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Sources

Name	Origin	Author(s)	Source code	Description
Adapt_check	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Optimization specifier for the Source_adapt component.
ESS_moderator_long	Risoe	KL, February 2001	comp	A parametrised pulsed source for modelling ESS long pulses.
ESS_moderator_short	Risoe	KL, February 2001	comp	A parametrised pulsed source for modelling ESS short pulses.
Moderator	Risoe	KN, M.Hagen	comp	A simple pulsed source for time-of-flight.
Monitor_Optimizer	ILL (France)	Emmanuel Farhi	comp	To be used after the Source_Optimizer component
Source_Maxwell_3	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	Source with up to three Maxwellian distributions
Source_Optimizer	ILL (France)	Emmanuel Farhi	comp	A component that optimizes the neutron flux passing through the Source_Optimizer in order to have the maximum flux at the Monitor_Optimizer position.
Source_adapt	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Neutron source with adaptive importance sampling
Source_div	Risoe	KL	comp	Neutron source with Gaussian or uniform divergence
Source_gen	ILL/Risoe	Emmanuel Farhi, Kim Lefmann	comp	Circular/squared neutron source with flat or Maxwellian energy/wavelength spectrum (possibly spatially gaussian)
Source_simple	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	A circular neutron source with flat energy spectrum and arbitrary flux
Virtual_input	ILL	E. Farhi	comp	Source-like component that generates neutron events from an ascii/binary 'virtual source' file.
Virtual_output	ILL	E. Farhi	comp	Detector-like component that writes neutron state parameters into a 'virtual source' neutron file.

Optics

Name	Origin	Author(s)	Source code	Description
Arm	Risoe	Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen	comp	Arm/optical bench
Beamstop	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Rectangular/circular beam stop.
Bender	Uni. Erlangen (Germany)	Philipp Bernhardt	comp	Models a curved neutron guide.
Chopper	Risoe	Philipp Bernhardt	comp	Disk chopper.
Collimator_linear	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	A simple analytical Soller collimator (with triangular transmission).
Collimator_radial	ILL	Emmanuel Farhi	comp	A radial Soller collimator.
FermiChopper	ILL Grenoble / TU Muenchen	M. Poehlmann, C. Carbogno, H. Schober	comp	Fermi Chopper with rotating frame.
Filter_gen	ILL	EF (from Flux_adapter)	comp	This components may either set the flux or change it (filter-like), using an external data file.
Guide	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Neutron guide.
Guide_channeled	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Neutron guide with channels (bender section).
Guide_gravity	ILL (France).	Emmanuel Farhi	comp	Neutron straight guide with gravity. Can be channeled and focusing. Waviness may be specified, as well as side chamfers (on substrate).
Guide_wavy	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	Neutron guide with gaussian waviness.
Mirror	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Single mirror plate.
Monochromator_curved	ILL	Emmanuel Farhi, Kim, Lefmann, Peter Link	comp	Double bent multiple crystal slabs with anisotropic gaussian mosaic.
Monochromator_flat	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Flat Monochromator crystal with anisotropic mosaic.
Selector	Uni. Gottingen (Germany)	Peter Link, Andreas Ostermann	comp	velocity selector (helical lamella type) such as V_selector component
Slit	Risoe	Kim Lefmann and Henrik M. Roennow	comp	Rectangular/circular slit with optional insignificance cut
V_selector	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	Velocity selector.
Vitess_ChopperFermi	VITESS module 'chopper_fermi'	Geza Zsigmond	comp	Fermi chopper with absorbing walls using the VITESS module 'chopper_fermi'

Samples

Name	Origin	Author(s)	Source code	Description
Isotropic_Sqw	ILL	Virginie Hugouvieux, E. Farhi	comp	Isotropic sample handling multiple scattering and absorption for a general S(q,w) (coherent and/or incoherent)
Phonon_simple	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	A sample for phonon scattering based on cross section expressions from Squires, Ch.3.
Powder1	Risoe	E.M.Lauridsen, N.B.Christensen, A.B.Abrahamsen	comp	General powder sample with a single scattering vector.
PowderN	McStas release	P. Willendrup, L. Chapon, K. Lefmann, A.B.Abrahamsen, N.B.Christensen, E.M.Lauridsen.	comp	General powder sample (N lines, single scattering, incoherent scattering)
Res_sample	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Sample for resolution function calculation.
Sans_spheres	Risoe	P. Willendrup, K. Lefmann, L. Arleth	comp	Sample for Small Angle Neutron Scattering - hard spheres in thin solution, mono disperse.
Single_crystal	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Mosaic single crystal with multiple scattering vectors.
TOFRes_sample	Risoe	KL, 10 October 2004	comp	Sample for TOF resolution function calculation.
V_sample	Risoe	Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen	comp	Vanadium sample.

