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import os
os.environ["SAS_OPENCL"] = "cuda"   # use CUDA GPU backend for sasmodels

import escape as esc
import numpy as np
esc.require("0.9.8")

Loading material database from C:\dev\escape-core\python\src\escape\scattering\..\data\mdb\materials.db

SAXS. Form-factors. Barbell (SasView-aligned)¶

A cylinder with two large spherical end caps whose centres lie outside the cylinder body (cap radius $R \geq$ cylinder radius $r$, protrusion $h = \sqrt{R^2 - r^2} > 0$).

Reference: https://www.sasview.org/docs/user/models/barbell.html

Parameters (SasView defaults)¶

Parameter Variable Value
Scale scale 1
Background (cm⁻¹) background 0.001
Contrast Δρ (10⁻⁶ Å⁻²) contrast 3 (= sld 4 − sld_solvent 1)
Cylinder radius (Å) radius 20
Cap radius (Å) cap_radius 40
Cylinder length (Å) length 400
Theta (deg), 2D only theta 60
Phi (deg), 2D only phi 60

Form-factor (SasView barbell.c)¶

Cap protrusion beyond the cylinder end: $h = \sqrt{R^2 - r^2}$ (positive for barbell).

Cylinder contribution: $$A_{\mathrm{cyl}} = \pi r^2 L\;\mathrm{sinc}\!\left(\tfrac{L}{2}q_\parallel\right)\frac{2J_1(r\,q_\perp)}{r\,q_\perp}$$

Cap contribution (two identical spherical caps): $$A_{\mathrm{cap}} = 2\pi R^3\int_{-h/R}^{1}\cos\!\left[q_\parallel\left(Rt+h+\tfrac{L}{2}\right)\right](1-t^2)\frac{2J_1\!\left(R\,q_\perp\sqrt{1-t^2}\right)}{R\,q_\perp\sqrt{1-t^2}}\,dt$$

$$I(q) = \frac{\mathrm{scale}\cdot\Delta\rho^2}{V}\int_0^{\pi/2}(A_{\mathrm{cyl}}+A_{\mathrm{cap}})^2\,\sin\alpha\,d\alpha + \mathrm{background}$$

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# ── Variables ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
q     = esc.var("Q")
alpha = esc.var("alpha")   # angle between barbell axis and q
t     = esc.var("t")       # integration variable over spherical cap surface

# ── Parameters ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
scale      = esc.par("Scale",      1.0,  scale=1e8, fixed=True)
radius     = esc.par("Radius",    20.0,  units=esc.angstr)   # cylinder radius r
cap_radius = esc.par("Cap Radius", 40.0, units=esc.angstr)   # cap radius R
length     = esc.par("Length",   400.0,  units=esc.angstr)
contrast   = esc.par("Contrast",   3.0,  scale=1e-6, units=f"{esc.angstr}^-2")
background = esc.par("Background", 0.001, userlim=[0.0, 0.03])

# ── Geometry ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# h = sqrt(R^2 - r^2): cap centre lies OUTSIDE the cylinder (positive for barbell)
h_cap = esc.sqrt(esc.pow(cap_radius, 2) - esc.pow(radius, 2))

# Total volume: cylinder rod + 2 * (spherical cap above the cylinder end)
v_cyl = np.pi * esc.pow(radius, 2) * length
v_tot = v_cyl + 2.0 * (
    (2.0 * np.pi / 3.0) * esc.pow(cap_radius, 3)
    + np.pi * (esc.pow(cap_radius, 2) * h_cap - esc.pow(h_cap, 3) / 3.0)
)

# ── Oriented amplitude ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# q_axial  = q * cos(alpha): component along barbell axis
# q_radial = q * sin(alpha): component perpendicular to axis
q_axial  = q * esc.cos(alpha)
q_radial = q * esc.sin(alpha)

# Cylinder amplitude
a_cyl = (np.pi * esc.pow(radius, 2) * length
         * esc.sinc(0.5 * length * q_axial)
         * 2.0 * esc.j1_over_x(radius * q_radial))

