From pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk Wed Jul 6 23:08:20 2016 From: pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk (=?utf-8?B?UGV0ZXIgS2rDpnIgV2lsbGVuZHJ1cA==?=) Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 21:08:20 +0000 Subject: [mcstas-users] McStas workshop at NOBUGS, October 20-21 Message-ID: Dear all, This is just to inform you that there will be a McStas school/workshop in Copenhagen this fall, held in connection with the NOBUGS conference. The event is a two-day school with this tentative program: * Thursday morning: McStas for ?absolute beginners? - including intro talk and basic use of the package. * Thursday afternoon: Overview of the most important optical components * Friday morning: Samples and "complete instruments" * Friday afternoon: Advanced McStas grammar, interfacing with other codes (including use of McStas with Mantid). Please consult the NOBUGS conference website at http://nobugs.esss.se for more information + registration. 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Name: image002.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1055 bytes Desc: image002.gif URL: From ehlersg at ornl.gov Wed Aug 3 14:48:41 2016 From: ehlersg at ornl.gov (Ehlers, Georg) Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2016 12:48:41 +0000 Subject: [mcstas-users] McStas 2.3 questions Message-ID: <7F81DCC9-A0F3-44CD-A275-C4AC050AB9CB@ornl.gov> I have installed McStas 2.3 on my desktop computer (Mac OSX 10.11.6). I have also browsed the two manuals provided, mcstas-2.3-manual.pdf and mcstas-2.3-components.pdf. Now I am wondering: The McStas homepage says that version 2.3 supports the mcpl binary event file format by Thomas Kittelmann (ESS). Where can I find more information? How would I use it? Where is the file format described? The manuals don?t say anything about that. Also, on page 18 (section ?New features in McStas 2.3) the manual refers to the CHANGES document in ?the relevant download folder at http://download.mcstas.org/?. I do not see such a document anywhere. Am I just not looking in the right place? Thank you Georg From pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk Tue Aug 9 13:55:38 2016 From: pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk (=?utf-8?B?UGV0ZXIgS2rDpnIgV2lsbGVuZHJ1cA==?=) Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2016 11:55:38 +0000 Subject: [mcstas-users] McStas 2.3 questions In-Reply-To: <7F81DCC9-A0F3-44CD-A275-C4AC050AB9CB@ornl.gov> References: <7F81DCC9-A0F3-44CD-A275-C4AC050AB9CB@ornl.gov> Message-ID: Dear Georg, On 03 Aug 2016, at 14:48 , Ehlers, Georg > wrote: I have installed McStas 2.3 on my desktop computer (Mac OSX 10.11.6). I have also browsed the two manuals provided, mcstas-2.3-manual.pdf and mcstas-2.3-components.pdf. Now I am wondering: The McStas homepage says that version 2.3 supports the mcpl binary event file format by Thomas Kittelmann (ESS). Where can I find more information? How would I use it? Where is the file format described? The manuals don?t say anything about that. This is true, it can be argued that the documentation is lacking in that respect, sorry about that! The easiest way to use it is trying out the example instrument files provided with McStas 2.3, called Test_MCPL_output and Test_MCPL_input. (Try mcdoc MCPL, this will give you a nice little HTML page with entries for both the instruments and the related components.) If you want to look closer at the actual format and the code supporting it, the code should be in the libs/mcpl folder of your mcstas installation, i.e. /Applications/McStas-2.3.app/Contents/Resources/mcstas/2.3/libs/mcpl/ on your Mac. We provide an example inputfile also that you may play with - sits in the same folder. Example output from mcpltool is shown at the bottom of this email. Also, a few improvements were done to the MCPL support since McStas 2.3, so you might consider grabbing these bits and pieces from our GitHub? - See https://github.com/McStasMcXtrace/McCode/tree/master/common/lib/MCPL, corresponds to the above-mentioned folder. Also, on page 18 (section ?New features in McStas 2.3) the manual refers to the CHANGES document in ?the relevant download folder at http://download.mcstas.org/?. I do not see such a document anywhere. Am I just not looking in the right place? Oops my bad, never uploaded, now available at http://download.mcstas.org/mcstas-2.3/CHANGES ( It was on the other hand at the ?other usual places? e.g. at http://www.mcstas.org/CHANGES_McStas . :-) ) All the best and let us know if / when you find any issues. :-) Best, Peter ?????? mcpltool example follows: mcpltool /Applications/McStas-2.3.app/Contents/Resources/mcstas/2.3//libs/mcpl/voutput.mcpl Opened MCPL file voutput.mcpl: Basic info Format : MCPL-2 No. of particles : 1000 Header storage : 112 bytes Data storage : 88000 bytes Custom meta data Source : "McStas 2.3rc12 Test_MCPL_output" Number of comments : 1 -> comment 0 : "Output by COMPONENT: vout" Number of blobs : 0 Particle data format User flags : no Polarisation info : yes Fixed part. type : yes (pdgcode 2112) FP precision : double Endianness : little