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Farhi E, Mohamad Idris F, Mohamed AA, Yazid HB, Jamro R, Harun Al Rashid M, Mohamed Zin MRB. Neutron scattering instrumentation at low power reactors for science, engineering and education. JOURNAL OF NEUTRON RESEARCH 2016. [DOI: 10.3233/jnr-160024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Emmanuel Farhi
- Institut Laue-Langevin, BP 156, 38042 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan IKRAM-UNITEN, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
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Bergbäck Knudsen E, Prodi A, Baltser J, Thomsen M, Kjær Willendrup P, Sanchez del Rio M, Ferrero C, Farhi E, Haldrup K, Vickery A, Feidenhans'l R, Mortensen K, Meedom Nielsen M, Friis Poulsen H, Schmidt S, Lefmann K. McXtrace: a Monte Carlo software package for simulating X-ray optics, beamlines and experiments. J Appl Crystallogr 2013. [DOI: 10.1107/s0021889813007991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
This article presents the Monte Carlo simulation packageMcXtrace, intended for optimizing X-ray beam instrumentation and performing virtual X-ray experiments for data analysis. The system shares a structure and code base with the popular neutron simulation codeMcStasand is a good complement to the standard X-ray simulation softwareSHADOW.McXtraceis open source, licensed under the General Public License, and does not require the user to have access to any proprietary software for its operation. The structure of the software is described in detail, and various examples are given to showcase the versatility of theMcXtraceprocedure and outline a possible route to using Monte Carlo simulations in data analysis to gain new scientific insights. The studies performed span a range of X-ray experimental techniques: absorption tomography, powder diffraction, single-crystal diffraction and pump-and-probe experiments. Simulation studies are compared with experimental data and theoretical calculations. Furthermore, the simulation capabilities for computing coherent X-ray beam properties and a comparison with basic diffraction theory are presented.
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