graxpy 0.2.0

X-ray grating simulations

grax

grax is an independent Python package for diffraction-grating simulations in X-ray optics, inspired by RETICOLO v9 and extended with higher-level workflows for practical studies.

Documentation

Full user and API documentation is published online.

• User guide and tutorials: see the project documentation site
• API reference: see the API section in the documentation site

For local docs builds from this repository, use:

tools/build_docs.sh --html

Installation

graxpy supports Python 3.12 and 3.13 only.

python -m pip install graxpy

PyPI project page: https://pypi.org/project/graxpy/0.1.0/

For local editable installs:

python -m pip install -e .

Repository at a glance

• src/grax/: core package source code
• examples/: runnable examples
• docs/: documentation sources

Attribution

grax is inspired by RETICOLO v9. This project is an independent Python implementation and is not an official RETICOLO distribution. RETICOLO is not bundled as part of the public graxpy package distribution.

• RETICOLO DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14631950
• RETICOLO license (CC BY 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

License

Copyright (C) [2026] [Helmholtz-Berlin fur Materialen und Energie GmbH (HZB)]

Licensed under the European Union Public License (EUPL), Version 1.2.

You may not use this work except in compliance with the License.

A copy of the License is available at: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/eupl/eupl-text-eupl-12