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

4.3  The Slit_N McXtrace Component

Release: McXtrace 0.1

Rectangular/circular slit, duplicated

Identification

Description

Based on Slit-comp by Kim Lefmann and Henrik Roennow A simple rectangular or circular slit. You may either specify the radius (circular shape), which takes precedence, or the rectangular bounds. The slits are separated with ’d’, and arranged along X. No transmission around the slit is allowed. If cutting option is used, low-weight x-rays are ABSORBED

Example: Slit_N(xwidth=0.01, yheight=0.01, d=0.02) Slit_N(radius=0.01, cut=1e-10, d=0.03)

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name

Unit

Description

Default

radius

m

Radius of slit in the z=0 plane, centered at Origo

0

cut

Lower limit for allowed weight (1)

0

xwidth

m

Width of slit. Overrides xmin,xmax.

0

yheight

m

Height of slit. Overrides ymin,ymax.

0

N

1

Number of slit openings along X

2

d

m

Separation of slits

0

Links

multiple slits

Documentation pending.