GetEi.cpp

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// Mantid Repository : https://github.com/mantidproject/mantid
//
// Copyright © 2018 ISIS Rutherford Appleton Laboratory UKRI,
//   NScD Oak Ridge National Laboratory, European Spallation Source,
//   Institut Laue - Langevin & CSNS, Institute of High Energy Physics, CAS
// SPDX - License - Identifier: GPL - 3.0 +
#include "MantidAlgorithms/GetEi.h"
#include "MantidAPI/HistogramValidator.h"
#include "MantidAPI/InstrumentValidator.h"
#include "MantidAPI/Run.h"
#include "MantidAPI/SpectrumInfo.h"
#include "MantidAPI/WorkspaceUnitValidator.h"
#include "MantidGeometry/Instrument.h"
#include "MantidKernel/BoundedValidator.h"
#include "MantidKernel/CompositeValidator.h"
#include "MantidKernel/Exception.h"
#include "MantidKernel/PhysicalConstants.h"
 
#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
#include <cmath>
#include <numeric>
 
namespace Mantid::Algorithms {
 
// Register the algorithm into the algorithm factory
DECLARE_ALGORITHM(GetEi)
 
using namespace Kernel;
using namespace API;
using namespace Geometry;
 
// adjustable fit criteria, increase the first number or reduce any of the last
// three for more promiscuous peak fitting
// from the estimated location of the peak search forward by the following
// fraction and backward by the same fraction
const double GetEi::HALF_WINDOW = 8.0 / 100;
const double GetEi::PEAK_THRESH_H = 3.0;
const double GetEi::PEAK_THRESH_A = 5.0;
const int64_t GetEi::PEAK_THRESH_W = 3;
 
// progress estimates
const double GetEi::CROP = 0.15;
const double GetEi::GET_COUNT_RATE = 0.15;
const double GetEi::FIT_PEAK = 0.2;
 
GetEi::GetEi() : Algorithm(), m_tempWS(), m_fracCompl(0.0) {}
 
void GetEi::init() {
  // Declare required input parameters for algorithm and do some validation here
  auto val = std::make_shared<CompositeValidator>();
  val->add<WorkspaceUnitValidator>("TOF");
  val->add<HistogramValidator>();
  val->add<InstrumentValidator>();
  declareProperty(std::make_unique<WorkspaceProperty<>>("InputWorkspace", "", Direction::Input, val),
                  "The X units of this workspace must be time of flight with times in\n"
                  "micro-seconds");
  auto mustBePositive = std::make_shared<BoundedValidator<int>>();
  mustBePositive->setLower(0);
  declareProperty("Monitor1Spec", -1, mustBePositive,
                  "The spectrum number of the output of the first monitor, e.g. MAPS\n"
                  "41474, MARI 2, MERLIN 69634");
  declareProperty("Monitor2Spec", -1, mustBePositive,
                  "The spectrum number of the output of the second monitor e.g. MAPS\n"
                  "41475, MARI 3, MERLIN 69638");
  auto positiveDouble = std::make_shared<BoundedValidator<double>>();
  positiveDouble->setLower(0);
  declareProperty("EnergyEstimate", -1.0, positiveDouble,
                  "An approximate value for the typical incident energy, energy of\n"
                  "neutrons leaving the source (meV)");
  declareProperty("IncidentEnergy", -1.0, Direction::Output);
  declareProperty("FirstMonitorPeak", -1.0, Direction::Output);
 
  m_fracCompl = 0.0;
}
 
void GetEi::exec() {
  MatrixWorkspace_sptr inWS = getProperty("InputWorkspace");
  const specnum_t mon1Spec = getProperty("Monitor1Spec");
  const specnum_t mon2Spec = getProperty("Monitor2Spec");
  double dist2moni0 = -1, dist2moni1 = -1;
  getGeometry(inWS, mon1Spec, mon2Spec, dist2moni0, dist2moni1);
 
  // the E_i estimate is used to find (identify) the monitor peaks, checking
  // prior to fitting will throw an exception if this estimate is too big or
  // small
  const double E_est = getProperty("EnergyEstimate");
  // we're assuming that the time units for the X-values in the workspace are
  // micro-seconds
  const double peakLoc0 = 1e6 * timeToFly(dist2moni0, E_est);
  // write a lot of stuff to the log at user level as it is very possible for
  // fit routines not to the expected thing
  g_log.information() << "Based on the user selected energy the first peak "
                         "will be searched for at TOF "
                      << peakLoc0 << " micro seconds +/-" << boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(100.0 * HALF_WINDOW)
                      << "%\n";
  const double peakLoc1 = 1e6 * timeToFly(dist2moni1, E_est);
  g_log.information() << "Based on the user selected energy the second peak "
                         "will be searched for at TOF "
                      << peakLoc1 << " micro seconds +/-" << boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(100.0 * HALF_WINDOW)
                      << "%\n";
 
