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McStas: Test_Powders

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The Test_Powders Instrument

Test output of PowderN, NCrystal and Single_crystal on a spherical monitor / PSD.

Identification

  • Site: Tests_samples
  • Author: M. Bertelsen and P. Willendrup
  • Origin: ESS DMSC
  • Date: November 2024

Description

A test instrument for Powder output from different sample components.

Examples

(Test cases in bold)
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=0 material=Ge SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=3.67e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=0 material=Ge SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=7.35e+05
  • Example: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=1 material=Ge SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=4.2e+08
  • Example: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=1 material=Ge SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=8.3e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=2 material=Ge SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=4.2e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=2 material=Ge SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=8.3e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=3 material=Ge SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=4.2e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=3 material=Ge SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=8.3e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=0 material=Al twotheta=76.5 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=9.1e+07
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=0 material=Al twotheta=76.5 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=1.94e+05
  • Example: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=1 material=Al twotheta=76.5 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=1.1e+08
  • Example: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=1 material=Al twotheta=76.5 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=2e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=2 material=Al twotheta=76.5 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=1.1e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=2 material=Al twotheta=76.5 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=2e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=3 material=Al twotheta=76.5 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=1.1e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=3 material=Al twotheta=76.5 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=2.19e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=0 material=LaMnO3 twotheta=80 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=2.48e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=0 material=LaMnO3 twotheta=80 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=1.78e+05
  • Example: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=1 material=LaMnO3 twotheta=80 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=3.1e+08
  • Example: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=1 material=LaMnO3 twotheta=80 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=2.1e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=2 material=LaMnO3 twotheta=80 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=3.1e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=2 material=LaMnO3 twotheta=80 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=1.9e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=3 material=LaMnO3 twotheta=80 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=3.1e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=3 material=LaMnO3 twotheta=80 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=1.9e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=0 material=NaCl twotheta=78 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=2.13e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=0 material=NaCl twotheta=78 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=3.2e+05
  • Example: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=1 material=NaCl twotheta=78 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=2.5e+08
  • Example: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=1 material=NaCl twotheta=78 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=3.4e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=2 material=NaCl twotheta=78 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=2.5e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=2 material=NaCl twotheta=78 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=3.4e+05
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=3 material=NaCl twotheta=78 SPLITS=1 Detector: Sph_mon_I=2.5e+08
  • Test: lambda=2.5 directbeam=0 comp=3 material=NaCl twotheta=78 SPLITS=1 Detector: psd_mon_I=3.4e+05

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.
NameUnitDescriptionDefault
comp10=PowderN-with-NCMAT, 1=PowderN, 2=Single_crystal, 3=NCrystal1
lambdaAAWavelength emitted from source, 1% wl-interval around.2.5
L1mSource-sample distance10
directbeam1Suppress direct beam or not0
materialstrMaterial string for picking up CIF (PowderN/Single_Crystal) and ncmat (NCrystal)"Ge"
SPLITS1Number of SPLIT's before sample1
frac_t1Fraction of stats assigned to unscattered, "direct beam"0.1
sxmosarcminMosaicity to use in Single_crystal case60
twothetadegAngle for 2\theta detector for detailed view94

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