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A Monte Carlo Simulation of Neutron Instrument Resolution Functions

Vickery, Anette ; Udby, Linda ; Violini, Nicolo ; Voigt, Joerg ; Deen, Pascale LU and Lefmann, Kim (2013) In Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 82. p.037-037
Abstract
In this paper we demonstrate that the Monte Carlo simulation package McStas is a useful tool, not only for instrument design, but also for resolution function calculation. It has been possible to determine analytically the 4 dimensional resolution function of both a direct geometry time of flight neutron spectrometer and a triple axis spectrometer. The obtained resolution functions are directly comparable to and in agreement with the Monte Carlo simulated results. These results are a step towards incorporating a 4 dimensional resolution function into data analysis. For each instrument we show an example of the resolution function calculated at a particluar point in (Q, omega) space.
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resolution function, triple axis spectrometer, direct geometry chopper, spectrometer, Monte Carlo simulation, Cooper-Nathans, Popovici
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Journal of the Physical Society of Japan
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82
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037 - 037
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Physical Society of Japan
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1347-4073
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10.7566/JPSJS.82SA.SA037
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English
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  author       = {{Vickery, Anette and Udby, Linda and Violini, Nicolo and Voigt, Joerg and Deen, Pascale and Lefmann, Kim}},
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  keywords     = {{resolution function; triple axis spectrometer; direct geometry chopper; spectrometer; Monte Carlo simulation; Cooper-Nathans; Popovici}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{037--037}},
  publisher    = {{Physical Society of Japan}},
  series       = {{Journal of the Physical Society of Japan}},
  title        = {{A Monte Carlo Simulation of Neutron Instrument Resolution Functions}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.7566/JPSJS.82SA.SA037}},
  doi          = {{10.7566/JPSJS.82SA.SA037}},
  volume       = {{82}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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