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PolarizationCorrectionFredrikze v1

Summary

Makes corrections for polarization efficiencies of the polarizer and analyzer in a reflectometry neutron spectrometer.

See Also

PolarizationEfficiencyCor

Properties

Name

Direction

Type

Default

Description

InputWorkspace

Input

WorkspaceGroup

Mandatory

An input workspace to process.

PolarizationAnalysis

Input

string

PA

What Polarization mode will be used? PNR: Polarized Neutron Reflectivity mode PA: Full Polarization Analysis PNR-PA. Allowed values: [‘PA’, ‘PNR’]

Efficiencies

Input

MatrixWorkspace

Mandatory

A workspace containing the efficiency factors Pp, Ap, Rho and Alpha as histograms

OutputWorkspace

Output

WorkspaceGroup

Mandatory

An output workspace.

Description

Performs wavelength polarization correction on a TOF reflectometer spectrometer.

Algorithm is based on the paper Fredrikze, H, et al. “Calibration of a polarized neutron reflectometer” Physica B 297 (2001).

Polarizer and Analyzer efficiencies are calculated and used to perform an intensity correction on the input workspace. The input workspace(s) are in units of wavelength inverse angstroms.

In the ideal case \(P_{p} = P_{a} = A_{p} = A_{a} = 1\)

\(\rho = \frac{P_{a}}{P_{p}}\) where rho is bounded by, but inclusive of 0 and 1. Since this ratio is wavelength dependent, rho is a polynomial, which is expressed as a function of wavelength. For example: \(\rho(\lambda) =\sum\limits_{i=0}^{i=2} K_{i}\centerdot\lambda^i\), can be provided as \(K_{0}, K_{1}, K_{2}\)

\(\alpha = \frac{A_{a}}{A_{p}}\) where alpha is bounded by, but inclusive of 0 and 1. Since this ratio is wavelength dependent, alpha is a polynomial, which is expressed as a function of wavelength. For example: \(\alpha(\lambda) =\sum\limits_{i=0}^{i=2} K_{i}\centerdot\lambda^i\), can be provided as \(K_{0}, K_{1}, K_{2}\)

Output from Full Polarization Analysis

The output of this algorithm, as we can see in the table of properties, is a WorkspaceGroup. If the algorithm has been executed with “PA” as the Polarization mode then the resulting WorkspaceGroup will have 4 entries and should be in the format:

Entry in group

Measurement

1

\(I_{pp}\)

2

\(I_{pa}\)

3

\(I_{ap}\)

4

\(I_{aa}\)

Categories: AlgorithmIndex | Reflectometry

Source

C++ header: PolarizationCorrectionFredrikze.h

C++ source: PolarizationCorrectionFredrikze.cpp