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

14.17  The MM_p McXtrace Component

Date: Feb. 2017 Version: 1.1 Release: McXtrace 1.2 Origin: DTU Physics, DTU Space

Single Pore as part of the Silicon Pore Optics (SPO) as envisioned for the ATHENA+ space telescope.

Identification

Description

A single pore is simulated, which may have thick walls. The top and bottom are curved cylindrically azimuthally, and according to the Wolter I optic lengthwise (sagitally). A parameter specifies whether this is hyperbolic or parabolic. The azimuthal curvature is defined by the parameter radius. This refers to the center of the pore. I.e the top and bottom plates have radius of curvature <radius+pore_height/2> and <radius-pore_height/2> respectively.

To intersect the Wolter I plates we take advatage of the azimuthal symmetry and only consider the radial component of the photon’s wavevector.

Example: MM_p( pore_th=0, ring_nr=1, Z0=12, pore_width=0.83e-3 , pore_height=0.605e-3, mirror_reflec=”mirror_coating_unity.txt”, R_d=0, size_file=”ref_design_breaks.txt”)

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name

Unit

Description

Default

pore_th

ring_nr

Z0

m

Distance between optics centre plane and focal spot (essentially focal length).

pore_height

m

Height of the pore.

pore_width

chamfer_width

m

Width of side walls.

0

gap

m

Gap between the plate and the intersection plane with the hyperbolic section.

0

zdepth

0

mirror_reflec

Data file containing reflectivities of the reflector surface (TOP).

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bottom_reflec

Data file containing reflectivities of the bottom surface (BOTTOM).

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side_reflec

Data file containing reflectivities of the side walls (LEFT and RIGHT).

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size_file

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non_specular_file

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R_d

Default reflectivity value to use if no reflectivity file is given. Useful f.i. is one surface is reflecting and the others absorbing.

1

waviness

0

longw

0

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