plsource.inp { Helmut Pedit's input file (actually a variation) Ignition of a plasma. } Region { Grid { J = 10 x1s = 0.0 x1f = 0.03 n1 = 1.0 K = 10 x2s = 0.0 x2f = 0.05 n2 = 1.0 Rule { Limit n1 < 0.25 Fatal -- n1 < 0.25 grid spacing too nonuniform to ensure accuracy } Rule { Algebra J * K > 10000 Warning -- J*K >= 10000 may mean memory problems! } } Control { dt = 1.0E-11 Rule { Limit dt <= 0.0 Fatal -- time step must be positive } ElectrostaticFlag = 1 BoltzmannFlag = 0 } MCC { gas = Ar pressure = .025 eSpecies = electrons iSpecies = ions } Species { name = electrons m = 9.11E-31 q = -1.6e-19 collisionModel = 1 } Species { name = ions m = 6.68e-29 q = 1.6e-19 collisionModel = 2 } BeamEmitter { speciesName = electrons j1 = 0 k1 = 0 j2 = 0 k2 = 5 normal = 1 I = 2 a0 = 0 a1 = 1 C = 1 trise = 1e-6 thetadot = 0.0 np2c = 1e7 temperature = 4e5 } Conductor { j1 = 0 k1 = 5 j2 = 0 k2 = 10 normal = 1 } Conductor { j1 = 0 k1 = 10 j2 = 10 k2 = 10 normal = -1 } Equipotential { C = 20 tfall = 5e-9 tpulse = 1e-6 a0 = 1 a1 = 3 j1 = 10 k1 = 2 j2 = 10 k2 = 10 normal = -1 } Dielectric { j1 = 10 k1 = 0 j2 = 10 k2 = 2 normal = -1 er = 1.0 QuseFlag = 0 nxbins = 10 nenergybins = 20 energy_min = 0 energy_max = 30 name = Aperture } CylindricalAxis { j1 = 0 k1 = 0 j2 = 10 k2 = 0 normal = 1 } }