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Components and Instruments from the Library for McStas 2.7.2

Sources
Name Origin Author(s) Source code Description
Adapt_check Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Optimization specifier for the Source_adapt component.
ESS_butterfly DTU Peter Willendrup and Esben Klinkby comp ESS butterfly moderator, 2016 revision
ESS_moderator DTU P Willendrup and E Klinkby, February 2014, derived from K Lefmann ESS_moderator_long comp A parametrised pulsed source for modelling ESS long pulses.
Moderator Risoe KN, M.Hagen comp A simple pulsed source for time-of-flight.
Monitor_Optimizer ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi comp To be used after the Source_Optimizer component
Source_Maxwell_3 Risoe Kim Lefmann comp Source with up to three Maxwellian distributions
Source_Optimizer ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi comp A component that optimizes the neutron flux passing through the Source_Optimizer in order to have the maximum flux at the Monitor_Optimizer position.
Source_adapt Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Neutron source with adaptive importance sampling
Source_div Risoe KL comp Neutron source with Gaussian or uniform divergence
Source_gen ILL/Risoe Emmanuel Farhi, Kim Lefmann comp Circular/squared neutron source with flat or Maxwellian energy/wavelength spectrum
Source_simple Risoe Kim Lefmann comp A circular neutron source with flat energy spectrum and arbitrary flux

Optics
Name Origin Author(s) Source code Description
Absorber Risoe Peter Willendrup comp Box-shaped absorbing slab.
Arm Risoe Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen comp Arm/optical bench
Beamstop Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Rectangular/circular beam stop.
Bender Uni. Erlangen (Germany) Philipp Bernhardt comp Models a curved neutron guide.
Collimator_linear Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp A simple analytical Soller collimator (with triangular transmission).
Collimator_radial ILL Emmanuel Farhi comp A radial Soller collimator.
Derotator ILL Emmanuel Farhi comp The counterpart of the Rotator component.
Diaphragm DTU Peter Willendrup comp Rectangular/circular diaphragm (alias of the Slit component)
DiskChopper Risoe Peter Willendrup comp Based on Chopper (Philipp Bernhardt), Jitter and beamstop from work by Kaspar Hewitt Klenoe (jan 2006), adjustments by Rob Bewey (march 2006)
Elliptic_guide_gravity NBI Henrik Bo Hoffmann Carlsen and Mads Bertelsen comp Perfect elliptic guide which allow for simulations with gravity. The guide mirrors can be divided into segments with individual m-values. Parabolic guide components can also be simulated.
FermiChopper ILL Grenoble / TU Muenchen M. Poehlmann, C. Carbogno, H. Schober, E. Farhi comp Fermi Chopper with rotating frame.
Filter_gen ILL E. Farhi comp This components may either set the flux or change it (filter-like), using an external data filename.
Guide Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Neutron guide.
Guide_anyshape ILL Emmanuel Farhi comp Reflecting surface (guide and mirror) with any shape, defined from an OFF file.
Guide_channeled Risoe Christian Nielsen comp Neutron guide with channels (bender section).
Guide_gravity ILL (France). Emmanuel Farhi comp Neutron straight guide with gravity. Can be channeled and focusing. Waviness may be specified, as well as side chamfers (on substrate).
Guide_simple Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Neutron guide.
Guide_tapering PSI Uwe Filges comp Models a rectangular tapered guide (many shapes)
Guide_wavy Risoe Kim Lefmann comp Neutron guide with gaussian waviness.
Mask DTU Physics Erik Knudsen comp A masking image object
Mirror Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Single mirror plate.
Monochromator_curved ILL Emmanuel Farhi, Kim, Lefmann, Peter Link comp Double bent multiple crystal slabs with anisotropic gaussian mosaic.
Monochromator_flat Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Flat Monochromator crystal with anisotropic mosaic.
Monochromator_pol RISOE Peter Christiansen comp Flat polarizaing monochromator crystal.
PolAnalyser_ideal Risoe Erik Knudsen comp (Unphysical) ideal analyzer.
Pol_Bfield RISOE Erik B Knudsen, Peter Christiansen and Peter Willendrup comp Magnetic field component.
Pol_Bfield_stop RISOE Erik B Knudsen, Peter Christiansen, and Peter Willendrup comp Magnetic field component.
Pol_FieldBox Risoe Erik B Knudsen and P Willendrup comp Box containing a constant or tabled magnetic field
Pol_SF_ideal DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Ideal model of a spin flipper
Pol_bender RISOE Peter Christiansen comp Polarising bender.
Pol_constBfield RISOE Peter Christiansen comp Constant magnetic field.
Pol_guide_mirror DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Polarising guide with a supermirror along its diagonal.
Pol_guide_vmirror DTU Peter Willendrup comp Polarising guide with nvs x 2 supermirrors sitting in v-shapes inside, upgraded from original single V-cavity.
Pol_mirror RISOE Peter Christiansen comp Polarising mirror.
Refractor ILL E. Farhi, B. Cubitt comp A refractor material/shape, which can be used to model e.g. lenses and prisms.
Rotator ILL Emmanuel Farhi comp A rotative frame along vertical axis
Selector Uni. Gottingen (Germany) Peter Link, Andreas Ostermann comp velocity selector (helical lamella type) such as V_selector component
Set_pol Risoe Peter Christiansen comp (Unphysical) way of setting the polarization.
Slit Risoe Kim Lefmann and Henrik M. Roennow comp Rectangular/circular slit
V_selector Risoe Kim Lefmann comp Velocity selector.
Virtual_mcnp_ss_Guide Risoe-DTU Esben klinkby and Peter Willendrup comp Neutron guide initiated using Virtual_mcnp_ss_input.comp, and replacing Virtual_mcnp_ss_output.comp - see examples//Test_SSR_SSW_Guide.instr
Vitess_ChopperFermi VITESS module 'chopper_fermi' Geza Zsigmond comp Fermi chopper with absorbing walls using the VITESS module 'chopper_fermi'

Samples
Name Origin Author(s) Source code Description
Incoherent Risoe Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen comp Incoherent sample (such as Vanadium) sample, with quasielastic component OR or global energy transfer.
Isotropic_Sqw ILL E. Farhi, V. Hugouvieux comp Isotropic sample handling multiple scattering and absorption for a general S(q,w) (coherent and/or incoherent/self)
Magnon_bcc KU Kim Lefmann comp A sample for AFM or FM magnon scattering based on cross section expressions from Squires, Ch.8.2
Phonon_simple Risoe Kim Lefmann comp A sample for phonon scattering based on cross section expressions from Squires, Ch.3. Possibility for adding an (unphysical) bandgap.
Powder1 Risoe E.M.Lauridsen, N.B.Christensen, A.B.Abrahamsen comp General powder sample with a single scattering vector.
PowderN McStas release P. Willendrup, L. Chapon, K. Lefmann, A.B.Abrahamsen, N.B.Christensen, E.M.Lauridsen. comp General powder sample (N lines, single scattering, incoherent scattering)
Res_sample Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Sample for resolution function calculation.
