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RayTracerTester v1¶

Summary ¶

Algorithm to test ray tracer by spraying evenly spaced rays around.

Properties ¶

Name	Direction	Type	Default	Description
Filename	Input	string	Mandatory	The filename (including its full or relative path) of an instrument definition file. Allowed extensions: [‘.xml’]
NumAzimuth	Input	number	100	Steps in azimuthal angles
NumZenith	Input	number	50	Steps in zenith angles
OutputWorkspace	Output	MatrixWorkspace	Mandatory	An output workspace.

Description ¶

Algorithm to test ray tracer by spraying evenly spaced rays around. Only for debugging / testing.

Usage ¶

Example - MARI

import os
inst_dir = config["instrumentDefinition.directory"]
inst_file_path = os.path.join(inst_dir,"MARI_Definition.xml")

ws=RayTracerTester(inst_file_path)