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<p>Dear all</p>
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<p>I am using McStas to run simulations(scans) of a powder sample for the ENGINX instrument (ISIS RAL).</p>
<p>The powder sample is made of an Aluminium hull filled with iron. The density of the real sample is 41 % of</p>
<p>solid iron and has a linear attenuation coefficient of 0.45 /cm. I am using the packing factor as explained in the McStas component manual(section on PowderN component) to reflect this.</p>
<p>I ran several simulations with different values of the packing factor. I started initially with a packing factor of 0.41 but it appeared that I needed a packing factor of 0.82 to get a good match with the real measurements done on ENGINX. I suspect that
the factor 2 comes from the number of atoms in the unit cell but I am not entirely sure. I am interested to understand how the packing factor relates to the attenuation and density and if there are other ways in McStas to adjust the attenuation.</p>
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<p>Thanks</p>
<p>John Brokx</p>
<p>Open University UK <br>
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