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The W_psd_monitor Component

Release: McXtrace 0.1 Position-sensitive wattage monitor.

Identification

• Author: Erik Knudsen
• Origin: Risoe
• Date: June 22, 2009

Description

Based on neutron PSD component written by Kim Lefmann
An n times m pixel PSD wattage monitor. This component may also be used as a beam
detector.

Example: W_psd_monitor(xwidth=0.1, yheight=0.1,
nx=90, ny=90, filename="Output.psd")

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name	Unit	Description	Default
nx	1	Number of pixel columns	90
ny	1	Number of pixel rows	90
filename	str	Name of file in which to store the detector image	0
restore_xray	1	If set, the monitor does not influence the xray state	0
xwidth	m	Width of detector.	0.1
yheight	m	Height of detector.	0.1

AT (	,	,		) RELATIVE		Generate to clipboard
ROTATED (	,	,		) RELATIVE

Links

• Source code for W_psd_monitor.comp.

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