Particles, layers, and interfaces

Build GISAS samples from particles, layers, interfaces, compositions, and spatial layouts.

Attach above substrate

gisas/sample/AttachAboveSubstrate.py

Attach below vacuum

gisas/sample/AttachBelowVacuum.py

Bi-material cylinders

gisas/sample/BiMaterialCylinders.py

Box composition rotate X

gisas/sample/BoxCompositionRotateX.py

Box composition rotate Y

gisas/sample/BoxCompositionRotateY.py

Box composition rotate Z

gisas/sample/BoxCompositionRotateZ.py

Box composition rotate Z and Y

gisas/sample/BoxCompositionRotateZandY.py

Box stack composition

gisas/sample/BoxStackComposition.py

Compound

gisas/sample/Compound.py

Compound plus

gisas/sample/CompoundPlus.py

Core shell box rotate Z and Y

gisas/sample/CoreShellBoxRotateZandY.py

Core shell nanoparticles

gisas/sample/CoreShellNanoparticles.py

Core shell nanoparticles 2

gisas/sample/CoreShellNanoparticles2.py

Correlated roughness

gisas/sample/CorrelatedRoughness.py

Custom formfactor

gisas/sample/CustomFormfactor.py

Custom morphology

gisas/sample/CustomMorphology.py

Cylinders and prisms

gisas/sample/CylindersAndPrisms.py

Cylinders in average layer

gisas/sample/CylindersInAverageLayer.py

Cylinders slices

gisas/sample/CylindersSlices.py

Dilute film

gisas/sample/DiluteFilm.py

Film vs density

gisas/sample/FilmVsDensity.py

Film vs monolayer

gisas/sample/FilmVsMonolayer.py

Film vs thickness

gisas/sample/FilmVsThickness.py

GISAS absorptive SLD layers

gisas/sample/GISASAbsorptiveSLDLayers.py

Half spheres in average top layer

gisas/sample/HalfSpheresInAverageTopLayer.py

Half spheres slices

gisas/sample/HalfSpheresSlices.py

Multi layer with linear growth

gisas/sample/MultiLayerWithLinearGrowth.py

Multi layer with roughness

gisas/sample/MultiLayerWithRoughness.py

Multiple layout

gisas/sample/MultipleLayout.py

Particle across interface

gisas/sample/ParticleAcrossInterface.py

Polydisperse cylinders

gisas/sample/PolydisperseCylinders.py

Rotated pyramids

gisas/sample/RotatedPyramids.py

Sliced composition

gisas/sample/SlicedComposition.py

Sliced layer

gisas/sample/SlicedLayer.py

Soft spheres

gisas/sample/SoftSpheres.py

Soft spheres film

gisas/sample/SoftSpheresFilm.py

Thick absorptive sample with roughness

gisas/sample/ThickAbsorptiveSampleWithRoughness.py

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      • Examples
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    • Structure
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  • Data import
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  • Data types
    • Class Datafield
      • Axis coordinates and transformations
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    • Material profiles
      • Profiles with rough interfaces
      • SLD profile with a sliced particle layer
  • Plotting
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      • Reflectometry: Fit Pt layer
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• Examples
  • GISAS
    • Simulation setup and instrument
      • Background
      • Beam divergence
      • Boxes with specular peak
      • Custom background
      • Cylinders
      • Cylinders and specular
      • Lattice with specular
      • Oblique device
      • Resolution
      • Rough and specular
    • Particles, layers, and interfaces
      • Attach above substrate
      • Attach below vacuum
      • Bi-material cylinders
      • Box composition rotate X
      • Box composition rotate Y
      • Box composition rotate Z
      • Box composition rotate Z and Y
      • Box stack composition
      • Compound
      • Compound plus
      • Core shell box rotate Z and Y
      • Core shell nanoparticles
      • Core shell nanoparticles 2
      • Correlated roughness
      • Custom formfactor
      • Custom morphology
      • Cylinders and prisms
      • Cylinders in average layer
      • Cylinders slices
      • Dilute film
      • Film vs density
      • Film vs monolayer
      • Film vs thickness
      • GISAS absorptive SLD layers
      • Half spheres in average top layer
      • Half spheres slices
      • Multi layer with linear growth
      • Multi layer with roughness
      • Multiple layout
      • Particle across interface
      • Polydisperse cylinders
      • Rotated pyramids
      • Sliced composition
      • Sliced layer