# Cap amplitude: integrate over the spherical cap surface parameter t in [-h/R, 1]
cap_arg = cap_radius * q_radial * esc.sqrt(1.0 - esc.pow(t, 2))
a_cap = 2.0 * np.pi * esc.pow(cap_radius, 3) * esc.integral(
    esc.cos(q_axial * (cap_radius * t + h_cap + 0.5 * length))
    * (1.0 - esc.pow(t, 2))
    * 2.0 * esc.j1_over_x(cap_arg),
    t, -h_cap / cap_radius, 1.0,
    numpoints=61, maxiter=5, epsabs=1e-5)

a_tot = a_cyl + a_cap

# ── Powder average ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
i1d = (scale * esc.pow(contrast, 2) / v_tot
       * esc.integral(esc.pow(a_tot, 2) * esc.sin(alpha),
                      alpha, 0.0, np.pi / 2.0,
                      numpoints=61, maxiter=5, epsabs=1e-5)
       + background)
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i1d.device = "cpu"

qs = np.linspace(0.001, 1.0, 300)
i1d.show(coordinates=qs).config(
    title="Barbell — powder average (1D)",
    xlog=True, ylog=True,
    xlabel=f"Q [{esc.angstr}^-1]", ylabel="I(q) [cm^-1]")
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2D oriented scattering (qx, qy)¶

For a fixed orientation $(\theta, \phi)$ the amplitude is evaluated directly at detector coordinates. The barbell axis unit vector is $\hat{\mathbf{u}} = (\sin\theta\cos\phi,\;\sin\theta\sin\phi,\;\cos\theta)$.

$$I_{\mathrm{2D}}(q_x,q_y) = \frac{\mathrm{scale}\cdot\Delta\rho^2}{V}\,(A_{\mathrm{cyl}}+A_{\mathrm{cap}})^2 + \mathrm{background}$$

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qx = esc.var("qx")
qy = esc.var("qy")
t2 = esc.var("t2")   # separate integration variable for 2D (avoids name clash)

theta = esc.par("Theta", 60.0, userlim=[0.0, 180.0], units="deg")
phi   = esc.par("Phi",   60.0, userlim=[0.0, 360.0], units="deg")

deg = np.pi / 180.0
sin_t = esc.sin(theta * deg)
ux = sin_t * esc.cos(phi * deg)
uy = sin_t * esc.sin(phi * deg)

q_sq      = esc.pow(qx, 2) + esc.pow(qy, 2)
q_par_2d  = qx * ux + qy * uy
q_perp_2d = esc.sqrt(q_sq - esc.pow(q_par_2d, 2))

a_cyl_2d = (np.pi * esc.pow(radius, 2) * length
            * esc.sinc(0.5 * length * q_par_2d)
            * 2.0 * esc.j1_over_x(radius * q_perp_2d))

cap_arg_2d = cap_radius * q_perp_2d * esc.sqrt(1.0 - esc.pow(t2, 2))
a_cap_2d = 2.0 * np.pi * esc.pow(cap_radius, 3) * esc.integral(
    esc.cos(q_par_2d * (cap_radius * t2 + h_cap + 0.5 * length))
    * (1.0 - esc.pow(t2, 2))
    * 2.0 * esc.j1_over_x(cap_arg_2d),
    t2, -h_cap / cap_radius, 1.0,
    numpoints=61, maxiter=10)

a_tot_2d = a_cyl_2d + a_cap_2d
i2d = scale * esc.pow(contrast, 2) / v_tot * esc.pow(a_tot_2d, 2) + background

i2d.device = "gpu"

xs = np.linspace(-1.0, 1.0, 300); ys = np.linspace(-1.0, 1.0, 300)
xv, yv = np.meshgrid(xs, ys)
coords_2d = np.column_stack([xv.flatten(), yv.flatten()]).flatten()
i2d.show(coordinates=coords_2d).config(
    title="Barbell — oriented 2D SAXS (qx, qy)",
    xlabel=f"qx [{esc.angstr}^-1]", ylabel=f"qy [{esc.angstr}^-1]",
    cblog=True, colorscale="jet")
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SasView reference model & comparison¶

ESCAPE parameter SasView parameter Notes
contrast * 1e-6 sld - sld_solvent contrast in Å⁻²
radius radius cylinder radius (Å)
cap_radius radius_bell cap sphere radius (Å)
length length cylinder length (Å)
In [5]:
import time
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from sasmodels.core import load_model
from sasmodels.data import empty_data1D
from sasmodels.direct_model import DirectModel

qs = np.linspace(0.001, 1.0, 300).copy()

kernel = load_model("barbell")
f_sas  = DirectModel(empty_data1D(qs), kernel)
sas_pars = dict(scale=1.0, background=0.001,
                sld=4.0, sld_solvent=1.0,
                radius=20.0, radius_bell=40.0, length=400.0)

