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Hi again Timur,
<p>If we consider that the source is far away from the guide entry, and
its dimensions are realistic, then the neutron wave can be considered as
a spherical wave. In fact, if the source emission is quasi-isotropic, then
the portion of the flux that reaches the guide entry is the solid angle/4Pi
times the total neutron flux coming out of the source. This is where the
r^2 factor comes into account, and it stands for the fact that the total
flux on the neutron wave spherical surface is constant as the radius increases.
<p>In guides, the neutron wave is planar, and the total flux is directly
transmited. Thus there is no distance dependency, except for absorption.
<p>Emmanuel.
<p>Timur Elzhov wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Dear McStas experts,
<p>I noticed, that in "source" components the neutron weight is
<br>multiplicated by 1/r^2 factor. That's clear -- that's reverse
<br>square law for isotropic radiation. But I do not see this multiplier
<br>on neutron propagation in the guides. I looked through macro PROP_Z0
<br>as well as PROP_DT(), but found nothing about 1/r^2.
<p>Why?
<p>Regards,
<br>Timur V. Elzhov
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