openmc.SourceBase¶

class openmc.SourceBase(strength=1.0)[source]¶

Base class for external sources

Parameters

strength (float) – Strength of the source

Variables

type ({'independent', 'file', 'compiled'}) – Indicator of source type.
strength (float) – Strength of the source

classmethod from_xml_element(elem: Element, meshes=None) → SourceBase[source]¶

Generate source from an XML element

Parameters

elem (lxml.etree._Element) – XML element
meshes (dict) – Dictionary with mesh IDs as keys and openmc.MeshBase instances as values

Returns

Source generated from XML element

Return type

openmc.SourceBase

abstract populate_xml_element(element)[source]¶

Add necessary source information to an XML element

to_xml_element() → Element[source]¶

Return XML representation of the source