SANS_spheres2 P. Willendrup, derived from H. Frielinghaus SANS_benchmark2 comp
Sans_spheres Risoe P. Willendrup, K. Lefmann, L. Arleth comp Sample for Small Angle Neutron Scattering - hard spheres in thin solution, mono disperse.
SasView_model SasView, DTU, European Spallation Source ERIC Jakob Garde, Torben Nielsen, Peter Willendrup comp
Single_crystal Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Mosaic single crystal with multiple scattering vectors, optimised for speed with large crystals and many reflections.
TOFRes_sample Risoe KL, 10 October 2004 comp Sample for TOF resolution function calculation.
Tunneling_sample Risoe Kim Lefmann comp A Double-cylinder shaped all-incoherent scatterer with elastic, quasielastic (Lorentzian), and tunneling (sharp) components.

Detectors and monitors
Name Origin Author(s) Source code Description
Brilliance_monitor DTU Physics Peter Willendrup, derived from TOF_lambda_monitor.comp comp Special "Brilliance" monitor.
Cyl_monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann comp A 2D Position-sensitive monitor. The shape is cylindrical with the axis vertical. The monitor covers the whole cylinder (360 degrees).
Cyl_monitor_PSD Risoe Kim Lefmann comp A 2D Position-sensitive monitor. The shape is cylindrical with the axis vertical. The monitor covers the whole cylinder (360 degrees).
Cyl_monitor_TOF Risoe Kim Lefmann comp A 2D Position-sensitive monitor. The shape is cylindrical with the axis vertical. The monitor covers the whole cylinder (360 degrees).
DivLambda_monitor Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Divergence/wavelength monitor.
DivPos_monitor Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Divergence/position monitor (acceptance diagram).
Divergence_monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann comp Horizontal+vertical divergence monitor.
EPSD_monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann comp A monitor measuring neutron intensity vs. position, x, and neutron energy, E
E_monitor Risoe Kristian Nielsen and Kim Lefmann comp Energy-sensitive monitor.
Event_monitor_simple DTU Peter Willendrup comp Low-key event-monitor for debugging purposes.
Hdiv_monitor Risoe KL, comp A divergence sensitive monitor.
L_monitor Risoe Kristian Nielsen and Kim Lefmann comp Wavelength-sensitive monitor.
MeanPolLambda_monitor Risoe Peter Christiansen comp Polarisation and wavelength sensitive monitor.
Monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann comp Simple single detector/monitor.
Monitor_4PI Risoe Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen comp Monitor that detects ALL non-absorbed neutrons.
Monitor_Sqw ILL Emmanuel Farhi comp This component is a Sqw Monitor that records the dynamic structure factor S(q,w) from a scattering location, seen from a detector location.
Monitor_nD ILL Emmanuel Farhi comp This component is a general Monitor that can output 0/1/2D signals (Intensity or signal vs. [something] and vs. [something] ...)
PSD_TOF_monitor Risoe Peter Willendrup, derived from PSD_monitor by Kim Lefmann comp Position-sensitive monitor with TOF slices.
PSD_monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann comp Position-sensitive monitor.
PSD_monitor_4PI Risoe Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen comp Spherical position-sensitive detector.
PSD_monitor_TOF Risoe Peter Willendrup, derived from PSD_monitor by Kim Lefmann comp Position-sensitive monitor with a TOF signal pr. bin.
PSD_monitor_psf Risoe Kim Lefmann, Linda Udby comp Position-sensitive monitor.
PSD_monitor_psf_eff Risoe Kim Lefmann, Linda Udby comp Position-sensitive monitor.
PSDcyl_monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann comp A 2D Position-sensitive monitor. The shape is cylindrical with the axis vertical. The monitor covers the whole cylinder (360 degrees).
PSDlin_diff_monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann, Peter Willendrup, Linda Udby comp Rectangular 1D PSD, measuring intensity vs. horizontal position, x A second monitor shows the difference of intensities between in n'th and (n-1)'th pixels.
PSDlin_monitor comp
PolLambda_monitor Risoe Peter Christiansen comp Polarisation and wavelength sensitive monitor.
PolTOF_monitor DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Polarisation and time of flight sensitive monitor.
Pol_monitor Risoe Peter Christiansen comp Polarisation sensitive monitor.
PreMonitor_nD ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi comp Neutron parameters spatial cross-correlation monitor.
Res_monitor Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp Monitor for resolution calculations
Sqq_w_monitor DTU Peter Willendrup comp Monitor outputting a series of energy-planes in a subset of reciprocal space, spanned by scattering vectors qa(x,z) and qb(x,z) in the component x-z plane.
Sqw_monitor DTU Peter Willendrup comp Monitor outputting S(q,w)
TOF2E_monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann and Helmuth Schoeber comp TOF-sensitive monitor, converting to energy
TOFLambda_monitor Risoe KL comp Time-of-flight/wavelength monitor.
TOF_PSD_monitor_rad UCPH Kim Lefmann comp Position-sensitive TOF monitor with radially averaging.
TOF_cylPSD_monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann comp Cylindrical (2pi) PSD Time-of-flight monitor.
TOF_monitor Risoe KN, M. Hagen comp Rectangular Time-of-flight monitor.
TOFlog_monitor Risoe Kim Lefmann comp Rectangular Time-of-flight monitor with logarithmic time binning.

Union components
Name Origin Author(s) Source code Description
IncoherentPhonon_process University of Zaragoza Victor Laliena comp A component to simulate inelastic scattering in the incoherent approximation Takes into account one, two, and three phonon scattering explicitly, and multi-phonon scattering (with n>4) via the saddle point method
Incoherent_process University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
NCrystal_process comp
PhononSimple_process Anders Komar Ravn, based on template by Mads Bertelsen and Phonon_Simple comp
Powder_process Mads Bertelsen comp
Single_crystal_process Mads Bertelsen comp
Template_process Mads Bertelsen comp
Texture_process Victor Laliena comp
Union_abs_logger_1D_space ESS DMSC Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_abs_logger_1D_space_event ESS DMSC Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_abs_logger_1D_space_tof ESS DMSC Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_abs_logger_1D_space_tof_to_lambda ESS DMSC Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_abs_logger_2D_space ESS DMSC Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_abs_logger_event ESS DMSC Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_box University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_conditional_PSD University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_conditional_standard University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_cone Niels Bohr Instituttet, Universitetsparken 5 Martin Olsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_cylinder University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_logger_1D University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_logger_2DQ University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_logger_2D_kf University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_logger_2D_kf_time University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_logger_2D_space University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_logger_2D_space_time University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_logger_3D_space University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics
Union_make_material Mads Bertelsen comp
Union_master Mads Bertelsen comp
Union_mesh Niels Bohr Instituttet, Universitetsparken 5 Martin Olsen comp Component for including 3D mesh in Union geometry
Union_sphere University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen comp A sample component to separate geometry and phsysics

Misc
Name Origin Author(s) Source code Description
MCPL_input DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Source-like component that reads neutron state parameters from an mcpl-file.