Detectors and monitors

Name	Origin	Author(s)	Source code	Description
DivLambda_monitor	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Divergence/wavelength monitor.
DivPos_monitor	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Divergence/position monitor (acceptance diagram).
Divergence_monitor	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	Horizontal+vertical divergence monitor.
EPSD_monitor	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	A monitor measuring neutron intensity vs. position, x, and neutron energy, E
E_monitor	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen and Kim Lefmann	comp	Energy-sensitive monitor.
Hdiv_monitor	Risoe	KL,	comp	A divergence sensitive monitor.
L_monitor	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen and Kim Lefmann	comp	Wavelength-sensitive monitor.
Monitor	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	Simple single detector/monitor.
Monitor_4PI	Risoe	Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen	comp	Monitor that detects ALL non-absorbed neutrons. Example: Monitor_4PI()
Monitor_nD	ILL	Emmanuel Farhi	comp	This component is a general Monitor that can output 0/1/2D signals (Intensity or signal vs. [something] and vs. [something] ...)
PSD_monitor	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	Position-sensitive monitor.
PSD_monitor_4PI	Risoe	Kim Lefmann and Kristian Nielsen	comp	Spherical position-sensitive detector.
PSDcyl_monitor	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	A 2D Position-sensitive monitor. The shape is cylindrical with the axis vertical. The monitor covers the whole cylinder (360 degrees).
PSDlin_monitor	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	Rectangular 1D PSD, measuring intensity vs. vertical position, x
PreMonitor_nD	ILL (France)	Emmanuel Farhi	comp	Neutron parameters cross-correlation monitor.
Res_monitor	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Monitor for resolution calculations
TOFLambda_monitor	Risoe	KL	comp	Time-of-flight/wavelength monitor.
TOF_cylPSD_monitor	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	Cylindrical (2pi) PSD Time-of-flight monitor.
TOF_monitor	Risoe	KN, M. Hagen	comp	Rectangular Time-of-flight monitor.
TOFlog_mon	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	comp	Rectangular Time-of-flight monitor with logarithmic time binning.

Misc

Name	Origin	Author(s)	Source code	Description
Beam_spy	Risoe	E. Farhi	comp	Beam analyzer for previous component
Progress_bar	ILL	Emmanuel Farhi	comp	A simulation progress bar
Vitess_input	McStas 1.5.0	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Read neutron state parameters from VITESS neutron file.
Vitess_output	McStas 1.5.0	Kristian Nielsen	comp	Write neutron state parameters to VITESS neutron file.

Contributed components

Name	Origin	Author(s)	Source code	Description
Al_window	FRM-II	S. Roth	comp	Aluminium window in the beam
Collimator_ROC	ILL (Dif/D20)	Thomas C Hansen	comp	Radial Oscillationg Collimator (ROC)
Filter_graphite	ILL	Thomas C Hansen	comp	Pyrolytic graphite filter (analytical model)
Filter_powder	ILL, Based on Be_filter, written by SN Klausen, December 1999,	B. Fortescue	comp	Incorporating code from Single_crystal, written by KN, December 1999 Box-shaped powder filter or sample (BUGGY)
Guide_curved	(Unknown)	Ross Stewart	comp	Non-focusing curved neutron guide.
Guide_honeycomb	ILL (France).	G. Venturi	comp	Neutron guide with gravity and honeycomb geometry. Can be channeled and focusing.
Guide_tapering	McStas 1.6	Uwe Filges	comp	Models a rectangular tapered guide (many shapes)
He3_cell	ILL	Trefor Roberts	comp	Polarised 3He cell
ISIS_moderator	ISIS	S. Ansell and D. Champion	comp	ISIS Moderators
Monochromator_2foc	Uni. Gottingen (Germany)	Peter Link.	comp	Double bent monochromator with multiple slabs
PSD_monitor_rad	FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2	Henrich Frielinghaus	comp	Modified: Kim Lefmann Position-sensitive monitor with radially averaging.
SANS_AnySamp	FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2	Henrich Frielinghaus	comp	Sample for Small Angle Neutron Scattering. To be customized.
SANS_DebyeS	FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2	Henrich Frielinghaus	comp	Sample for Small Angle Neutron Scattering: Debye-Scherrer Ring
SANS_Guinier	FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2	Henrich Frielinghaus	comp	Sample for Small Angle Neutron Scattering: Guinier model
SNS_source	SNS Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory	G. Granroth	comp	A source that produces a time and energy distribution from the SNS moderator files
SiC	IRI.	S. Rycroft	comp	SiC layer sample
Virtual_tripoli4_input	SERMA	Guillaume Campioni	comp	This component uses a file of recorded neutrons from the reactor monte carlo code TRIPOLI4.4 as a source of particles.
Virtual_tripoli4_output	LLB	Guillaume Campioni	comp	Detector-like component that writes neutron state parameters into a 'virtual source' neutron file when neutrons come from the source : Virtual_tripoli4_input.comp