Storage : 88 bytes/particle index pdgcode ekin[MeV] x[cm] y[cm] z[cm] ux uy uz time[ms] weight pol-x pol-y pol-z 0 2112 1.0832e-09 -0.47701 -0.13413 0 -0.015716 0.020314 0.99967 0.96593 4.1792e+07 0 0 0 1 2112 2.1229e-09 0.34045 -0.24001 0 0.024156 0.022291 0.99946 0.29699 1.3696e+08 0 0 0 2 2112 2.7277e-09 -0.3155 0.050996 0 0.010951 0.007016 0.99992 0.38107 1.9587e+08 0 0 0 3 2112 7.1137e-10 -0.28054 0.23675 0 -0.030732 0.016651 0.99939 0.043826 1.757e+07 0 0 0 4 2112 7.7e-10 -0.025928 0.081737 0 -0.029816 0.003234 0.99955 0.45319 2.0806e+07 0 0 0 5 2112 1.0522e-08 -0.27707 0.25467 0 0.027865 0.020891 0.99939 0.036383 4.2633e+08 0 0 0 6 2112 2.5521e-08 0.29884 0.21733 0 -0.030425 0.0051656 0.99952 0.7315 6.7203e+08 0 0 0 7 2112 1.6412e-09 0.18957 -0.20358 0 0.031165 -0.024229 0.99922 0.073959 8.9998e+07 0 0 0 8 2112 2.1494e-09 0.062953 -0.23881 0 -0.012252 0.003233 0.99992 0.6175 1.3983e+08 0 0 0 9 2112 1.0317e-08 -0.14511 -0.029506 0 -0.0037271 -0.047437 0.99887 0.28321 4.2566e+08 0 0 0 Peter Kj?r Willendrup Senior Research Engineer, Special Advisor DTU Physics Technical University of Denmark [cid:image002.gif at 01CCCAF1.5E6331F0] Department of Physics Fysikvej Building 307 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Direct +45 2125 4612 Mobil +45 2125 4612 Fax +45 4593 2399 pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The workshop is aimed at discussing how optimisation techniques, variance reduction schemes e.g. as implemented in CombLayer and RESTRAX can benefit other codes, e.g. McStas. Further, the collaboration aims to share code and know-how wherever possible, e.g. component models between RESTRAX and McStas. The agenda is attached. For those that are interested in hearing the talks, we will try to establish an online video-link. Please write me an email off-list for access. Best regards, Peter Willendrup (Lead McStas developer and SINE2020 WP8 leader) Peter Kj?r Willendrup Senior Research Engineer, Special Advisor DTU Physics [cid:0fbc54ba-c96d-4a00-98b6-a484d3ccab08 at win.dtu.dk] Technical University of Denmark [cid:e246dcc0-58f9-4d3e-b499-c96a0f384ec3 at win.dtu.dk] Department of Physics Fysikvej Building 307 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Direct +45 2125 4612 Mobil +45 2125 4612 Fax +45 4593 2399 pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For those more interested in McXtrace, we are offering the option to work with that package instead. There are still open seats available - please register via http://nobugs.esss.se . All the best, Peter Willendrup Peter Kj?r Willendrup Senior Research Engineer, Special Advisor DTU Physics Technical University of Denmark [cid:image002.gif at 01CCCAF1.5E6331F0] Department of Physics Fysikvej Building 307 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Direct +45 2125 4612 Mobil +45 2125 4612 Fax +45 4593 2399 pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk On 06 Jul 2016, at 23:08 , Peter Kj?r Willendrup > wrote: Dear all, This is just to inform you that there will be a McStas school/workshop in Copenhagen this fall, held in connection with the NOBUGS conference. The event is a two-day school with this tentative program: * Thursday morning: McStas for ?absolute beginners? - including intro talk and basic use of the package. * Thursday afternoon: Overview of the most important optical components * Friday morning: Samples and "complete instruments" * Friday afternoon: Advanced McStas grammar, interfacing with other codes (including use of McStas with Mantid). Please consult the NOBUGS conference website at http://nobugs.esss.se for more information + registration. Best regards, Peter Willendrup -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 58 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Best regards and sorry for any inconvenience caused, Peter Peter Kj?r Willendrup Senior Research Engineer, Special Advisor DTU Physics [cid:989e9fb2-164e-4d68-9e8f-4dc6af9ef2d3 at win.dtu.dk] Technical University of Denmark [cid:1b9dc292-e29c-4e71-a105-6eb674fcd231 at win.dtu.dk] Department of Physics Fysikvej Building 307 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Direct +45 2125 4612 Mobil +45 2125 4612 Fax +45 4593 2399 pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk On 01 Sep 2016, at 09:48 , Peter Kj?r Willendrup > wrote: Dear all, In connection with the EU SINE2020 General Assembly in Coimbra, there will be a workshop on next Tuesday entitled Neutrons cradle to grave - Requirements/Developments for a (bidirectional) Monte Carlo variance reduction method applied to neutron beamline transport systems. The workshop is aimed at discussing how optimisation techniques, variance reduction schemes e.g. as implemented in CombLayer and RESTRAX can benefit other codes, e.g. McStas. Further, the collaboration aims to share code and know-how wherever possible, e.g. component models between RESTRAX and McStas. The agenda is attached. For those that are interested in hearing the talks, we will try to establish an online video-link. Please write me an email off-list for access. Best regards, Peter Willendrup (Lead McStas developer and SINE2020 WP8 leader) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 58 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1055 bytes Desc: image002.