MCPL_output comp
Progress_bar ILL Emmanuel Farhi comp A simulation progress bar
Scatter_log_iterator DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Iteration element for a Scatter_log
Scatter_log_iterator_stop DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Iteration stop element for a Scatter_log
Scatter_logger DTU Physics / DTU Nutech Erik B Knudsen, Peter K Willendrup & Esben Klinkby comp Logging iteractions of neutrons with components
Scatter_logger_stop DTU Physics / DTU Nutech Erik B Knudsen, Peter K Willendrup & Esben Klinkby comp Stop logging iteractions of neutrons with components
Shape ILL E. Farhi comp A geometric shape without effect on neutron, for instrument display purpose.

Contributed components
Name Origin Author(s) Source code Description
Al_window FRM-II S. Roth comp Aluminium window in the beam
CavitiesIn JCNS - FZ-Juelich Henrich Frielinghaus comp Slit - sorting in channels
CavitiesOut JCNS - FZ-Juelich Henrich Frielinghaus comp Slit - sorting in channels
Collimator_ROC ILL (Dif/D20) Thomas C Hansen comp Radial Oscillationg Collimator (ROC)
Conics_EH DTU Peter Wilendrup and Erik Knudsen
(derived from Giacomo Resta skeleton-component)
comp
Conics_PH DTU Peter Wilendrup and Erik Knudsen
(derived from Giacomo Resta skeleton-component)
comp
Conics_PH DTU Peter Wilendrup and Erik Knudsen
(derived from Giacomo Resta skeleton-component)
comp
Dose_calculator IFE Rodion Kolevatov comp Calculating dose rate at the outer surface of lateral shielding of uniform thickness made of material specified in the component input (concrete, iron or lead). Shielding starts at a distance 0.5*Innerspace from the center of the guide.
E_4PI Risoe Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen comp Spherical position-sensitive detector.
Elliptic_guide_gravity_shieldinglogger NBI Henrik Bo Hoffmann Carlsen and Mads Bertelsen comp to the m-value of the coating or to -1 if missed the guide opening Perfect elliptic guide which allow for simulations with gravity. The guide mirrors can be divided into segments with individual m-values. Parabolic guide components can also be simulated.
Exact_radial_coll HMI Roland Schedler comp An exact radial Soller collimator.
FermiChopper_ILL ILL Grenoble / TU Muenchen M. Poehlmann, C. Carbogno, H. Schober, E. Farhi comp Fermi Chopper with rotating frame.
Fermi_chop2a Garrett Granroth comp
Filter_graphite ILL Thomas C Hansen comp Pyrolytic graphite filter (analytical model)
Foil_flipper_magnet DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp
Foil_flipper_magnet2 DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp
Guide_anyshape_r ILL/MLZ Emmanuel Farhi, adapted by Peter Link and Gaetano Mangiapia comp Reflecting surface (guide and mirror) with any shape, defined from an OFF file and a patch to allow m-, alpha- and W-values added per polygon face. Derived from Guide_anyshape / Guide_anyshape_r .
Guide_channeled_shieldinglogger Risoe Christian Nielsen comp to the m-value of the coating or to -1 if missed the guide opening Neutron guide with channels (bender section).
Guide_curved ILL (France). Ross Stewart comp Non-focusing curved neutron guide.
Guide_curved_shieldinglogger ILL (France). Ross Stewart comp to the m-value of the coating or to -1 if missed the guide opening Non-focusing curved neutron guide.
Guide_four_side PSI Tobias Panzner comp Guide with four side walls
Guide_four_side_10_shells PSI Tobias Panzner comp Guide with four side walls surounded by up to 10 shells
Guide_four_side_2_shells PSI Tobias Panzner comp Guide with four side walls surounded by up to 2 shells
Guide_gravity_psd ILL (France). Emmanuel Farhi comp Neutron straight guide with gravity. Can be channeled and focusing. Waviness may be specified, as well as side chamfers (on substrate).
Guide_gravity_shieldinglogger ILL (France). Emmanuel Farhi comp to the m-value of the coating or to -1 if missed the guide opening Neutron straight guide with gravity. Can be channeled and focusing. Waviness may be specified, as well as side chamfers (on substrate).
Guide_honeycomb ILL (France). G. Venturi comp Neutron guide with gravity and honeycomb geometry. Can be channeled and focusing.
Guide_multichannel Nuclear Physics Institute, CAS, Rez Jan Saroun (saroun@ujf.cas.cz) comp Multichannel neutron guide with semi-transparent blades. Derived from Guide_channeled by Christian Nielsen. Allows to simulate bi-spectral extraction optics.
Guide_shieldinglogger Risoe Kristian Nielsen comp to the m-value of the coating or to -1 if missed the guide opening Neutron guide.
ISIS_moderator ISIS S. Ansell and D. Champion comp ISIS Moderators
Lens ILL/LLB C. Monzat/E. Farhi/S. Desert/G. Euzen comp Refractive lens with absorption, incoherent scattering and surface imperfection.
Lens_simple FZ Juelich Henrich Frielinghaus comp Rectangular/circular slit with parabolic/spherical LENS.
Mirror_Curved_Bispectral RNBI Henrik Jacobsen comp Single mirror plate that is curved and fits into an elliptic guide.
Mirror_Elliptic LLB Sylvain Desert comp Elliptical mirror.
Mirror_Elliptic_Bispectral RNBI Henrik Jacobsen comp Single mirror plate that is curved and fits into an elliptic guide.
Mirror_Parabolic LLB Sylvain Desert comp Parabolic mirror.
Monochromator_2foc Uni. Gottingen (Germany) Peter Link. comp Double bent monochromator with multiple slabs
MultiDiskChopper ILL / FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg Markus Appel comp Based on DiskChopper (Revision 1.18) by Peter Willendrup (2006), which in turn is based on Chopper (Philipp Bernhardt), Jitter and beamstop from work by Kaspar Hewitt Klenoe (jan 2006), adjustments by Rob Bewey (march 2006)
Multilayer_Sample McStas 1.12b Robert Dalgliesh comp Multilayer Reflecting sample using matrix Formula.
NCrystal_sample NCrystal Developers (European Spallation Source ERIC and DTU Nutech) NCrystal developers comp McStas sample component for the NCrystal library for thermal neutron transport
NPI_tof_dhkl_detector Jan Saroun, saroun@ujf.cas.cz comp
PSD_Detector ILL Thorwald van Vuure comp Position-sensitive gas-filled detector with gaseous thermal-neutron converter (box, cylinder or 'banana').
PSD_Pol_monitor ESS Alexander Backs, based on PSD_monitor by K. Lefmann comp Position-sensitive monitor.
PSD_monitor_4PI_spin Risoe Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen comp Spherical position-sensitive detector.
PSD_monitor_rad FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2 Henrich Frielinghaus comp Position-sensitive monitor with radially averaging.
