Abstract
The neutron ray-tracing simulation package McStas has attracted numerous users, and the development of the package continues with version 1.5 released at the ICNS 2001 conference. New features include: support for neutron polarisation, labelling of neutrons, realistic source and sample components, and interface to the Riso instrument-control software TASCOM. We give a general introduction to McStas and present the latest developments. In particular, we give an example of how the neutron-label option has been used to locate the origin of a spurious side-peak, observed in an experiment with RITA-1 at Riso.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing |
Volume | 74 |
Issue number | S |
Pages (from-to) | S1511-S1513 |
ISSN | 0947-8396 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |