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

14.88  The SANS_Guinier McStas Component

Sample for Small Angle Neutron Scattering, Guinier model

Identification

Description

Sample that scatters with a Guinier shape. This is just an example where analytically an integral exists. The neutron paths are proportional to the intensity (low intensity > few paths).

Guinier function (Rg) a = Rg*Rg/3 propability_unscaled = q * exp(-a*q*q) integral_prop_unscal = 1/(2*a) * (1 - exp(-a*q*q))

propability_scaled   = 2*a * q*exp(-a*q*q) / (1 - exp(-a*q*q))

integral_prop_scaled = (1 - exp(-a*q*q)) / (1 - exp(-a*qmax*qmax))

In this simulation method many paths occur for high propability. For simulation of low intensities see SANS_AnySamp.

Sample components leave the units of flux for the probability of the individual paths. That is more consitent than the Sans_spheres routine. Furthermore one can simulate the transmitted beam. This allows to determine the needed size of the beam stop. Only absorption has not been included yet to these sample-components. But thats really nothing.

Example: SANS_Guinier(transm=0.5, Rg=100, qmax=0.03, xwidth=0.01, yheight=0.01, zdepth=0.001)

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name

Unit

Description

Default

transm

1

(coherent) transmission of sample for the optical path "zdepth"

0.5

Rg

Å

Radius of Gyration

100

qmax

Å\(^{-1}\)

Maximum scattering vector

0.03

xwidth

m

horiz. dimension of sample, as a width

0.01

yheight

m

vert.. dimension of sample, as a height

0.01

zdepth

m

thickness of sample

0.001

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