  // get the histograms created by the monitors
  std::vector<size_t> indexes = getMonitorWsIndexs(inWS, mon1Spec, mon2Spec);
 
  g_log.information() << "Looking for a peak in the first monitor spectrum, spectra index " << indexes[0] << '\n';
  double t_monitor0 = getPeakCentre(inWS, indexes[0], peakLoc0);
  g_log.notice() << "The first peak has been found at TOF = " << t_monitor0 << " microseconds\n";
  setProperty("FirstMonitorPeak", t_monitor0);
 
  g_log.information() << "Looking for a peak in the second monitor spectrum, spectra index " << indexes[1] << '\n';
  double t_monitor1 = getPeakCentre(inWS, indexes[1], peakLoc1);
  g_log.information() << "The second peak has been found at TOF = " << t_monitor1 << " microseconds\n";
 
  // assumes that the source and the both mintors lie on one straight line, the
  // 1e-6 converts microseconds to seconds as the mean speed needs to be in m/s
  double meanSpeed = (dist2moni1 - dist2moni0) / (1e-6 * (t_monitor1 - t_monitor0));
 
  // uses 0.5mv^2 to get the kinetic energy in joules which we then convert to
  // meV
  double E_i = neutron_E_At(meanSpeed) / PhysicalConstants::meV;
  g_log.notice() << "The incident energy has been calculated to be " << E_i << " meV"
                 << " (your estimate was " << E_est << " meV)\n";
 
  setProperty("IncidentEnergy", E_i);
  // store property in input workspace
  Property *incident_energy = new PropertyWithValue<double>("Ei", E_i, Direction::Input);
  inWS->mutableRun().addProperty(incident_energy, true);
}
void GetEi::getGeometry(const API::MatrixWorkspace_const_sptr &WS, specnum_t mon0Spec, specnum_t mon1Spec,
                        double &monitor0Dist, double &monitor1Dist) const {
  const IComponent_const_sptr source = WS->getInstrument()->getSource();
 
  // retrieve a pointer to the first detector and get its distance
  size_t monWI = 0;
  try {
    monWI = WS->getIndexFromSpectrumNumber(mon0Spec);
  } catch (std::runtime_error &) {
    g_log.error() << "Could not find the workspace index for the monitor at spectrum " << mon0Spec << "\n";
    g_log.error() << "Error retrieving data for the first monitor\n";
    throw std::bad_cast();
  }
 
  const auto &spectrumInfo = WS->spectrumInfo();
 
  if (!spectrumInfo.hasUniqueDetector(monWI)) {
    g_log.error() << "The detector for spectrum number " << mon0Spec
                  << " was either not found or is a group, grouped monitors "
                     "are not supported by this algorithm\n";
    g_log.error() << "Error retrieving data for the first monitor\n";
    throw std::bad_cast();
  }
  monitor0Dist = spectrumInfo.l1() + spectrumInfo.l2(monWI);
 
  // repeat for the second detector
  try {
    monWI = WS->getIndexFromSpectrumNumber(mon1Spec);
  } catch (std::runtime_error &) {
    g_log.error() << "Could not find the workspace index for the monitor at spectrum " << mon0Spec << "\n";
    g_log.error() << "Error retrieving data for the second monitor\n";
    throw std::bad_cast();
  }
  if (!spectrumInfo.hasUniqueDetector(monWI)) {
    g_log.error() << "The detector for spectrum number " << mon1Spec
                  << " was either not found or is a group, grouped monitors "
                     "are not supported by this algorithm\n";
    g_log.error() << "Error retrieving data for the second monitor\n";
    throw std::bad_cast();
  }
  monitor1Dist = spectrumInfo.l1() + spectrumInfo.l2(monWI);
}
std::vector<size_t>
GetEi::getMonitorWsIndexs(const API::MatrixWorkspace_const_sptr &WS, specnum_t specNum1,
                          specnum_t specNum2) const { // getting spectra numbers from detector IDs is
                                                      // hard because the map works the other way,
  // getting index numbers from spectra numbers has
  // the same problem and we are about to do both
 
