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The Diaphragm Component

Rectangular/circular diaphragm (alias of the Slit component)

Identification

• Author: Peter Willendrup
• Origin: DTU Physics
• Date: February 2025

Description

A simple rectangular or circular diaphragm. You may either
specify the radius (circular shape), or the rectangular bounds.
No transmission around the diaphragm is allowed.

Example: Diaphragm(xmin=-0.01, xmax=0.01, ymin=-0.01, ymax=0.01)
Diaphragm(radius=0.01)


For INPUT PARAMETERS - please consult Slit.comp as Diaphragm is a copy of that component.

Input parameters

Parameters in boldface are required; the others are optional.

Name

Unit

Description

Default

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

Links

• Source code for Diaphragm.comp.

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Last Modified: Monday, 02-Nov-2026 22:21:08 CET