PerfectCrystal ILL / FAU Erlangen-Nuernberg Markus Appel comp Version 1.1 - added option 'debyescherrer' to select analyzer geometry - added option 'facette' to approximate analyzer sphere by small, flat crystals Version 1.0 - inital release
Pol_bender_tapering DTU Physics Erik Bergbaeck Knudsen (erkn@fysik.dtu.dk) comp Polarising bender.
Pol_pi_2_rotator Risoe Erik Knudsen (erkn@fysik.dtu.dk) comp Ideal π/2-rotator
Pol_triafield Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin Morten Sales, based on Pol_constBfield by Peter Christiansen comp Constant magnetic field in a isosceles triangular coil
SANSCylinders KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) comp A sample of monodisperse cylindrical particles in solution.
SANSEllipticCylinders KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) comp A sample of monodisperse cylindrical particles with elliptic cross section in solution.
SANSLiposomes KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) comp A sample of polydisperse liposomes in solution (water).
SANSNanodiscs KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) comp A sample of monodisperse phospholipid bilayer nanodiscs in solution (water).
SANSNanodiscsFast KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) comp A sample of monodisperse phospholipid bilayer nanodiscs in solution (water).
SANSNanodiscsWithTags KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) comp A sample of monodisperse phospholipid bilayer nanodiscs in solution (water) - with histidine tag still on the belt proteins.
SANSNanodiscsWithTagsFast KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) comp A sample of monodisperse phospholipid bilayer nanodiscs in solution (water) - with histidine tag still on the belt proteins.
SANSShells KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) comp A sample of monodisperse shell-like particles in solution.
SANSSpheres KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) comp A sample of mono- or polydisperse spherical particles in solution.
SANS_AnySamp FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2 Henrich Frielinghaus comp Sample for Small Angle Neutron Scattering. To be customized.
SANS_DebyeS FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2 Henrich Frielinghaus comp
SANS_Guinier FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2 Henrich Frielinghaus comp
SANS_benchmark2 comp
SNS_source SNS Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory G. Granroth comp A source that produces a time and energy distribution from the SNS moderator files
SNS_source_analytic SNS Oak Ridge National Laboratory F. X. Gallmeier comp A source that produces a time and energy distribution from parameterized SNS moderator files
Sapphire_Filter PSI Jonas Okkels Birk (based upon Filteg_Graphite by Thomas C Hansen (2000)) comp Sapphire filter at 300K
Shielding_calculator IFE Rodion Kolevatov comp Calculating lateral shielding thickness required to attenuate dose rate from gammas arising from coating capture to a level specified by MaxRate.
Shielding_log_iterator_Ni_new DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Iteration element for a Scatter_log
Shielding_log_iterator_Ti_new DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Iteration element for a Scatter_log
Shielding_log_iterator_stop DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Iteration stop element for a Scatter_log
Shielding_log_iterator_total DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen comp Iteration element for a Scatter_log
Shielding_logger DTU Physics / DTU Nutech Erik B Knudsen, Peter K Willendrup & Esben Klinkby comp Logging iteractions of neutrons with components
Shielding_logger_stop DTU Physics / DTU Nutech Erik B Knudsen, Peter K Willendrup & Esben Klinkby comp Stop logging iteractions of neutrons with components
SiC IRI. S. Rycroft comp SiC layer sample
Single_crystal_inelastic DTU Physics Some Guy comp An extension of Single crystal with material dispersion
Source_gen4 ILL/Risoe Emmanuel Farhi, Kim Lefmann, modified to PSI use by Jonas Okkels Birk comp Circular/squared neutron source with flat or Maxwellian energy/wavelength spectrum (possibly spatially gaussian)
Source_multi_surfaces PSI/Villigen Ludovic Giller, Uwe Filges comp Rectangular neutron source with subareas - using wavelength spectra reading from files
Source_pulsed FZ Juelich Klaus Lieutenant, based on component 'Moderator' by K. Nielsen, M. Hagen and 'ESS_moderator_long_2001' by K. Lefmann comp A pulsed source for variable proton pulse lenghts
Spherical_Backscattering_Analyser Nikolaos Tsapatsaris (with help from Peter Willendrup, Ruep Lechner, Heloisa Bordallo) comp
Spot_sample Oak Ridge National Laboratory Garrett Granroth comp Spot sample.
StatisticalChopper ILL C. Monzat/E. Farhi/S. Rozenkranz comp Statistical (correlation) Chopper
StatisticalChopper_Monitor ILL C. Monzat/E. Farhi comp Monitor designed to compute the autocorrelation signal for the Statistical Chopper
TOFSANSdet xxx comp Multiple TOF detectors for SANS instrument. The component is to be placed at the sample position. For the time being better switch gravity off.
Transmission_polarisatorABSnT McStas 1.8/ILL (France). Andreas Ostermann comp The main source code was taken from Gravity_guide (ver 1.6ill) R0=0.99, Qc=0.021, alpha=6.07, m=1.0, W=0.003, k=1, d=0.0005) w2=0.050, h2=0.050, l=2.700, waferD=0.0003, FeD=2.16e-06, Si_i=0.2, Si_a=0.215, R0=0.99, Qc=0.02174, alpha=4.25, W=0.001, mleft=1.2, mright=1.2, mtop=1.2, mbottom=1.2, R0_up=0.99, Qc_up=0.014, alpha_up=2.25, W_up=0.0025, mup=1.0, R0_down=0.99, Qc_down=0.02174, alpha_down=3.8, W_down=0.00235, mdown=2.5)
Vertical_Bender ESS Andrew Jackson, Richard Heenan comp Multi-channel bender curving vertically down.
Vertical_T0a SNS Oak Ridge,TN Garrett Granroth comp Vertical T0 chopper contributed by Garrett Granroth, SNS.
ViewModISIS ISIS G. Skoro, based on ViewModerator4 from S. Ansell comp ISIS Moderators
multi_pipe Uwe Filges comp

Obsolete (avoid usage whenever possible)
Name Origin Author(s) Source code Description
Analyser_ideal Risoe Erik Knudsen comp (Unphysical) ideal analyzer.
Beam_spy Risoe E. Farhi comp Beam analyzer for previous component
ESS_moderator_long Risoe KL, February 2001 comp A parametrised pulsed source for modelling ESS long pulses.
ESS_moderator_long_2001 Risoe KL, February 2001 comp A parametrised pulsed source for modelling ESS long pulses.
ESS_moderator_short Risoe KL, February 2001 comp A parametrised pulsed source for modelling ESS short pulses.
Isotropic_Sqw_legacy ILL Virginie Hugouvieux, E. Farhi comp Isotropic sample handling multiple scattering and absorption for a general S(q,w) (coherent and/or incoherent/self). Legacy implementation from McStas 2.0.
Pol_simpleBfield RISOE Erik B Knudsen, Peter Christiansen and Peter Willendrup comp Magnetic field component.
Pol_simpleBfield_stop RISOE Peter Christiansen and Peter Willendrup comp Magnetic field component.
V_sample Risoe Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen comp Vanadium sample.
Virtual_input ILL E. Farhi comp Source-like component that generates neutron events from an ascii 'virtual source' filename.