  // get the index number of the histogram for the first monitor
 
  std::vector<specnum_t> specNumTemp(&specNum1, &specNum1 + 1);
  auto wsInds = WS->getIndicesFromSpectra(specNumTemp);
 
  if (wsInds.size() != 1) { // the monitor spectrum isn't present in the
    // workspace, we can't continue from here
    g_log.error() << "Couldn't find the first monitor "
                     "spectrum, number "
                  << specNum1 << '\n';
    throw Exception::NotFoundError("GetEi::getMonitorWsIndexs()", specNum1);
  }
 
  // nowe the second monitor
  specNumTemp[0] = specNum2;
  auto wsIndexTemp = WS->getIndicesFromSpectra(specNumTemp);
  if (wsIndexTemp.size() != 1) { // the monitor spectrum isn't present in the
    // workspace, we can't continue from here
    g_log.error() << "Couldn't find the second "
                     "monitor spectrum, number "
                  << specNum2 << '\n';
    throw Exception::NotFoundError("GetEi::getMonitorWsIndexs()", specNum2);
  }
 
  wsInds.emplace_back(wsIndexTemp[0]);
  return wsInds;
}
double GetEi::timeToFly(double s, double E_KE) const {
  // E_KE = mv^2/2, s = vt
  // t = s/v, v = sqrt(2*E_KE/m)
  // t = s/sqrt(2*E_KE/m)
 
  // convert E_KE to joules kg m^2 s^-2
  E_KE *= PhysicalConstants::meV;
 
  return s / sqrt(2 * E_KE / PhysicalConstants::NeutronMass);
}
 
double GetEi::getPeakCentre(const API::MatrixWorkspace_const_sptr &WS, const size_t monitIn, const double peakTime) {
  const auto &timesArray = WS->x(monitIn);
  // we search for the peak only inside some window because there are often more
  // peaks in the monitor histogram
  double halfWin = (timesArray.back() - timesArray.front()) * HALF_WINDOW;
  if (monitIn < std::numeric_limits<int>::max()) {
    auto ivsInd = static_cast<int>(monitIn);
 
    // runs CropWorkspace as a Child Algorithm to and puts the result in a new
    // temporary workspace that will be deleted when this algorithm has finished
    extractSpec(ivsInd, peakTime - halfWin, peakTime + halfWin);
  } else {
    throw Kernel::Exception::NotImplementedError("Spectra number exceeds maximal"
                                                 " integer number defined for this OS."
                                                 " This behaviour is not yet supported");
  }
  // converting the workspace to count rate is required by the fitting algorithm
  // if the bin widths are not all the same
  WorkspaceHelpers::makeDistribution(m_tempWS);
  // look out for user cancel messgages as the above command can take a bit of
  // time
  advanceProgress(GET_COUNT_RATE);
 
  // to store fit results
  int64_t centreGausInd;
  double height, backGroundlev;
  getPeakEstimates(height, centreGausInd, backGroundlev);
  // look out for user cancel messgages
  advanceProgress(FIT_PEAK);
 
  // the peak centre is defined as the centre of the two half maximum points as
  // this is better for asymmetric peaks
  // first loop backwards along the histogram to get the first half height point
  const double lHalf = findHalfLoc(centreGausInd, height, backGroundlev, GO_LEFT);
  // go forewards to get the half height on the otherside of the peak
  const double rHalf = findHalfLoc(centreGausInd, height, backGroundlev, GO_RIGHT);
  // the peak centre is defined as the mean of the two half height times
  return (lHalf + rHalf) / 2;
}
void GetEi::extractSpec(int wsInd, double start, double end) {
  auto childAlg = createChildAlgorithm("CropWorkspace", 100 * m_fracCompl, 100 * (m_fracCompl + CROP));
  m_fracCompl += CROP;
 
  childAlg->setProperty<MatrixWorkspace_sptr>("InputWorkspace", getProperty("InputWorkspace"));
 
  childAlg->setProperty("XMin", start);
  childAlg->setProperty("XMax", end);
  childAlg->setProperty("StartWorkspaceIndex", wsInd);
  childAlg->setProperty("EndWorkspaceIndex", wsInd);
  childAlg->executeAsChildAlg();
 
  m_tempWS = childAlg->getProperty("OutputWorkspace");
 
