McStas workshop

Thursday 23 Jul 2026, 09:00 → 17:00 Europe/Berlin

UYG 02 22 - Pforte (MLZ campus Garching)

Neelima Paul (TUM), Denis Mettus (TUM)

The Data Evaluation Group and the Neutron Optics Group are pleased to announce a 1-day McStas  introductory workshop for MLZ partner institutes and Users. McStas is a Monte Carlo based ray-tracing simulation package, especially useful for simulating neutron scattering instruments and experiments. 

In this workshop, the  basic concept of McStas would be introduced, followed by a demonstration of the McStas GUI, and detailed explanation for preparation/optimisation of scripts for designing small-angle neutron scattering, diffraction and triple-axis spectroscopy instruments. Depending on the speed of learning, finer details of McStas would be introduced. With hands-on tutorials, participants will learn how to use McStas to simulate neutron scattering instruments and experiments at a beginner’s level. 

Please arrive with McStas 3.6.x (or newer versions) already installed on your laptops.

For installation instructions:

https://github.com/mccode-dev/McCode/tree/main/INSTALL-McStas

In case of difficulties, please contact us atleast one week prior to the Workshop.

09:00 → 09:05 Welcome

Speaker: Neelima Paul (TUM)

09:05 → 09:40 Introduction to McStas

Speaker: Denis Mettus (TUM)

09:40 → 09:50 Coffee break

09:50 → 11:05 SANS instrument (McStas)

Speaker: Henrich Frielinghaus (JCNS)

11:05 → 11:20 Coffee break

11:20 → 12:35 Diffraction instrument (McStas)

Speaker: Andreas Ostermann (TUM)

12:35 → 13:50 Break

13:50 → 15:05 Triple-axis Spectrometer (McStas)

Speaker: Markos Skoulatos (TUM)

15:05 → 15:20 Coffee break

15:20 → 15:50 Optimisation of McStas Simulations / Scripting Simulations

Speaker: Peter Link (TUM)

15:50 → 17:00 Group exercises

Speakers: Henrich Frielinghaus (JCNS), Andreas Ostermann, Markos Skoulatos (TUM)