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CalculateSampleTransmission v1

Summary

Calculates the scattering & transmission for a given sample material and size over a given wavelength range.

See Also

SetSampleMaterial

Properties

Name	Direction	Type	Default	Description
WavelengthRange	Input	string	Mandatory	Wavelength range to calculate transmission for.
ChemicalFormula	Input	string	Mandatory	Sample chemical formula
DensityType	Input	string	Mass Density	Use of Mass density or Number density. Allowed values: [‘Mass Density’, ‘Number Density’]
Density	Input	number	0.1	Mass density (g/cm^3) or Number density (atoms/Angstrom^3). Default=0.1
Thickness	Input	number	0.1	Sample thickness (cm). Default=0.1
OutputWorkspace	Output	MatrixWorkspace	Mandatory	Outputs the sample transmission over the wavelength range as a function of wavelength.

Description

Calculates the theoretical scattering & transmission for a given sample over a given wavelength range.

The sample chemical formula is input for the SetSampleMaterial algorithm to calculate the cross-sections. The sample mass density/number density & thickness is input to then calculate the percentage scattering & transmission.

A flat plate sample which is perpendicular to the beam is assumed.

Usage

Example - Running CalculateSampleTransmission.

ws = CalculateSampleTransmission(WavelengthRange='2.0, 0.1, 10.0',
                                 ChemicalFormula='H2-O')

print('Transmission: {:.6f}, {:.6f}, {:.6f} ...'.format(*ws.readY(0)[:3]))
print('Scattering: {:.6f}, {:.6f}, {:.6f} ...'.format(*ws.readY(1)[:3]))

Output:

Transmission: 0.945063, 0.945051, 0.945040 ...
Scattering: 0.054697, 0.054697, 0.054697 ...

Example - Running CalculateSampleTransmission with a specified number density and thickness.

ws = CalculateSampleTransmission(WavelengthRange='2.0, 0.1, 10.0',
                                 ChemicalFormula='H2-O',
                                 DensityType='Number Density',
                                 Density=0.2,
                                 Thickness=0.58)

print('Transmission: {:.6f}, {:.6f}, {:.6f} ...'.format(*ws.readY(0)[:3]))
print('Scattering: {:.6f}, {:.6f}, {:.6f} ...'.format(*ws.readY(1)[:3]))

Output:

Transmission: 0.001450, 0.001448, 0.001446 ...
Scattering: 0.998506, 0.998506, 0.998506 ...

Categories: AlgorithmIndex | Sample

Source

Python: CalculateSampleTransmission.py