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SphericalAbsorption v1

SphericalAbsorption dialog.

Summary

Calculates bin-by-bin or event correction factors for attenuation due to absorption and scattering in a ‘spherical’ sample.

See Also

AbsorptionCorrection

Properties

Name	Direction	Type	Default	Description
InputWorkspace	Input	MatrixWorkspace	Mandatory	The X values for the input workspace must be in units of wavelength
OutputWorkspace	Output	MatrixWorkspace	Mandatory	Output workspace name
AttenuationXSection	Input	number	Optional	The ‘’’absorption’’’ cross-section, at 1.8 Angstroms, for the sample material in barns, if not set with SetSampleMaterial.
ScatteringXSection	Input	number	Optional	The (coherent + incoherent) scattering cross-section for the sample material in barns, if not set with SetSampleMaterial.
SampleNumberDensity	Input	number	Optional	The number density of the sample in number of atoms per cubic angstrom, if not set with SetSampleMaterial
SphericalSampleRadius	Input	number	Optional	The radius of the spherical sample in centimetresif not set with SetSample.

Description

Calculates bin-by-bin or event correction factors for attenuation due to absorption and scattering in a spherical sample. Sample data should be divided by these corrections. Algorithm calls AnvredCorrection v1.

Usage

Example: A simple spherical sample

ws = CreateSampleWorkspace("Histogram",NumBanks=1,BankPixelWidth=1)
ws = ConvertUnits(ws,"Wavelength")
ws = Rebin(ws,Params=[1])
SetSampleMaterial(ws,ChemicalFormula="V")

#restrict the number of wavelength points to speed up the example
wsOut = SphericalAbsorption(ws,SphericalSampleRadius=0.2)

print("The created workspace has spectra: {}".format(wsOut.readY(0)))

Output:

The created workspace has spectra: [ 0.8693233   0.81842536  0.77068608  0.72590446  0.68389228  0.65847929]

Categories: AlgorithmIndex | CorrectionFunctions\AbsorptionCorrections

Source

C++ header: SphericalAbsorption.h

C++ source: SphericalAbsorption.cpp