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Workshop-agenda.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 395473 bytes Desc: Workshop-agenda.pdf URL: From pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk Thu Sep 15 16:12:36 2016 From: pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk (=?utf-8?B?UGV0ZXIgS2rDpnIgV2lsbGVuZHJ1cA==?=) Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 14:12:36 +0000 Subject: [mcstas-users] Updated component library for McStas 2.3 released, including ESS_butterfly.comp Message-ID: Dear all, An updated component library has been pushed to the deb and rpm repositories, plus to the relevant platform folders at http://download.mcstas.org/mcstas-2.3. If you are on Windows or Mac OS, please simply locate the updates/ folder in the download site, find the relevant mcstas-comps-2.3 package and install it on top of your existing McStas 2.3. Highlights in the new component library are: 1) A new implementation of the ESS moderator component called ESS_butterfly.comp, with test instrument ESS_butterfly_test.instr. The moderator is of course also available as a "DIY update archive" for people running older versions of McStas, and can be downloaded - a new update folder at http://download.mcstas.org/mcstas-2.3/updates or from the McStas ?share? at http://www.mcstas.org/download/share. For more information on the updated ESS moderator, its use and benchmark data, please consult http://ess_butterfly.mcstas.org. This little website also contain (currently draft) documents written with Ken Andersen and Luca Zanini, explaining the reasoning behind changing from the BF2 design to the BF1 design, neutronical calculations and benchmarks. Please note that these are still in DRAFT status, are expected to be in their final shape around 2016-09-22. 2) Bug-fixed MCPL i/o components and library - see https://mctools.github.io/mcpl/ for more details. 3) ... plus other minor things, see the GitHub log for mcstas-comps at https://github.com/McStasMcXtrace/McCode/commits/master/mcstas-comps for more information. Development is also moving fast on our tools, so we are further planning to release a McStas 2.4 within forseeable future. Enjoy! :) Peter Willendrup Peter Kj?r Willendrup Senior Research Engineer, Special Advisor DTU Physics Technical University of Denmark [cid:image002.gif at 01CCCAF1.5E6331F0] Department of Physics Fysikvej Building 307 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Direct +45 2125 4612 Mobil +45 2125 4612 Fax +45 4593 2399 pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 58 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image002.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1055 bytes Desc: image002.gif URL: From pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk Wed Sep 21 20:22:40 2016 From: pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk (=?utf-8?B?UGV0ZXIgS2rDpnIgV2lsbGVuZHJ1cA==?=) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:22:40 +0000 Subject: [mcstas-users] McStas 2.3 on macOS Sierra Message-ID: <25A8B85E-A55E-465A-A529-215DFEFD7D90@fysik.dtu.dk> Dear all, If you want to install McStas 2.3 on the newly released macOS Sierra, here is a recipe: ? Install xcode commandline tools via issuing the command xcode-select --install in a terminal ? Install Xquartz from https://www.xquartz.org ? In your System Preferences, Security & Privacy tab, select to allow installation from Mac App Store and identified developers ? Download McStas 2.3 labled for use on El Capitan from http://downloads.mcstas.org/mcstas-2.3/mac/ and unpack. Open the resulting McStas-2.3-10.11_El_Capitan folder. ? Right-click/Ctrl-click McStas-2.3-10.11_El_Capitan.pkg packge and choose Open. (Allow installation when prompted to install package form unidentified developer.) ? If you want to use our Python tools ? Download and install Anaconda Python 2.7 from Contiuum ? In a terminal, go to your Anaconda binary folder $HOME/anaconda/bin and issue the commands ? ln -s qmake-qt4 qmake ? ln -s moc-qt4 moc ? Relocate your McStas-2.3-10.11_El_Capitan folder where it was downloaded/unpacked and open the extras ? Right-click/Ctrl-click the BuildMe.command script and choose Open. (Allow execution when prompted.) ? Follow instructions in the terminal that opens. If you upgraded from an earlier Mac OS X release, your installed McStas 2.3 is expected to "survive" that upgrade. Please report any issue you may find to mcstas-users at mcstas.org All the best, Peter Willendrup Peter Kj?r Willendrup Senior Research Engineer, Special Advisor DTU Physics Technical University of Denmark [cid:image002.gif at 01CCCAF1.5E6331F0] Department of Physics Fysikvej Building 307 DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby Direct +45 2125 4612 Mobil +45 2125 4612 Fax +45 4593 2399 pkwi at fysik.dtu.dk -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 58 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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