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The MCPL2hist Instrument

Flexible histogramming instrument file for processing MCPL input files using Monitor_nD

Identification

• Site: Tools
• Author: Peter Willendrup
• Origin: DTU
• Date: 2017-04

Description

Flexible histogramming instrument file for processing MCPL input files using Monitor_nD.

Example1: Multiple 1D histograms of position, velocity, divergence, time and wavelength, use
NDoptions=1 defines options="previous, multiple, auto, x, y, z, vx, vy, vz, hdiv, vdiv, tof, lambda"

Example2: 2D x-y plot of beam cross section:
NDoptions=2 defines options="previous, auto, x, y"

Example3: 2D TOF-lambda plot of beam:
NDoptions=3 defines options="previous, auto, tof, lambda"

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
MCPLfile	str	Defines the MCPL input file to process	"my.mcpl.gz"
NDoptions	int	Defines what Monitor_nD measures, see example list	1

Links

• Source code for MCPL2hist.instr.
• MCPL website at https://mctools.github.io/mcpl/

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