Component Manual for the Neutron Ray-Tracing Package McStas, version 3.8.6

14.55  The Spherical_Backscattering_Analyser McStas Component

Spherical backscattering analyser

Identification

Description

Spherical backscattering analyser with variable reflectivity, and mosaic gaussian response.

Based on earlier developments by Miguel A. Gonzalez 2000, Tilo Seydel 2007, Henrik Jacobsen 2011.

Example: COMPONENT doppler = Spherical_Backscattering_Analyser( xmin=0, xmax=0, ymin=0, ymax=0, mosaic=21.0, dspread=0.00035, Q=2.003886241, DM=0, radius=2.5, f_doppler=0, A_doppler=0, R0=1, debug=0)

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name

Unit

Description

Default

xmin

m

Minimum absolute value of x =~ 0.5 * Width of the monochromator

0

xmax

m

Maximum absolute value of x =~ 0.5 * Width of the monochromator

0

ymin

m

Minimum absolute value of x =~ 0.5 * Width of the monochromator

0

ymax

m

Maximum absolute value of y =~ 0.5 * Height of the monochromator

0

mosaic

arc min

Mosaicity, FWHM

21.0

dspread

1

Relative d-sprea, FWHM

0.00035

Q

Å\(^{-1}\)

Magnitude of scattering vector

2.003886241

DM

Å

monochromator d-spacing instead of Q = 2*pi/DM

0

radius

m

Curvature radius

2.5

f_doppler

Hz

Frequency of doppler drive

0

A_doppler

m

Amplitude of doppler drive

0

R0

1

Scalar, maximum reflectivity of neutrons

1

debug

1

if debug > 0 print out some info about the calculations

0

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