Instrument Examples

Name	Origin	Author(s)	Source code	Description
FZ_Juelich SANS_KWS2_AnySample (FZJ_SANS_KWS2_AnySample.instr)	FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2	Henrich Frielinghaus	instr	KWS2 SANS instrument at FZ-Juelich. Custom sample (Guinier), 2 detectors.
FZ_Juelich SANS_KWS2_DebyeS (FZJ_SANS_KWS2_DebyeS.instr)	FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2	Henrich Frielinghaus	instr	KWS2 SANS instrument at FZ-Juelich. Debye Scherrer sample, 2 detectors.
FZ_Juelich SANS_KWS2_Guinier (FZJ_SANS_KWS2_Guinier.instr)	FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2	Henrich Frielinghaus	instr	KWS2 SANS instrument at FZ-Juelich. Guinier sample, 2 detectors.
FZ_Juelich SANS_KWS2_NoSample (FZJ_SANS_KWS2_NoSample.instr)	FZ-Juelich/FRJ-2/IFF/KWS-2	Henrich Frielinghaus	instr	KWS2 SANS instrument at FZ-Juelich. No sample, 2 detectors.
ILL ILL_D9 (ILL_D9.instr)	ILL (France)	Chris Ling. DIF Group.	instr	The D9 hot diffractometer at the ILL.
ILL ILL_H113 (ILL_H113.instr)	ILL	FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr)	instr	The H113 ballistic curved cold guide at the ILL
ILL ILL_H142 (ILL_H142.instr)	ILL	FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr)	instr	The H142 S-curved cold guide at the ILL
ILL ILL_H15 (ILL_H15.instr)	ILL	FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr)	instr	The H15 curved cold guide at the ILL
ILL ILL_H24 (ILL_H24.instr)	ILL	FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr)	instr	The H24 curved thermal guide at the ILL
ILL ILL_H53 (ILL_H53.instr)	ILL	FARHI Emmanuel (farhi@ill.fr)	instr	The H53 curved cold guide at the ILL
ISIS HET (ISIS_Hetfull.instr)	ISIS (UK)	Dickon Champion	instr	HET: High Energy Transfer Chopper Spectrometer
tests ISIStest (ISIStest.instr)	ISIS	Dickon Champion	instr
PSI FOCUS (PSI_Focus.instr)	PSI	Uwe Filges	instr	The FOCUS Spectrometer at PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute,Switzerland)
tests Risoe_sans (SANS.instr)	Risoe	Kim Lefmann	instr	Test instrument for the Sans_spheres component. No guide / velocity selector etc. Will be developed further at at later time.
tests SNS_test (SNS_test.instr)	SNS Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory	G. Granroth	instr
tests TEST_PHONON (Test_Phonon.instr)	RISOE	Kim Lefmann	instr
Brookhaven H8_test (h8_test.instr)	ILL (France)	Emmanuel Farhi	instr	The former thermal H8 triple-axis spectrometer from Brookhaven reactor
Risoe TAS1_C1 (linup-1.instr)	Risoe	A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen	instr	The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for monochromator rocking curves
Risoe TAS1_C1_Tilt (linup-2.instr)	Risoe	A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen	instr	The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for a collimator tilt alignment.
Risoe TAS1_Diff_Slit (linup-3.instr)	Risoe	A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen	instr	The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for a collimation alignment study with a slit sample.
Risoe TAS1_Diff_Vana (linup-4.instr)	Risoe	A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen	instr	The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for an alignment study with a vanadium sample.
Risoe TAS1_Diff_Powder (linup-5.instr)	Risoe	A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen	instr	The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used as a diffractometer for an alignment study with a powder sample.
Risoe TAS1_Vana (linup-6.instr)	Risoe	A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen	instr	The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used with a vanadium sample.
Risoe TAS1_Powder (linup-7.instr)	Risoe	A. Abrahamsen, N. B. Christensen, and E. Lauridsen	instr	The conventional cold-source triple-axis spectrometer TAS1 at Risoe National Laboratory used with a powder sample.
ISIS prisma2 (prisma2.instr)	ISIS/Risoe	Kristian Nielsen and Mark Hagen	instr	Simple simulation of PRISMA2 with RITA-style analyser backend.
Tutorial vanadium_example (vanadium_example.instr)	Risoe	Kristian Nielsen and Kim Lefmann	instr	A test instrument using a vanadium cylinder

This Component list was updated on Fri Apr 24 19:09:21 2009.