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CreateUserDefinedBackground dialog.
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Creates a workspace of background data from a user-supplied set of points. This workspace can then be subtracted from the original data.
| Name | Direction | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InputWorkspace | Input | MatrixWorkspace | Mandatory | Input workspace containing data and background |
| BackgroundPoints | Input | TableWorkspace | Mandatory | Table containing user-defined background points |
| OutputBackgroundWorkspace | Output | MatrixWorkspace | Mandatory | Workspace containing background to be subtracted |
Given an input workspace containing data with a background and a table of user-selected points defining the background, creates a new workspace containing background data that can be subtracted from the original data.
The background is constructed using linear interpolation at the same X values as the input workspace.
Example - CreateUserDefinedBackground
# Create data: background + peak
dataX = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
background = [0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45]
peak = [0, 1, 4, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]
dataY = [a + b for a, b in zip(background, peak)]
dataWS = CreateWorkspace(dataX, dataY)
# Create table of user-supplied background points
# In real use this would be done via the GUI
background_points = CreateEmptyTableWorkspace()
background_points.addColumn("double", "X", 1)
background_points.addColumn("double", "Y", 2)
for i in range(10):
background_points.addRow([dataX[i], background[i]])
# Create background workspace and subtract it from data
backgroundWS = CreateUserDefinedBackground(InputWorkspace=dataWS, BackgroundPoints=background_points)
peakWS = Minus(dataWS, backgroundWS)
# Check that workspace matches expected peak
expected = CreateWorkspace(dataX, peak)
result, messages = CompareWorkspaces(peakWS, expected)
print("Workspaces match: {}".format(result))
Output:
Workspaces match: True
Categories: AlgorithmIndex | CorrectionFunctions\BackgroundCorrections