  // DEBUGGING CODE uncomment out the line below if you want to see the TOF
  // window that was analysed
  // AnalysisDataService::Instance().addOrReplace("croped_dist_del", m_tempWS);
  progress(m_fracCompl);
  interruption_point();
}
 
void GetEi::getPeakEstimates(double &height, int64_t &centreInd, double &background) const {
 
  const auto &X = m_tempWS->x(0);
  const auto &Y = m_tempWS->y(0);
  // take note of the number of background counts as error checking, do we have
  // a peak or just a bump in the background
  background = 0;
  // start at the first Y value
  height = Y[0];
  centreInd = 0;
 
  background = std::accumulate(Y.begin(), Y.end(), 0.0);
  // then loop through all the Y values and find the tallest peak
  // Todo use std::max to find max element and record index?
  auto maxHeight = std::max_element(Y.begin(), Y.end());
  height = *maxHeight;
  centreInd = std::distance(Y.begin(), maxHeight);
 
  background = background / static_cast<double>(Y.size());
  if (height < PEAK_THRESH_H * background) {
    throw std::invalid_argument("No peak was found or its height is less than the threshold of " +
                                boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(PEAK_THRESH_H) +
                                " times the mean background, was the energy estimate (" +
                                getPropertyValue("EnergyEstimate") + " meV) close enough?");
  }
 
  g_log.debug() << "Peak position is the bin that has the maximum Y value in "
                   "the monitor spectrum, which is at TOF "
                << (X[centreInd] + X[centreInd + 1]) / 2 << " (peak height " << height << " counts/microsecond)\n";
}
double GetEi::findHalfLoc(size_t startInd, const double height, const double noise, const direction go) const {
  auto endInd = startInd;
 
  const auto &X = m_tempWS->x(0);
  const auto &Y = m_tempWS->y(0);
  while (Y[endInd] > (height + noise) / 2.0) {
    endInd += go;
    if (endInd < 1) {
      throw std::out_of_range("Can't analyse peak, some of the peak is outside the " +
                              boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(HALF_WINDOW * 100) +
                              "% window, at TOF values that are too low. Was the energy estimate "
                              "close enough?");
    }
    if (endInd > Y.size() - 2) {
      throw std::out_of_range("Can't analyse peak, some of the peak is outside the " +
                              boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(HALF_WINDOW * 100) +
                              "% window, at TOF values that are too high. Was the energy estimate "
                              "close enough?");
    }
  }
 
  if (std::abs(static_cast<int64_t>(endInd - startInd)) < PEAK_THRESH_W) { // we didn't find a significant peak
    g_log.error() << "Likely precision problem or error, one half height "
                     "distance is less than the threshold number of bins from "
                     "the central peak: "
                  << std::abs(static_cast<int>(endInd - startInd)) << "<" << PEAK_THRESH_W
                  << ". Check the monitor peak\n";
  }
  // we have a peak in range, do an area check to see if the peak has any
  // significance
  double hOverN = (height - noise) / noise;
  if (hOverN < PEAK_THRESH_A &&
      std::abs(hOverN * static_cast<double>(endInd - startInd)) < PEAK_THRESH_A) { // the peak could just be noise on
                                                                                   // the background, ignore it
    throw std::invalid_argument("No good peak was found. The ratio of the height to the background "
                                "multiplied either half widths must be above the threshold (>" +
                                boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(PEAK_THRESH_A) +
                                " bins). Was the energy estimate close enough?");
  }
  // get the TOF value in the middle of the bin with the first value below the
  // half height
  double halfTime = (X[endInd] + X[endInd + 1]) / 2;
  // interpolate back between the first bin with less than half the counts to
  // the bin before it
  if (endInd != startInd) { // let the bin that we found have coordinates (x_1,
                            // y_1) the distance of the half point (x_2, y_2)
                            // from this is (y_1-y_2)/gradient. Gradient =
                            // (y_3-y_1)/(x_3-x_1) where (x_3, y_3) are the
                            // coordinates of the other bin we are using
    double gradient = (Y[endInd] - Y[endInd - go]) / (X[endInd] - X[endInd - go]);
    // we don't need to check for a zero or negative gradient if we assume the
    // endInd bin was found when the Y-value dropped below the threshold
    double deltaY = Y[endInd] - (height + noise) / 2.0;
    // correct for the interpolation back in the direction towards the peak
    // centre
    halfTime -= deltaY / gradient;
  }
 
  g_log.debug() << "One half height point found at TOF = " << halfTime << " microseconds\n";
  return halfTime;
}
double GetEi::neutron_E_At(double speed) const {
  // E_KE = mv^2/2
  return PhysicalConstants::NeutronMass * speed * speed / (2);
}
 
void GetEi::advanceProgress(double toAdd) {
  m_fracCompl += toAdd;
  progress(m_fracCompl);
  // look out for user cancel messgages
  interruption_point();
}
 
} // namespace Mantid::Algorithms