Re: [fluka-discuss]: Plotting spectra using USRCOLL

From: Srinidhi Bheesette <srinidhi.bheesette_at_cern.ch>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 15:19:39 +1200

Hi Nikhil,

Thanks for your reply and sorry for getting back late.

I manually installed the GNU plot and not I am able to plot it using flair.
Also, my plots make more sense now.

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,
Shri

(Srinidhi Bheesette)

On 4 May 2017 at 19:36, Nikhil Vittal Shetty <nikhil.nitk_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Perhaps, this helps to solve the gnuplot error: http://www.fluka.org/web_
> archive/earchive/new-fluka-discuss/7366.html
>
> Since *_tab.lis contains the plain ASCII data, you can plot with any other
> tool like matplotlib in python. Be careful about the units of the spectrum
> as you are scoring a differential spectrum. If the above link solves the
> gnuplot problem, I would still recommend to plot with Flair as it can
> handle different sorts of normalization.
>
> You are almost right about the columns:
> 1 and 2 are the lower and upper energy boundaries of the bin
> 3 values (in your case differential wrt to energy)
> 4 error in percentage
>
> Cheers,
> Nikhil
>
> On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 3:55 AM, Srinidhi Bheesette <
> srinidhi.bheesette_at_cern.ch> wrote:
>
>> Hi Eleftherios and Nikhil,
>>
>> Thanks for your mail.
>>
>> I followed the steps you mentioned in your mail.
>> I used the following scoring card and scored this time in the BIN format:
>>
>> [image: Inline images 1]
>> Using the process option I obtained the sum.lis and tab.lis files.
>>
>> But I get the following GNUPLOT error when trying to plot using flair.
>> [image: Inline images 2]
>>
>> [image: Inline images 3]
>>
>> Though the plotting wasn't successful using flair, I downloaded both the
>> lis files. (I have attached both the files with this mail)
>> Looking at the tab.lis file I assume the first two columns are scoring
>> energy range and the third one is the spectra. Does the four column
>> represent the error?
>>
>> Can this be simply plotted using python or does it need any
>> modifications? Also could you help be with the GNUPLOT error?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Shri
>>
>> (Srinidhi Bheesette)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Shri
>>
>> (Srinidhi Bheesette)
>>
>> On 4 May 2017 at 00:51, Eleftherios Skordis <eleftherios.skordis_at_cern.ch>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Shri,
>>>
>>> judging from the file you attached, I think the problem lies in the fact
>>> that you have scored in ASCII.
>>> As a general approach, one should score in binary format so that you can
>>> you are able to use the available FLUKA tools (easily found in flair) to
>>> both sum together different runs and cycles for increase statistics as well
>>> as the evaluation of the statistical error.
>>>
>>> Furthermore, as Nikhil suggested you can then use flair to sum and plot
>>> the results directly from the "processed" files.
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>>
>>> Lefteris
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----------------------
>>>
>>> Eleftherios Skordis
>>> Dep. EN/STI, CERN
>>> CH-1211 GENEVA 23
>>> SWITZERLAND
>>>
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>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* owner-fluka-discuss_at_mi.infn.it [owner-fluka-discuss_at_mi.infn.it]
>>> on behalf of nikhil shetty [nikhil.nitk_at_gmail.com]
>>> *Sent:* 03 May 2017 10:59
>>> *To:* Shri Bheesette
>>> *Cc:* FLUKA discussion
>>> *Subject:* Re: [fluka-discuss]: Plotting spectra using USRCOLL
>>>
>>> Dear Srinidhi,
>>>
>>> you should have 5 *fort* files, all of which are in binary format. They
>>> cannot be interpreted. You need to merge them and convert them to ASCII
>>> format which is readable. It can be easily done via Flair.
>>>
>>> In Flair, under "Run > Data", click on "Scan" which should automatically
>>> select the scoring. Then, click on "Process". Two new files (*_sum.lis and
>>> *_tab.lis) should be created, both of which are readable. While *_sum.lis
>>> contains average/cumulative quantities, *_tab.lis contains 'plot-able'
>>> quantities.
>>>
>>> To plot, add a USR-1D plot in Flair, and choose the *_tab.lis file.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nikhil
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 2:11 AM, Srinidhi Bheesette <
>>> srinidhi.bheesette_at_cern.ch> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to plot the energy spectrum of alphas and
>>>> tritium deposited on a silicon sensor layer after reacting with 6LiF.
>>>>
>>>> I am using the USRCOLL scoring card to do this:
>>>>
>>>> [image: Inline images 2]
>>>>
>>>> The simulations parameters being: 1000000 primaries/cycle and 5 cycles
>>>> One of the fort files is attached.
>>>>
>>>> How do I interpret these files and plot the spectra using them?
>>>>
>>>> Any help would be appreciated
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Shri
>>>>
>>>> (Srinidhi Bheesette)
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>




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