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The Res_sample Component

Sample for resolution function calculation.

Identification

• Site:
• Author: Kristian Nielsen
• Origin: Risoe
• Date: 1999

Description

An inelastic sample with completely uniform scattering in both Q and
energy. This sample is used together with the Res_monitor component and
(optionally) the mcresplot front-end to compute the resolution function of
triple-axis or inverse-geometry time-of-flight instruments.

The shape of the sample is either a hollow cylinder or a rectangular box. The
hollow cylinder shape is specified with an inner and outer radius.
The box is specified with dimensions xwidth, yheight, zdepth.

The scattered neutrons will have directions towards a given disk and
energies betweed E0-dE and E0+dE.
This target area may also be rectangular if specified focus_xw and focus_yh
or focus_aw and focus_ah, respectively in meters and degrees.
The target itself is either situated according to given coordinates (x,y,z), or
setting the relative target_index of the component to focus at (next is +1).
This target position will be set to its AT position. When targeting to centered
components, such as spheres or cylinders, define an Arm component where to focus at.

Example: Res_sample(thickness=0.001,radius=0.02,yheight=0.4,focus_r=0.05, E0=14.6,dE=2, target_x=0, target_y=0, target_z=1)

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
thickness	m	Thickness of hollow cylinder in (x,z) plane	0
radius	m	Outer radius of hollow cylinder	0.01
focus_r	m	Radius of sphere containing target.	0.05
E0	meV	Center of scattered energy range	14
dE	meV	half width of scattered energy range	2
target_x	m	X-position of target to focus at [m]	0
target_y	m	Y-position of target to focus at	0
target_z	m	Z-position of target to focus at [m]	.5
focus_xw	m	horiz. dimension of a rectangular area	0
focus_yh	m	vert. dimension of a rectangular area	0
focus_aw	deg	horiz. angular dimension of a rectangular area	0
focus_ah	deg	vert. angular dimension of a rectangular area	0
xwidth	m	horiz. dimension of sample, as a width	0
yheight	m	vert. dimension of sample, as a height	0.05
zdepth	m	depth of sample	0
target_index	1	relative index of component to focus at, e.g. next is +1	0

AT (	,	,		) RELATIVE		Generate
ROTATED (	,	,		) RELATIVE

Links

• Source code for Res_sample.comp.

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