Detector¶

This a python binding to the C++ class Mantid::Geometry::Detector.

bases: mantid.geometry.IDetector, mantid.geometry.ObjComponent

class mantid.geometry.Detector¶

__init__()¶

Raises an exception This class cannot be instantiated from Python

getBoolParameter((Component)self, (str)pname[, (bool)recursive=True]) → std_vector_bool¶

getDescription((Component)self) → str :¶

Return the description of current parameterized component

getDistance((IComponent)self, (IComponent)other) → float :¶

Returns the distance, in metres, between this and the given component

getFullName((IComponent)self) → str :¶

Returns full path name of component

getID((IDetector)self) → int :¶

Returns the detector ID

getIntParameter((Component)self, (str)pname[, (bool)recursive=True]) → std_vector_int¶

getName((IComponent)self) → str :¶

Returns the name of the component

getNumberParameter((Component)self, (str)pname[, (bool)recursive=True]) → std_vector_dbl¶

getParamDescription((Component)self, (str)pname[, (bool)recursive=True]) → str¶

getParamShortDescription((Component)self, (str)pname[, (bool)recursive=True]) → str¶

getParameterNames((Component)self[, (bool)recursive=True]) → std_set_str¶

getParameterType((Component)self, (str)pname[, (bool)recursive=True]) → str¶

getPhi((IDetector)self) → float :¶

Returns the azimuthal angle of this detector

getPos((IComponent)self) → V3D :¶

Returns the absolute position of the component

getPositionParameter((Component)self, (str)pname[, (bool)recursive=True]) → std_vector_v3d¶

getRelativePos((Component)self) → V3D¶

getRelativeRot((IComponent)self) → Quat :¶

Returns the relative rotation as a Quat

getRotation((Component)self) → Quat¶

getRotationParameter((Component)self, (str)pname[, (bool)recursive=True]) → std_vector_quat¶

getShortDescription((Component)self) → str :¶

Return the short description of current parameterized component

getStringParameter((Component)self, (str)pname[, (bool)recursive=True]) → std_vector_str¶

getTwoTheta((IDetector)self, (V3D)observer, (V3D)axis) → float :¶

Calculate the angle between this detector, another component and an axis

hasParameter((Component)self, (str)name[, (bool)recursive=True]) → bool¶

isMasked((Detector)self) → bool :¶

Returns the value of the masked flag. True means ignore this detector

isMonitor((Detector)self) → bool :¶

Returns True if the detector is marked as a monitor in the IDF

setDescription((Component)self, (str)descr) → None :¶

Set component’s description, works only if the component is parameterized component

shape((IObjComponent)self) → Object :¶

Get the object that represents the physical shape of this component

solidAngle((IDetector)self, (V3D)observer) → float :¶

Return the solid angle in steradians between this detector and an observer

type((IComponent)self) → str :¶

Returns the type of the component represented as a string