f_sas(**sas_pars)
i1d.device = "gpu"; i1d(qs[:5])

def timeit(fn, n=5):
    t0 = time.perf_counter()
    for _ in range(n): result = fn()
    return (time.perf_counter() - t0) / n * 1e3, result

t_sas, Iq_sas = timeit(lambda: f_sas(**sas_pars))

i1d.device = "gpu"
t_gpu, Iq_gpu = timeit(lambda: i1d(qs), n=3)
i1d.device = "cpu"
t_cpu, Iq_cpu = timeit(lambda: i1d(qs))
i1d.device = "gpu"

print(f"SASView GPU : {t_sas:.0f} ms")
print(f"ESCAPE GPU : {t_gpu:.0f} ms")
print(f"ESCAPE CPU : {t_cpu:.0f} ms  ({len(qs)} q-pts)")
rel = np.max(np.abs((Iq_gpu - Iq_sas) / Iq_sas)) * 100
print(f"Max relative diff vs SasView: {rel:.2f}%")


esc.overlay(Iq_sas, Iq_gpu, Iq_cpu, coordinates=qs).config(
    xlabel="Q (1/A)", ylabel="I(q) (1/cm)", 
    xlog=True, ylog=True,
    fig_title=f"Barbell I(q) — {len(qs)} pts",
    labels=["SASView", "ESCAPE GPU", "ESCAPE CPU"],
    line_styles=["solid", "dash", "dot"],
    line_widths=[2, 3, 3]
)

C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\ipykernel_63280\3369486187.py:16: UserWarning:

Input array does not own its data (e.g. it is a view or slice); data will be copied


SASView GPU : 10 ms
ESCAPE GPU : 77 ms
ESCAPE CPU : 127 ms  (300 q-pts)
Max relative diff vs SasView: 29.43%
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Note on high-q discrepancy vs SasView¶

The comparison plot shows visible differences at high $q$ (above ~0.5 Å⁻¹) when using fixed-order quadrature (maxiter=0). Switching to adaptive integration (maxiter > 0) eliminates the discrepancy entirely — both CPU and GPU paths converge to the correct answer.

Root cause: the outer powder average has many oscillations¶

The powder average integrand is

$$A^2(q,\alpha)\,\sin\alpha$$

which is dominated by the cylinder sinc term $\operatorname{sinc}\!\left(\tfrac{1}{2}qL\cos\alpha\right)$. For $L = 400$ Å at $q = 0.54$ Å⁻¹, this sinc has $\approx 34$ full oscillations across $[0, \pi/2]$. A fixed-order quadrature rule that does not subdivide the interval cannot accurately integrate such a function.

Numerical evidence¶

Accuracy vs a scipy quad reference (with sinc zero-crossings as breakpoints) over $q \in [0.48, 0.72]$ Å⁻¹:

Method RMS error Max error
SasView (76-pt Gauss-Legendre, fixed) 6.9 % 21.7 %
ESCAPE (61-pt GK, fixed maxiter=0) 3.1 % 9.0 %
ESCAPE (61-pt GK, adaptive maxiter=5) 0.00 % 0.00 %

SasView uses a fixed 76-point GL rule for all models and has no adaptive mode, so its error is irreducible for long cylinders at high $q$. ESCAPE’s adaptive GK bisects the interval until the local error estimate is below tolerance, which is exactly what is needed here.

Note: the ~9% fixed-mode ESCAPE error and ~22% SasView error occur at different $q$ values (the two methods alias the oscillatory integrand differently), which is why the curves appear to diverge rather than shift uniformly.

Why adaptive integration converges with a small stack¶

The GPU adaptive path uses a compile-time-bounded stack of size min(maxiter, 16). Even though the integrand has ~34 oscillation periods, the bisection is greedy — it always splits the subinterval with the largest error estimate. This concentrates refinement where it is needed most, so convergence is achieved with far fewer active subintervals than the number of oscillations.

Recommended settings for long cylinders¶

Use maxiter >= 5 for the outer powder average when $qL \gtrsim 100$:

i1d = scale * contrast**2 / v_tot * esc.integral(
    a_tot**2 * esc.sin(alpha), alpha, 0.0, np.pi/2,
    numpoints=61, maxiter=10, epsabs=1e-5   # adaptive: bisects until converged
) + background

The adaptive path is GPU-JIT compatible, so there is no penalty relative to the fixed-order version.

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