Virtual_mcnp_input ILL Chama Hennane and E. Farhi comp This component uses a filename of recorded neutrons from the reactor monte carlo code MCNP as a source of particles.
Virtual_mcnp_output ILL Chama Hennane and E. Farhi comp Detector-like component that writes neutron state parameters into a 'virtual source' neutron file with MCNP/PTRAC format.
Virtual_mcnp_ss_input DTU Esben Klinkby and Peter Willendrup comp This component uses a Source Surface type file of recorded neutrons from the reactor monte carlo code MCNP as a source of particles.
Virtual_mcnp_ss_output DTU Esben Klinkby and Peter Willendrup comp This component uses a Source Surface type file of recorded neutrons from the reactor monte carlo code MCNP as a source of particles.
Virtual_output ILL E. Farhi comp Detector-like component that writes neutron state parameters into an ascci-format 'virtual source' neutron file.
Virtual_tripoli4_input SERMA Guillaume Campioni comp This component reads a file of recorded neutrons from the reactor Monte Carlo code TRIPOLI4.4 as a source of particles.
Virtual_tripoli4_output LLB Guillaume Campioni comp Detector-like component that writes neutron state parameters into a Virtual_tripoli4_input.comp
Vitess_input Risoe/ILL Kristian Nielsen comp Read neutron state parameters from VITESS neutron filename.
Vitess_output Risoe/ILL Kristian Nielsen comp Write neutron state parameters to VITESS neutron filename.

Instrument Examples
Name Origin Author(s) Source code Description
BNL_H8 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr The former thermal H8 triple-axis spectrometer from Brookhaven reactor
BNL_H8 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr The former thermal H8 triple-axis spectrometer from Brookhaven reactor
BTsimple DTU Peter Willendrup instr Example instrument showing how to calculate brilliance transfer using L_monitor's and WHEN statements
Demo_shape_primitives DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen instr Demonstration instrument of some shapes used for mcdisplay
ESS_BEER_MCPL NPI Rez Jan Saroun, saroun@ujf.cas.cz instr ToF Diffractometer BEER@ESS with MCPL input at the sample slit.
ESS_BIFROST_shielding IFE Rodion Kolevatov, IFE instr Model of the ESS BIFROST instrument that illustrates the use of the "shielding-logger" components
ESS_IN5_reprate ESS Kim Lefmann (kim.lefmann@risoe.dk), Helmuth Schober, Feri Mezei instr An IN5 type (cold chopper) multi-frame spectrometer at ESS LPTS
ESS_Testbeamline_HZB_V20 HZB Ala'a Al-Falahat instr McStas model of the ESS testbeamline V20 at HZB in Berlin
ESS_butterfly_test ESS Peter Willendrup instr Test instrument for the updated BF1 butterfly moderator design
ESS_butterfly_test ESS Peter Willendrup instr Test instrument for the updated BF1 butterfly moderator design using MCPL input
ESS_butterfly_test ESS Peter Willendrup instr Test instrument for the updated BF1 butterfly moderator design
ESS_butterfly_tfocus_NOFOCUS_test ESS Peter Willendrup instr Test instrument for the updated BF1 butterfly moderator design
ESS_butterfly_test ESS Peter Willendrup instr Test instrument for the updated BF1 butterfly moderator design
ESS_mcpl2hist ESS Peter Willendrup instr Utility instrument that generates a set of histograms from an MCPL input file
FZJ_BenchmarkSfin2 FZ Juelich Henrich Frielinghaus instr %Parameters
FZJ_KWS2_Lens FZ Juelich Henrich Frielinghaus instr FZ Juelich KWS2 SANS, serving as test instrument for the Lens_simple component.
SANS_KWS2_AnySample FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2 Henrich Frielinghaus instr KWS2 SANS instrument at FZ-Juelich. 2 detectors. 4 available sample models.
Gallmeier_SNS_decoupled_poisoned DTU Physics Peter Willendrup instr Simple instrumentfile for estimating SNS brilliance, moderator is a the Gallmeier SNS_source_analytic applying Ikeda-Carpenter vs. Pade function fits to MCNPX tables.
Granroth_SNS_decoupled_poisoned DTU Physics Peter Willendrup instr Simple instrumentfile for estimating SNS brilliance, moderator is a the Granroth SNS_source applying linear interpolation in MCNPX tables.
HZB_FLEX Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin M. Skoulatos and K. Habicht, port to McStas 2.0 by Mathias Kure KU instr Primary and secondary spectrometer for the FLEX upgrade
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Histogrammer Risoe Peter Willendrup (peter.willendrup@risoe.dk) instr Takes eventfile input (Virtual_input/Vitess/MCNP/Tripoli4 formats) and applies Monitor_nD to generate histograms. Histograms can be chosen freely using the options string, see mcdoc Monitor_nD.comp
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ILL_D4 LLB/ILL E. Farhi instr D4 Diffractometer for liquids at the ILL.
ILL_H10_IN8 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr Thermal neutron three-axis spectrometer IN8@ILL
ILL_H113 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The H113 supermirror ballistic curved cold guide at the ILL
ILL_H13_IN20 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr Thermal neutron three-axis spectrometer IN20@ILL (unpolarized configuration)
ILL_H142 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The H142 S-curved cold guide at the ILL
ILL_H142_D33 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr A simplified H142 cold guide model at the ILL, with a simple D33 model at the end
ILL_H142_IN12 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The H142 S-curved cold guide at the ILL feeding IN12 TAS spectrometer
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ILL_H15 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The H15@ILL curved cold guide at the ILL (feeding IN6, D7, IN10, D11)
ILL_H15_D11 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr
ILL_H15_IN6 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr The IN6 Time-of-Flight simulation, positioned as the first instrument in the cold guide H15 (Nickel coating) at the ILL.
ILL_H16 ILL E. Farhi, J. Ollivier, Celia Castan Guerrero instr The H16 cold guide (feeding IN5)
ILL_H16_IN5 ILL E. Farhi, J. Ollivier, Celia Castan Guerrero instr
ILL_H16_IN5_Mantid Mantid E. Farhi, J. Ollivier, Celia Castan Guerrero instr The full ILL IN5B ToF spectrometer adapted for use with Mantid-friendly NeXus output.
ILL_H16_Mantid ILL E. Farhi, J. Ollivier, Celia Castan Guerrero instr The ILL H16 cold guide (feeding IN5) for use with mantid
ILL_H22 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The H22 curved thermal guide at the ILL
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ILL_H22_VIVALDI ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The VIVALDI Laue diffractometer on the H22 curved thermal guide at the ILL
ILL_H24 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The H24 curved thermal guide at the ILL
ILL_H25 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr The H25 supermirror curved thermal guide at the ILL
ILL_H25_IN22 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr IN22 thermal triple-axis machine (TAS) on guide H25 with sample
ILL_H5 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The full H5 cold guide at the ILL, with IN14, D16, Super-Adam, IN15, D22 This is the geometry before the major H5 guide hall upgrade (up to 2013).
