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The Incoherent_process Component

A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics

Identification

• Site:
• Author: Mads Bertelsen
• Origin: University of Copenhagen
• Date: 20.08.15

Description

This Union_process is based on the Incoherent.comp component originally written
by Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen

Part of the Union components, a set of components that work together and thus
sperates geometry and physics within McStas.
The use of this component requires other components to be used.

1) One specifies a number of processes using process components like this one
2) These are gathered into material definitions using Union_make_material
3) Geometries are placed using Union_box / Union_cylinder, assigned a material
4) A Union_master component placed after all of the above

Only in step 4 will any simulation happen, and per default all geometries
defined before the master, but after the previous will be simulated here.

There is a dedicated manual available for the Union_components

Algorithm:
Described elsewhere

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
sigma	barns	Incoherent scattering cross section	5.08
f_QE	1	Fraction of quasielastic scattering (rest is elastic)	0
gamma	1	Lorentzian width of quasielastic broadening (HWHM)	0
packing_factor	1	How dense is the material compared to optimal 0-1	1
unit_cell_volume	AA^3	Unit_cell_volume	13.8
interact_fraction	1	How large a part of the scattering events should use this process 0-1 (sum of all processes in material = 1)	-1

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

Links

• Source code for Incoherent_process.comp.
• The test/example instrument Test_Phonon.instr.

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