The `Incoherent` Component

Incoherent sample (such as Vanadium) sample, with quasielastic component OR or global energy transfer.

Identification

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Author: Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen
Origin: Risoe
Date: 15.4.98

Description

A Double-cylinder shaped incoherent scatterer (like Vanadium)
with both elastic and quasielastic (Lorentzian) components.
No multiple scattering (but approximation available). Absorption included.
Sample focusing:
The area to scatter to is a disk of radius 'focus_r' situated at the target.
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 defined with the relative target_index of the component to focus
to (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 to.
Sample shape:
Sample shape may be a cylinder, a sphere, a box or any other shape
box/plate:       xwidth x yheight x zdepth (thickness=0)
hollow box/plate:xwidth x yheight x zdepth and thickness>0
cylinder:        radius x yheight (thickness=0)
hollow cylinder: radius x yheight and thickness>0
sphere:          radius (yheight=0 thickness=0)
hollow sphere:   radius and thickness>0 (yheight=0)
any shape:       geometry=OFF file

The complex geometry option handles any closed non-convex polyhedra.
It computes the intersection points of the neutron ray with the object
transparently, so that it can be used like a regular sample object.
It supports the PLY, OFF and NOFF file format but not COFF (colored faces).
Such files may be generated from XYZ data using:
qhull < coordinates.xyz Qx Qv Tv o > geomview.off
or
powercrust coordinates.xyz
and viewed with geomview or java -jar jroff.jar (see below).
The default size of the object depends of the OFF file data, but its
bounding box may be resized using xwidth,yheight and zdepth.

Example: Incoherent(radius=0.05,focus_r=0.035, pack=1, target_index=1)
Incoherent(geometry="socket.off",focus_r=0.035, pack=1, target_index=1)

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
geometry	str	Name of an Object File Format (OFF) or PLY file for complex geometry. The OFF/PLY file may be generated from XYZ coordinates using qhull/powercrust	0
radius	m	Outer radius of sample in (x,z) plane	0
xwidth	m	Horiz. dimension of sample (bounding box if off file), as a width	0
yheight	m	Vert. dimension of sample (bounding box if off file), as a height. A sphere shape is used when 0 and radius is set	0
zdepth	m	Depth of sample (bounding box if off file)	0
thickness	m	Thickness of hollow sample	0
target_x			0
target_y	m	position of target to focus at	0
target_z			0
focus_r	m	Radius of disk containing target. Use 0 for full space	0
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
target_index	1	Relative index of component to focus at, e.g. next is +1	0
pack	1	Packing factor	1
p_interact	1	MC Probability for scattering the ray; otherwise transmit	1
f_QE	1	Fraction of quasielastic scattering (rest is elastic)	0
gamma	1	Lorentzian width of quasielastic broadening (HWHM)	0
Etrans	meV	Global energy-transfer, for use in inelastic settings	0
deltaE	meV	Width in energy around Etrans, for use in inelastic settings	0
sigma_abs	barns	Absorption cross section pr. unit cell at 2200 m/s	5.08
sigma_inc	barns	Incoherent scattering cross section pr. unit cell	5.08
Vc		Unit cell volume [AA^3]	13.827
concentric	1	Indicate that this component has a hollow geometry and may contain other components. It should then be duplicated after the inside part (only for box, cylinder, sphere)	0
order	1	Limit multiple scattering up to given order 0:all (default), 1:single, 2:double, ...	0

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

The Incoherent Component

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The `Incoherent` Component