ILL_H512_D22 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The H512 cold guide at the ILL, with D22
ILL_H53 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The H53 curved cold guide at the ILL
ILL_H53_D16 ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The D16 diffractometer/reflectometer on the H53 curved cold guide at the ILL
ILL_H53_IN14 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr IN14 cold triple-axis machine (TAS) on guide H53 with sample
ILL_H5_new ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr The full H5 new cold guide at the ILL, with ThALES, D16, Super-Adam, IN15 (sample only), D22WASP and CryoEDM This is a proposed geometry for major H5 guide hall upgrade (since 2013). The exact adopted H5 geometry may be actually different.
ILL_H8_IN1 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr Hot neutron three-axis spectrometer IN1@ILL
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ILL_IN5 ILL E. Farhi, J. Ollivier, Celia Castan Guerrero instr
ILL_IN5_Mantid ILL E. Farhi, J. Ollivier, Celia Castan Guerrero instr
    • export MCSTAS_CFLAGS="-g -lm -O2 -DUSE_NEXUS -lNeXus"
    • mcrun -c -n0 --format=NeXus ILL_IN5_Mantid.instr --format=NeXus --no-output-files
    • mcdisplay ILL_IN5_Mantid.instr -n0 --format=Mantid
  1. Run a simulation with NeXus output
    • mcrun ILL_IN5_Mantid.instr --format=NeXus
ILL_IN5 ILL E. Farhi, J. Ollivier, Celia Castan Guerrero instr
ILL_IN6 ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr The IN6 Time-of-Flight simulation at the ILL (instrument only).
ILL_Lagrange LLB/ILL E. Farhi instr IN1-Lagrange hot neutrons spectrometer for liquids at the ILL.
ISIS_CRISP ISIS (UK) Robert Dalgliesh instr Model of the ISIS CRISP reflectometer, including the Multilayer_Sample reflectivity sample.
ISIS_GEM ISIS E. Farhi, G. Cuello, M. Tucker instr McStas instrument for simulating the GEM diffractometer at ISIS TS1.
ISIS_HET ISIS (UK) Dickon Champion instr
ISIS_IMAT ISIS Genoveva Burca (Genoveva.Burca@stfc.ac.uk) instr
ISIS_MERLIN ISIS (UK) Rob Bewley instr
ISIS_OSIRIS DTU Fysik, RISOE and ISIS Peter Christiansen with input from Mark Telling, updates by P Willendrup instr A simulation of the indirect TOF geometry part of the OSIRIS instrument.
ISIS_Prisma2 ISIS/Risoe Kristian Nielsen and Mark Hagen instr Simple simulation of PRISMA2 with RITA-style analyser backend.
ISIS_SANS2d ISIS, DTU Fysik Richard Heenan with edits by Peter Willendrup instr This instrument models the ISIS TS2 SANS2d instrument.
ISIS_SANS2d_Mantid ISIS, DTU Fysik Richard Heenan with edits by Peter Willendrup instr This instrument models the ISIS TS2 SANS2d instrument.
ISIS_TOSCA_preupgrade_Mantid DTU/ESS/ISIS Peter Willendrup (DTU/ESS), Sanghamitra Mukhopadhyay (ISIS STFC) instr TOSCA (pre-upgrade) at ISIS
ISIS_TOSCA_preupgrade_Mantid DTU/ESS/ISIS Peter Willendrup (DTU/ESS), Sanghamitra Mukhopadhyay (ISIS STFC) instr TOSCA (pre-upgrade) at ISIS with Mantid support.
ISIS_TS1_Brilliance DTU Fysik Peter Willendrup instr This instrument produces brilliance curves from the ISIS TS1 facility.
ISIS_TS2_Brilliance DTU Fysik Peter Willendrup instr This instrument produces brilliance curves from the ISIS TS2 facility.
ISIS_test ISIS Dickon Champion instr Simple test instrument for the ISIS_moderator component
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MCPL2Mantid_flat DTU Peter Willendrup instr Instrument taking MCPL input giving Mantid-compatible NeXus output.
MCPL2hist DTU Peter Willendrup instr Flexible histogramming instrument file for processing MCPL input files using Monitor_nD
MCPL_filter_energy DTU Peter Willendrup instr Filtering-by-energy instrument file for processing MCPL input files
MCPL_filter_radius DTU Peter Willendrup instr Filtering-by-radius instrument file for processing MCPL input files
MCPL_filter_wavelength DTU Peter Willendrup instr Filtering-by-wavelength instrument file for processing MCPL input files
MCPL_merge DTU Peter Willendrup instr Merge up to 10 MCPL input files regardless of origin/header info
McStas_Isotropic_Sqw DTU Peter Willendrup instr Wrapper instrument for use of Isotropic_Sqw in SIMRES
McStas_PowderN DTU Peter Willendrup instr Wrapper instrument for use of PowderN in SIMRES
McStas_Single_crystal DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen erkn@fysik.dtu.dk instr Wrapper for use of Single_crystal in SIMRES
Mezei_SNS_decoupled_poisoned DTU Physics Peter Willendrup instr Simple instrumentfile for estimating SNS brilliance, moderator is a rescaled ESS short-pulsed Mezei description.
NCrystal_example instr
PSI_DMC PSI Peter Willendrup (Risoe), Uwe Filges (PSI), Lukas Keller (PSI) instr McStas model of the DMC powder diffractometer at PSI, CH.
PSI_DMC PSI Peter Willendrup (Risoe), Uwe Filges (PSI), Lukas Keller (PSI) instr McStas model of the DMC powder diffractometer at PSI, CH.
PSI_Focus PSI Uwe Filges instr The FOCUS Spectrometer at PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute,Switzerland)
PSI_Focus_shielding IFE Rodion Kolevatov, IFE , derived from work by Uwe Filges, PSI instr Special version of the FOCUS Spectrometer at PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute,Switzerland), adapted for illustration of the use of the "shielding-logger" components
PSI_DMC PSI Peter Willendrup (Risoe), Uwe Filges (PSI), Lukas Keller (PSI) instr McStas model of the DMC powder diffractometer at PSI, CH.
RITA_II Risø (Denmark) Linda Udby and Peter Willendrup instr RITA type triple-axis spectrometer (TAS)
RTP_DIF ILL/RTP E. Farhi and Megat Harun Al-Rashid instr A powder diffractometer at Reactor TRIGA PUSPATI (Malaysia)
RTP_Laue ILL/RTP E. Farhi and Megat Harun Al-Rashid instr The NR instrument installed at Reactor TRIGA PUSPATI (Malaysia)
RTP_NeutronRadiography ILL/RTP E. Farhi and Megat Harun Al-Rashid instr The radiography instrument installed at Reactor TRIGA PUSPATI (Malaysia)
RTP_SANS ILL/RTP E. Farhi and Megat Harun Al-Rashid instr The SANS instrument installed at Reactor TRIGA PUSPATI (Malaysia)
Reflectometer KU Anette Vickery, contact: anette.vickery@fys.ku.dk instr Horizontal reflectometer, multi-angle of incidence
SAFARI_MPISI Necsa Deon Marais (deon.marais@necsa.co.za) instr Materials Probe for Internal Strain Investigations
SAFARI_PITSI Necsa Deon Marais (deon.marais@necsa.co.za) instr Powder Instrument for Transition in Structure Investigations
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SEMSANS_instrument Copenhagen, Berlin, Delft Morten Sales instr SEMSANS-instrument
SESANS_Delft Delft University of Technology Wim Bouwman (w.g.bouwman@tudelft.nl), Peter Willendrup and Erik Knudsen instr Idealised SESANS instrument using magnetised foil flippers with realistic sample
SE_example Risoe Erik Knudsen, Peter Willendrup instr Mockup of transmission Spin-Echo, written for PNCMI 2010 school in Delft.
