."""
+        # Import fresh to trigger module-level initialization
+
+        import pleiades.utils.logger
+
+        # The module should have added handlers during import
+        # This is hard to test directly due to loguru's internal structure
+        # But we can verify the module imported successfully
+        assert hasattr(pleiades.utils.logger, "loguru_logger")
+        assert hasattr(pleiades.utils.logger, "configure_logger")
+
+    def test_default_log_filename_format(self):
+        """Test that default log filename follows expected format."""
+
+        from pleiades.utils.logger import default_log_filename
+
+        # Should follow format: pleiades_YYYYMMDD_HH.log
+        assert default_log_filename.startswith("pleiades_")
+        assert default_log_filename.endswith(".log")
+
+        # Check date format (should be YYYYMMDD_HH)
+        date_part = default_log_filename.replace("pleiades_", "").replace(".log", "")
+        assert len(date_part) == 11  # YYYYMMDD_HH
+        assert "_" in date_part
+
+
+class TestIntegrationScenarios:
+    """Test integration scenarios."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_multiple_loggers_different_names(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test creating multiple Logger instances with different names."""
+        logger1 = Logger(name="Logger1")
+        logger2 = Logger(name="Logger2")
+
+        logger1.info("Message from logger1")
+        logger2.info("Message from logger2")
+
+        # Verify bind was called with different names
+        bind_calls = mock_loguru.bind.call_args_list
+        logger_names = [call[1]["name"] if call[1] else call[0][0].get("name") for call in bind_calls if call]
+        assert "Logger1" in logger_names
+        assert "Logger2" in logger_names
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_configure_then_create_logger(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test configuring logger globally then creating Logger instance."""
+        configure_logger(console_level="WARNING", file_level="ERROR")
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger", level="INFO")
+
+        # Verify configure was called first
+        assert mock_loguru.remove.called
+        assert mock_loguru.add.called
+
+        # Logger should still work
+        logger.info("Test message")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.assert_called()
+
+    def test_logger_with_special_characters_in_name(self):
+        """Test Logger with special characters in name."""
+        special_names = [
+            "Logger-With-Dashes",
+            "Logger_With_Underscores",
+            "Logger.With.Dots",
+            "Logger::With::Colons",
+            "Logger/With/Slashes",
+        ]
+
+        for name in special_names:
+            logger = Logger(name=name)
+            assert logger.name == name
+            # Should not raise any errors
+            logger.info(f"Test from {name}")
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_exception_in_logging_method(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test handling when logging method raises an exception."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+
+        # Make the bind().error method raise an exception
+        mock_loguru.bind().error.side_effect = RuntimeError("Logging failed")
+
+        # Should raise the exception (logger doesn't catch exceptions)
+        with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Logging failed"):
+            logger.error("This will fail")
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.Path.mkdir")
+    def test_logs_directory_creation_failure(self, mock_mkdir):
+        """Test handling when logs directory creation fails."""
+        mock_mkdir.side_effect = PermissionError("Cannot create directory")
+
+        # Re-import module to trigger directory creation
+        import importlib
+
+        # This should not prevent module import
+        try:
+            importlib.reload(importlib.import_module("pleiades.utils.logger"))
+        except PermissionError:
+            # Expected if directory creation fails
+            pass
+
+
+class TestEdgeCases:
+    """Test edge cases and error conditions."""
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_empty_name(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger with empty string as name."""
+        logger = Logger(name="")
+        assert logger.name == ""
+
+        logger.info("Message with empty name")
+        mock_loguru.bind.assert_called_with(name="")
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_none_name(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger with None as name."""
+        # Logger actually accepts None as name (converts to string)
+        logger = Logger(name=None)
+        assert logger.name is None
+
+        logger.info("Message with None name")
+        mock_loguru.bind.assert_called_with(name=None)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_configure_logger_invalid_level(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test configure_logger with invalid logging level."""
+        # Loguru might handle this internally, but test the call
+        configure_logger(console_level="INVALID_LEVEL")
+
+        # Should still call remove and add
+        mock_loguru.remove.assert_called()
+        assert mock_loguru.add.called
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_very_long_message(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test logging very long messages."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.reset_mock()
+
+        # Create a very long message
+        long_message = "x" * 10000
+        logger.info(long_message)
+
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.assert_called_with(long_message)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_unicode_messages(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test logging messages with unicode characters."""
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger")
+        mock_loguru.bind().info.reset_mock()
+
+        unicode_messages = [
+            "Message with emoji 😀",
+            "Message with Chinese 中文",
+            "Message with symbols ♠♣♥♦",
+            "Message with math ∑∫∂∇",
+        ]
+
+        for msg in unicode_messages:
+            logger.info(msg)
+            mock_loguru.bind().info.assert_called_with(msg)
+
+    @patch("pleiades.utils.logger.loguru_logger")
+    def test_logger_with_same_log_file_as_default(self, mock_loguru):
+        """Test Logger when log_file matches default path."""
+        from pleiades.utils.logger import default_log_path
+
+        logger = Logger(name="TestLogger", log_file=str(default_log_path))
+
+        # When log_file equals default_log_path, it's handled by the condition
+        # on line 127: if log_file and log_file != str(default_log_path)
+        # So no additional handler should be added
+        add_calls = [call for call in mock_loguru.add.call_args_list if call]
+
+        # The Logger class checks if log_file != str(default_log_path) before adding
+        # So if they match, no new handler is added
+        # Check that the log_file attribute is not set when it matches default
+        if hasattr(logger, "log_file"):
+            # If log_file attribute is set, it should not be the default path
+            assert logger.log_file != default_log_path
+        else:
+            # If they match, log_file attribute shouldn't be set
+            assert not hasattr(logger, "log_file")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main(["-v", __file__])