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HFIRLoad v1

HFIRLoad dialog.

Summary

Load HFIR SANS data.

Properties

Name	Direction	Type	Default	Description
Filename	Input	string	Mandatory	The name of the input file to load. Allowed extensions: [‘.xml’]
OutputWorkspace	Output	MatrixWorkspace	Mandatory	Then name of the output workspace
NoBeamCenter	Input	boolean	False	If true, the detector will not be moved according to the beam center
BeamCenterX	Input	number	Optional	Beam position in X pixel coordinates
BeamCenterY	Input	number	Optional	Beam position in Y pixel coordinates
SampleDetectorDistance	Input	number	Optional	Sample to detector distance to use (overrides meta data), in mm
SampleDetectorDistanceOffset	Input	number	Optional	Offset to the sample to detector distance (use only when using the distance found in the meta data), in mm.Not used when SampleDetectorDistance is provided.
Wavelength	Input	number	Optional	Wavelength value to use when loading the data file (Angstrom).
WavelengthSpread	Input	number	0.1	Wavelength spread to use when loading the data file (default 0.0)
OutputMessage	Output	string
ReductionProperties	Input	string	__sans_reduction_properties

Description

Workflow algorithm that loads HFIR SANS data using the LoadSpice2D algorithm and applies basic corrections to the workspace. Those include:

• Moving the detector at its proper position in Z.

• Moving the detector according to the beam center.

• Reading in the following wavelength and wavelength spread from the file and storing them in the logs.

• Compute the source-sample distance according to the number of guides and store it in the logs.

• Compute the beam diameter according to the distances and apertures, and store it in the logs: \(D_{beam} = (A_{source}+A_{sample})\frac{SDD}{SSD} + A_{sample}\)

This algorithm is rarely called directly. It is called by HFIRSANSReduction, which will pass along the relevant beam center information through the ReductionProperties property.

Usage

Note

To run these usage examples please first download the usage data, and add these to your path. In Mantid this is done using Manage User Directories.

Example - Load a BioSANS data file:

workspace = HFIRLoad('BioSANS_empty_cell.xml')
r= mtd['workspace'].run()
print('SDD = {:4.0f}'.format(r.getProperty('sample-detector-distance').value))

Output:

SDD = 6000

Categories: AlgorithmIndex | Workflow\SANS\UsesPropertyManager

Source

C++ header: HFIRLoad.h

C++ source: HFIRLoad.cpp