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McStas - Monte Carlo simulation of neutron instruments
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McStas is an ongoing project to create a general tool for simulating neutron
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scattering instruments. The project is conducted at Risoe National Laboratory
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in cooperation with the ILL. The Risoe efforts have been funded through
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multiple EU programs.
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McStas is based on a compiler that reads a high-level specification language
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defining the instrument to be simulated and produces C code that performs the
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Monte Carlo Simulation. The system is very fast in use, both when setting up
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the instrument definition and when doing calculations.
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Typical figures are 20000-50000 neutron histories per second on a fast PC.
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McStas supports triple-axis, time-of-flight instruments, and polarised
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neutrons. It comes with a comprehensive manual and a library of well-tested
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components that include most standard elements of neutron scattering
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instruments, including steady-state and pulsed sources,
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monochromators/analysers, guides, collimators, vanadium and powder samples,
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velocity selectors and choppers, and a variety of detectors.
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WWW: http://www.mcstas.org/
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