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Title: A user-friendly, graphical interface for the Monte Carlo neutron optics code MCLIB

Conference ·
OSTI ID:161547
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  2. Seeger (Phil A.), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

The authors describe a prototype of a new user interface for the Monte Carlo neutron optics simulation program MCLIB. At this point in its development the interface allows the user to define an instrument as a set of predefined instrument elements. The user can specify the intrinsic parameters of each element, its position and orientation. The interface then writes output to the MCLIB package and starts the simulation. The present prototype is an early development stage of a comprehensive Monte Carlo simulations package that will serve as a tool for the design, optimization and assessment of performance of new neutron scattering instruments. It will be an important tool for understanding the efficacy of new source designs in meeting the needs of these instruments.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
OSTI ID:
161547
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-95-3949; CONF-9510212-8; ON: DE96003159; TRN: AHC29601%%102
Resource Relation:
Conference: ICANS-XIII: 13. international collaboration on advanced neutron sources, Villigen (Switzerland), 11-14 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: [1995]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English