SE_example2 Risoe Erik Knudsen, Peter Willendrup instr Mockup of transmission Spin-Echo, written for PNCMI 2010 school in Delft. This version uses Pol_FieldBox for description of the fields.
SNS_ARCS SNS G. Granroth instr Model of the ARCS spectrometer from SNS.
SNS_ARCS_Mantid SNS G. Granroth instr Model of the ARCS spectrometer from SNS.
SNS_BASIS NBI N.Tsapatsaris (nikolaos.tsapatsaris@esss.se) and Peter K. Wilendrup (pkwi@fysik.dtu.dk) instr
SNS_test SNS Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory G. Granroth instr Simple test instrument for the SNS_source component.
SNS_test SNS Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory G. Granroth instr Simple test instrument for the SNS_source component.
Samples_Incoherent RISOE Peter Willendrup, Erik Knudsen, Aziz Aziz Daoud-aladine instr This instrument allows to compare incoherent scattering from different McStas sample components.
Samples_Incoherent_off ILL Reynald ARNERIN instr Instrument to demonstrate the usage of OFF shape samples with totally absorbing material.
Samples_Isotropic_Sqw ILL E. Farhi instr A test instrument for the S(q,w) sample
Samples_Phonon RISOE Kim Lefmann instr Simple test instrument for the Phonon_simple component
Samples_vanadium Risoe Kristian Nielsen and Kim Lefmann instr A test instrument using a vanadium cylinder
TestSANS KU-Science Martin Cramer Pedersen (mcpe@nbi.dk) and Søen Kynde (kynde@nbi.dk) instr Template instrument for a suite of SANS sample models.
Test_Collimator_Radial ILL E. Farhi [farhi@ill.fr] instr Cross comparison of radial collimator components
Test_Conics_pairs DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen (erkn@fysik.dtu.dk) instr Unit test instrument for Conics Pairs components
Test_Cyl_monitors DTU P. Willendrup instr Test Monitor_nD against basic monitor
Test_DiskChoppers DTU Peter Willendrup instr Simple test instrument that compares the use of 2 DiskChoppers with one MultiDiskChopper
Test_Fermi ILL E. Farhi [farhi@ill.fr] instr Cross comparison of Fermi Chopper components
Test_FocalisationMirrors LLB Sylvain Desert instr Test instrument for neutron focalisation with a set of supermirrors. No guide / velocity selector One parabolic SM converges the incoming beam to its focal point, then one elliptic SM (with primary focal point at same location as parabolic SM focal point) images the focal point onto the detector.
Test_GROUP DTU Erik Knudsen, Peter Willendrup instr Tests that GROUP logic works as expected
Test_Guides ILL E. Farhi [farhi@ill.fr] instr Cross comparison of Guide components
Test_Guides_Curved DTU Fysik P. Willendrup, DTU Fysik instr Cross comparison of curved Guide components
Test_Incoherent DTU P. Willendrup instr Test output of Incoherent on two spherical monitor.
Test_Jump_Iterate ILL E. Farhi instr A test of the JUMP ITERATE keyword to describe a long curved guide in a concise way.
Test_Lens ILL E. Farhi/C. Monzat instr Demonstrate focusing effect of refractive lenses
Test_MCPL_input DTU Erik B Knudsen instr A test instrument for MCPL_input
Test_MCPL_output DTU Erik B Knudsen instr A test instrument for MCPL_output
Test_Magnetic_Constant RISOE Peter Christiansen and Peter Willendrup instr This instrument demonstrates how to use the Pol_Bfield component with a constant field.
Test_Magnetic_Majorana RISOE Peter Christiansen and Peter Willendrup instr This instrument demonstrates how to use the Pol_Bfield component with a Majorana field.
Test_Magnetic_Rotation RISOE Peter Christiansen and Peter Willendrup instr This instrument demonstrates how to use the Pol_constBfield component.
Test_Magnetic_Userdefined RISOE Peter Christiansen and Peter Willendrup instr This instrument demonstrates how to use the Pol_Bfield component with a user-specified fieldFunction.
Test_Magnon_bcc_2D DTU P. Willendrup instr Test instrument for the Sqq_w_monitor and Magnon_bcc components, derived from template_Laue
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Test_Monitor_Sqw ILL E. Farhi instr A simple ToF with cylindrical/spherical sample, and furnace/cryostat/container. The sample can be hollow.
Test_Monitor_nD DTU P. Willendrup instr Test Monitor_nD against basic monitor
Test_Monochromators RISOE. Peter Christiansen instr Compares intensities of Monochromator components.
Test_PSD_Detector ILL Thorwald van Vuure instr Test for PSD_Detector component
Test_Pol_Bender RISOE Peter Christiansen instr Test Pol_bender.
Test_Pol_Bender_Vs_Guide_Curved RISOE Peter Christiansen (peter.christiansen@risoe.dk) instr Test that Pol_bender and Guide_curved intensities are the same.
Test_Pol_FieldBox DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen instr Unit test instrument for Pol_FieldBox
Test_Pol_Guide_Vmirror RISOE Peter Christiansen instr Test Pol_guide_Vmirror.
Test_Pol_Guide_mirror RISOE Peter Christiansen instr Test Pol_guide_mirror.
Test_Pol_MSF RISOE Peter Christiansen instr This instrument demonstrates how to use the Pol_constBfield component.
Test_Pol_Mirror RISOE Peter Christiansen instr Test that Pol_mirror reflects, transmits, and polarizes.
test DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen (erkn@fysik.dtu.dk) instr Unit test of the Pol_SF_ideal component
Test_Pol_Set RISOE Peter Christiansen instr Tests Set_pol, V_sample, and pol monitors.
Test_pol_tabled Your institution Your name (email) instr Test the tabled magnetic field option
Test_Pol_TripleAxis RISOE Peter Christiansen instr Based on Emmanuel Farhi's thermal H8 triple-axis spectrometer from Brookhaven reactor
Test_PowderN DTU P. Willendrup instr Test output of PowderN on a spherical monitor.
Test_PowderN_Res DTU Peter Willendrup instr Idealized powder diffractometer, to illustrate the difference between 'banana,theta' and 'banana,divergence' in Monitor_nD.
Test_PowderN_concentric DTU P. Willendrup instr Test output of PowderN on a spherical monitor.
