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

The Many_meshes Instrument

Instrument testing placement of overlapping mesh components.

Identification

• Site: Tests_union
• Author: Daniel Lomholt Christensen
• Origin: UCPH@NBI, Funded by ACTNXT
• Date: 15:54:48 on January 20, 2026

Description

A small test instrument testing the placement of many overlapping
mesh components.
Test with:
mcdisplay -y -c

Examples

(Test cases in bold)

• Test: pin_rad=0.0025 Detector:det_I=4.63384e-06
• Test: pin_rad=0.0025 meshfile="test.off" Detector:det_I=4.63384e-06
• Test: pin_rad=0.0025 meshfile="test.ply" Detector:det_I=4.63384e-06

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
pin_rad	m	Radius of source	0.0025
d	m	Distance between source and sample center	10
detector_x	m	Detector Width	0.01
detector_y	m	Detector Height	0.04
det_dist	m	Distance between detector and sample center	0.005
crack_width	m	Height masking crack should be raised from the original crack	0.003
meshfile	str	Mesh file of the crack: test.stl (binary STL), test.off or test.ply	"test.stl"

Links

• Source code for Many_meshes.instr.

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Last Modified: Friday, 23-Oct-2026 18:32:10 CEST