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McStas: Test_Cyl_monitors

[ Identification | Description | Examples | Input parameters | Links ]

The Test_Cyl_monitors Instrument

Test Monitor_nD against basic monitor

Identification

  • Site: Tests_monitors
  • Author: P. Willendrup
  • Origin: DTU
  • Date: 30. September 2020

Description

A test instrument to compare Monitor_nD output against basic 1D and 2D monitors.

Examples

(Test cases in bold)
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 Detector: PSD_I=4825.57
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 Detector: CylMon_I=4825.57
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 Detector: CylMonPSD_I=4825.57
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 Detector: CylMonTOF_I=4825.57
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 Detector: NDcyl_I=4825.57
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 Detector: NDcylPSD_I=4825.57
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 Detector: NDcylTOF_I=4825.57
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 tz=0.05 Detector: PSD_I=2921.65
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 tz=0.05 Detector: CylMon_I=2921.65
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 tz=0.05 Detector: CylMonPSD_I=2921.65
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 tz=0.05 Detector: CylMonTOF_I=2921.65
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 tz=0.05 Detector: NDcyl_I=2921.65
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 tz=0.05 Detector: NDcylPSD_I=2921.65
  • Test: Test_Cyl_monitors.instr lambda=5 tz=0.05 Detector: NDcylTOF_I=2921.65

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.
NameUnitDescriptionDefault
lambdaAAWavelength at monochromator, computed from DM and THETA_M if left as 0.5
L1mSource-sample distance10
bins Number of bins on monitors100
omegadegFocusing angle wrt. sample90
thmindegMinimum angle mesured-180
thmaxdegMaximum angle mesured180
focus_awdegAngular width of focusing from sample10
focus_ahdegAngular height of focusing from sample2
focus_xwmWidth of focusing from sample0
focus_yhmHeight of focusing from sample0
txmx-position of the monitors relative to the cradle0
tzmz-position of the monitors relative to the cradle0

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[ Identification | Description | Examples | Input parameters | Links ]

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