      • Soft spheres
      • Soft spheres film
      • Thick absorptive sample with roughness
    • Structures and correlations
      • Centered square lattice 2D
      • Cosine ripple
      • Crystal 1D grating
      • Disordered
      • Finite square lattice
      • Hard disk
      • Hex paracrystal
      • Holes lattice
      • Holes lattice ref
      • Lattice 2D with basis
      • Lattice orientation distribution
      • Mesocone
      • Mesocrystal
      • Mesocrystal evanescent
      • Mesocrystal plus
      • Mesocrystal slices
      • Mesocrystal with basis
      • Mesocrystal with basis slices
      • Paracrystal
      • Paracrystal 1D grating
      • Position variance
      • Radial paracrystal
      • Rectangular grating
      • Rect paracrystal
      • Rotated square lattice 2D
      • Sawtooth ripple
      • Square lattice
      • Square lattice 2D
      • Triangular ripple
      • Triangular ripple PC
      • Two layer lattice
    • Magnetic scattering
      • Magnetic cylinders
      • Magnetic cylinders unpol
      • Magnetic domains
      • Magnetic particle zero field
      • Magnetic rotation unpol
      • Magnetic rotation ZPM
      • Magnetic roughness only
      • Magnetic spheres
      • Magnetic spheres in mag layer
      • Magnetic spheres transmission
      • Magnetic substrate zero field
    • Methods and analysis
      • Approximations
      • Cylinders in BA
      • Cylinders in BA beam from below
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      • Find peaks
      • Fourier transform
      • Large particles
      • Vs Q
  • SAS
    • Dodecahedra SAS
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  • Specular
    • Basics
      • Alternating layers
      • Basic
      • Homogeneous Ti Ni sample with absorption
      • Reflectivity Q4
    • Instrument and resolution
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      • Distributions
      • Footprint correction
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      • Instrument definition comparison
      • Time of flight reflectometry
      • TOF relative resolution
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      • Vs GenX
    • Roughness and slicing
      • NC roughness in specular
      • Roughness model
      • Specular simulation with roughness
      • Specular with slicing 1
      • Specular with slicing 2
      • Specular with slicing 2Q
      • Specular with slicing 3
    • Magnetic and polarized
      • Basic specular
      • Magnetic field minus Z
      • Magnetic layer
      • Magnetic layer imperfect
      • Magnetic rotation reflectivity
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer NC
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer NCQ
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer Q
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer spin flip
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer spin flip NC
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer spin flip NCQ
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer spin flip Q
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer spin flip tanh
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer spin flip tanh Q
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer tanh
      • Polarized Fe Ni bilayer tanh Q
      • Polarized Q angle reflectivity
      • Spin asymmetry
      • Stripe domains reflectivity
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    • Offspec resonator
    • Stripe domains
    • Yoneda BA
  • Fitting
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      • Fit with masks
      • Multiple datasets
      • Poisson likelihood
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    • Specular
      • Honeycomb fit
      • Likelihood sampling
      • Pt layer fit
      • Specular 1 par
      • Spin asymmetry fit
      • TREFF Ni film
  • Form factors
    • SAS FF
    • Sphere
  • Depth probe
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    • Depthprobe 1
    • Opaque 2D
    • Opaque vs alpha
    • Opaque vs depth
    • Resonator
    • Transmission
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    • Transmission vs depth
    • Transmitted modulus
  • Sample structure
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    • Rough surface

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