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

The Test_mesh_boxes Instrument

A small instrument to investigate mesh boxes in a user configuration

Identification

• Site: Tests_union
• Author: Sam Lambrick with Python McStas Instrument Generator
• Origin: ESS DMSC / ISIS
• Date: 10:07:56 on March 05, 2026

Description

Instrument provided by Sam Lambrick from ISIS, that uses three meshes to
make their boxes.

Examples

(Test cases in bold)

• Test: Detector: psd_detector_I=10.7752
• Test: box_file="box.off" blade_file="single_blade.off" Detector: psd_detector_I=10.7752
• Test: box_file="box.ply" blade_file="single_blade.ply" Detector: psd_detector_I=10.7752

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
box_file	str	Mesh file of the Be envelope: box.stl (ascii STL), box.off or box.ply	"box.stl"
blade_file	str	Mesh file of the Cd blades: single_blade.stl (ascii STL), single_blade.off or single_blade.ply	"single_blade.stl"

Links

• Source code for Test_mesh_boxes.instr.

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

Generated for mcstas 3.10.0

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