Test_PreMonitor_nD LLB E. Farhi instr A test of the PreMonitor_nD component
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test_SSW_SSR DTU Esben Klinkby and Peter Willendrup instr Test instrument for SSW/SSR interface between McStas and MCNP
Test_SSW_SSR_Guide Risoe-DTU Esben Klinkby and Peter Willendrup instr Test instrument for SSW/SSR interface between McStas and MCNP
Test_SX DTU P. Willendrup instr Test output of Single Crystal on a spherical monitor.
Test_Scatter_log_losses DTU Fysik Erik B Knudsen (erkn@fysik.dtu.dk) instr Example instrument of Scatter_logger feature usage for detection of lost instensity
Test_Scatter_log_mvalues DTU Fysik Erik B Knudsen (erkn@fysik.dtu.dk) instr Example instrument of Scatter_logger feature advanced usage
Test_Scatter_log_srw_mcnp DTU Nutech Esben Klinkby (esbe@dtu.dk), Peter Willendrup (pkwi@fysik.dtu.dk) instr Example instrument of Scatter_logger feature usage for lost neutron transfer to MCNP via the ssr/ssw mechanism.
Test_Selectors ILL E. Farhi [farhi@ill.fr] instr Cross comparison of velocity selector components
Duc Le instr
Test_Sources FZJ Klaus LIEUTENANT (k.lieutenant@fz-juelich.de) based on 'Test_9-Sources' by Emmanuel FARHI (farhi@ill.fr) instr A test instrument to check the component 'Source_pulsed'
Test_Source_quasi DTU Fysik Erik B Knudsen (erkn@fysik.dtu.dk) instr Test instrument to show that the quasi-stcohastic source component works
Test_Sources ILL FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr) instr A test instrument to compare sources
Test_Sqw DTU P. Willendrup instr Test output of Isotropic_Sqw on a spherical monitor.
Test_Sqw_monitor ILL E. Farhi instr A simple ToF with cylindrical/spherical sample, and furnace/cryostat/container. The sample can be hollow.
Test_StatisticalChopper ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr An example using a statistical/correlation chopper and its de-correlation monitor
ILL Tobias Weber (tweber@ill.fr) instr
ILL Tobias Weber (tweber@ill.fr) instr Focus testing, comparing Single_crystal and Monochromator_curved
Test_shellguides PSI Tobias Panzner, Uwe Filges instr This is an instrument test file for 3 components.
Test_single_magnetic_crystal DTU Physics Erik B Knudsen (erkn@fysik.dtu.dk) instr Unit test instrument for magnetic single crystal
Tomography Risoe Peter Willendrup, based on work by Reynald ARNERIN instr Instrument to study tomographic imaging by means of the new V_sample feature of OFF shape samples.
Tools_ONION ORNL Thomas Huegle instr
Union_incoherent_validation Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_NCrystal_example instr
Union_NCrystal_mix_example instr
Union_demonstration University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_demonstration_absorption_image University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_external_component University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_external_component_test University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_incoherent_validation Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_laue_camera University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_manual_example University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_powder_validation Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_sample_picture_replica University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_single_crystal_validation Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_tagging_demo Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_layers_abs_logger ESS Mads Bertelsen instr Simple test instrument for absorption loggers.
Union_test_absorption University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_test_absorption_image University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr
Union_test_box University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr Simple test instrument for Union box component.
Union_test_mask University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr Simple test instrument for mask functionality in Union framework.
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Union_test_powder University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr Simple test instrument for powder process in Union framework.
SNR_texture instr Simple test instrument for Texture functionality in Union framework.
Union_time_of_flight University of Copenhagen Mads Bertelsen instr Simple test instrument for sample component.
Unittest_JUMP_ITERATE DTU Peter Willendrup instr JUMP ITERATE unittest
Unittest_JUMP_WHEN DTU Peter Willendrup instr JUMP WHEN unittest
Unittest_JUMP_WHEN DTU Peter Willendrup instr SPLIT unittest
ViewModISIS_test ISIS Dickon Champion instr Simple test instrument for the ISIS_moderator component
Vin_test DTU Physics Peter Willendrup (pkwi@fysik.dtu.dk) instr Simple test instrument for the Virtual_input component
Vout_test DTU Physics Peter Willendrup (pkwi@fysik.dtu.dk) instr Simple test instrument for the Virtual_output component
h8_test_legacy ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr The former thermal H8 triple-axis spectrometer from Brookhaven reactor, 1.12c-comparable
TAS1_C1 Risoe A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen instr The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for monochromator rocking curves
TAS1_C1_Tilt Risoe A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen instr The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for a collimator tilt alignment.
TAS1_Diff_Slit Risoe A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen instr The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for a collimation alignment study with a slit sample.
TAS1_Diff_Vana Risoe A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen instr The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for an alignment study with a vanadium sample.
TAS1_Diff_Powder Risoe A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen instr The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for an alignment study with a powder sample.
TAS1_Vana Risoe A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen instr The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used with a vanadium sample.
TAS1_Powder Risoe A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen instr The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used with a powder sample.
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test Your institution Your name (email) instr Instrument short description
templateDIFF LLB/ILL E. Farhi instr Simple monochromator Diffractometer for powders
templateLaue ILL K. Nielsen instr A simple Laue diffractometer
templateNMX ILL K. Nielsen instr A simple Laue NMX diffractometer for macromolecules, adapted from the classic templateLaue instrument.
templateNMX_TOF DTU K. Nielsen instr A simple Laue NMX TOF diffractometer for macromolecules, adapted from templateNMX and templateLaue instruments. Demonstrates use of PSD_monitor_TOF.
templateSANS Risoe Kim Lefmann instr Test instrument for the Sans_spheres component. No guide / velocity selector etc. Will be developed further at later time.
templateSANS2 DTU Peter Willendrup, Wim G. Bouwman instr Test instrument for the SANS_spheres2 component. No guide / velocity selector.
templateSANS_MCPL Risoe Kim Lefmann instr Test instrument for the Sans_spheres component. No guide / velocity selector etc. Will be developed further at later time. Behaves like the normal templateSANS but dumps all events in an MCPL file.
templateSANS_Mantid Risoe Kim Lefmann instr Test instrument for the Sans_spheres component. No guide / velocity selector etc. Will be developed further at later time.
templateSasView Risoe Kim Lefmann instr Test instrument for the SasView_model component. No guide / velocity selector etc.
templateSasView_Mantid DTU, European Spallation Source ERIC Peter Willendrup and Torben Nielsen instr Test instrument for the SasView_model component generating event data for Mantid. No guide / velocity selector etc.
templateTAS ILL (France) Emmanuel Farhi instr Template RESCAL type triple-axis machine (TAS)
templateTOF ILL E. Farhi instr A test instrument for the S(q,w) sample, with furnace/container
templateVanadiumMultipleScat_Mantid Mads Bertelsen (UCPH), Anders Markvardsen (ISIS), Peter Willendrup (DTU) instr Test instrument demonstrating use of the McStas-Mantid coupling for studies of multiple scattering. Will be developed further at later time.
template_simple instr

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