WPG

WPG, WavePropaGator, is an interactive simulation framework for X-ray wavefront propagation.

WPG provides intuitive interface to the SRW library. The application examples are mainly oriented on European XFEL design parameters. To learn more details, see online documentation pages.

References

If you use the WPG for your research, we would appreciate it if you would refer to the following papers:

• Samoylova, L., Buzmakov, A., Chubar, O. & Sinn, H. WavePropaGator: Interactive framework for X-ray FEL optics design and simulations. // Journal of Applied Crystallography 08/2016; 49(4) pp. 1347-1355. DOI:10.1107/S160057671600995X http://journals.iucr.org/j/issues/2016/04/00/zd5006/index.html
• Samoylova, Liubov, et al. "WavePropaGator: interactive framework for X-ray free-electron laser optics design and simulations." Journal of applied crystallography 49.4 (2016): 1347-1355. DOI:10.1107/S160057671600995X

Primary works that use WPG

• Yoon, Chun Hong, et al. "A comprehensive simulation framework for imaging single particles and biomolecules at the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser." Scientific reports 6 (2016): 24791.
• Fortmann-Grote, Carsten, et al. "Start-to-end simulation of single-particle imaging using ultra-short pulses at the European X-ray Free-Electron Laser." IUCrJ 4.5 (2017): 560-568.
• Manetti, Maurizio, et al. "XFEL Photon Pulses Database (XPD) for modeling XFEL experiments." (2016).
• Fortmann-Grote, C., et al. "Simex: Simulation of experiments at advanced light sources." arXiv preprint arXiv:1610.05980 (2016).
• Faenov, A. Ya, et al. "Advanced high resolution x-ray diagnostic for HEDP experiments." Scientific reports 8.1 (2018): 16407.
• Sinn, H., et al. "The SASE1 X-ray beam transport system." Journal of synchrotron radiation 26.3 (2019).
• Ruiz-Lopez, Mabel, et al. "Wavefront-propagation simulations supporting the design of a time-delay compensating monochromator beamline at FLASH2." Journal of synchrotron radiation 26.3 (2019).
• Roling, S., et al. "Time-dependent wave front propagation simulation of a hard x-ray split-and-delay unit: Towards a measurement of the temporal coherence properties of x-ray free electron lasers." Physical Review Special Topics-Accelerators and Beams 17.11 (2014): 110705.
• V. Kärcher, S. Roling, L. Samoylova, A. Buzmakov, U. Zastrau, K. Appel, M.V. Yurkov, E. Schneidmiller, F. Siewert, and H. Zacharias "Simulating wavefront propagation for a beam line with split-and-delay unit and compund refractive lenses at the European X-ray Free Electron Laser" // In press