Component Manual for the Xray-Tracing Package McXtrace, version 3.8.6

6.3  The Mirror_elliptic McXtrace Component

Idealized elliptic mirror.

Identification

Description

Takes a reflectivity as input and reflects rays in a ideal geometry elliptic mirror. The mirror is positioned such that the a-axis of the mirror ellipsoid is on the x-axis, the b-axis is along the y-axis and the c is along the z-axis. The reference point of the mirror is the ellipsoid centre, offset by one half-axis along the y-axis (See the component manual for a drawing). This means that to position the mirror correctly, the user positions the ellipsoid governing the mirror shape, not the mirror itself.

Example: Mirror_elliptic( length=150e-3, width=150e-3, x_a=1.025, y_b=1.025, z_c=1.025)

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name

Unit

Description

Default

x_a

m

1st short half axis (along x). Commonly set to zero, which really implies infinite value, so crystal is an elliptic cylinder.

0

y_b

m

2nd short half axis (along y), which is also the presumed near-normal direction, reflection near the y-z plane.

1.0

z_c

m

long half axis (along z). Commonly a=0. b=c, which creates a circular cylindrical surface.

1.0

zdepth

m

Depth (length) of the mirror along Z.

0.2

xwidth

m

Width of the mirror along X.

0.2

R0

1

Reflectivity of mirror (mostly relevant for debugging, when coating=””)

1

coating

str

Datafile containing either mirror material constants or reflectivity numbers.

”Be.txt”

length

m

alternate name for zdepth (obsolete)

0

width

m

alternate name for xwidth (obsolete)

0

radius

m

Spherical radius, Sets x_a=y_b=z_c=radius

0

Links

Mirror with a elliptic curvature profile.

This component is scheduled to be merged with Mirror_parabolic