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McStas - Neutron ray-trace simulation application

McStas lets you model very precisely a neutron instrument described as a series of various components. A source component shoots each neutron randomly (Monte-Carlo), and the particle is then propagated through the different instrument components. These later act on the neutron characteristics (position, speed, direction, spin, etc.). Usually, one installs some detectors along the neutron path to monitor its characteristics and flux.

Obtaining

Web pagehttp://neutron.risoe.dk/
Source tarballhttp://neutron.risoe.dk/cgi/download.cgi?id=0
Source informationhttp://neutron.risoe.dk/download/
Version 1.8 (stable) released on 2004-03-05
Licensed under The GNU General Public License, Version 2 or later.
This is not a GNU package.

Documentation
User manual included and available in PostScript format from http://neutron.risoe.dk/documentation/manual/mcstas-1.8-manual.ps.gz; User manual available in PDF format from http://neutron.risoe.dk/documentation/manual/mcstas-1.8-manual.pdf; User tutorial available in HTML format from http://neutron.risoe.dk/documentation/tutorial/
Support contacts

Help List<neutron-mc@risoe.dk> http://neutron.risoe.dk/mailman/listinfo/neutron-mc
Developer List<neutron-mc@risoe.dk> http://neutron.risoe.dk/mailman/listinfo/neutron-mc
Bug List<neutron-mc@risoe.dk> http://neutron.risoe.dk/mailman/listinfo/neutron-mc

Project contacts

Maintainers
Developers
  • K. Nielsen
  • K. Lefmann
  • PO Åstrand
  • E. Farhi
  • P. Willendrup

Related information

Source repositoryhttp://neutron.risoe.dk/cvs/
InterfacesX Window System
Source languagesC

Entry information

License verified byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org> on 2004-04-20
Entry compiled byJanet Casey <jcasey@gnu.org>

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