[Gate-users] A point source aimed down the X-Axis?

[David Mills]

Hello,

I’m still getting to grips with Gate, but I’m having trouble wrapping my head around the geometry.

I want to have a point source stuck to one wall of my mainbox, sending a cone shaped beam of gamma particles towards a thin filter. Cone angle of 45 degrees. I think what I’ve got is a beam pointing out along the +Z direction instead. Is there any interactive way to drag the volume around in the viewer to see the different planes?

This is what I have so far, any advice would be gladly received.

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# World
/gate/world/geometry/setXLength 0.75 m
/gate/world/geometry/setYLength 0.75 m
/gate/world/geometry/setZLength 0.75 m
/gate/world/setMaterial Air


# Global Box
/gate/world/daughters/name             mainbox
/gate/world/daughters/insert           box
/gate/mainbox/geometry/setXLength      0.5 m
/gate/mainbox/geometry/setYLength      0.5 m
/gate/mainbox/geometry/setZLength      0.5 m
/gate/mainbox/placement/setTranslation 0 0 0 cm
/gate/mainbox/setMaterial Air
/gate/mainbox/vis/setVisible 1
/gate/mainbox/vis/setColor blue



# Filter
/gate/mainbox/daughters/name    alu_slice
/gate/mainbox/daughters/insert  box
/gate/alu_slice/geometry/setXLength 0.5 mm
/gate/alu_slice/geometry/setYLength 0.5 m
/gate/alu_slice/geometry/setZLength 0.5 m
/gate/alu_slice/placement/setTranslation -0.125 0 0 m
/gate/alu_slice/setMaterial Aluminium
/gate/alu_slice/vis/setVisible 1
/gate/alu_slice/vis/setColor red

# source
/gate/source/addSource mybeam gps
/gate/source/mybeam/gps/particle gamma
###spectrum stuff removed for brevity
/gate/source/mybeam/gps/position       -0.25 0 0 m
/gate/source/mybeam/gps/type Point
/gate/source/mybeam/gps/ang/type iso
/gate/source/mybeam/gps/ang/mintheta 89 deg
/gate/source/mybeam/gps/ang/maxtheta 91 deg
/gate/source/mybeam/gps/ang/minphi   45 deg
/gate/source/mybeam/gps/ang/maxphi  135 deg


Regards,
David


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Dr. David Mills
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