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diff --git a/Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst b/Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst index cce6b6224..01be6384c 100644 --- a/Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst +++ b/Docs/source/running_cpp/parameters.rst @@ -278,6 +278,10 @@ Particle initialization and optional argument ``<species_name>.do_symmetrize`` (whether to symmetrize the beam in the x and y directions). + * ``external_file``: inject macroparticles with properties (charge, mass, position, and momentum) according to data in external file. + It requires the additional argument ``<species_name>.injection_file``, which is the string corresponding to the OpenPMD file name. + When using this style, it is not necessary to add other ``<species_name>.(...)`` paramters, because they will be read directly from the file. + * ``<species_name>.num_particles_per_cell_each_dim`` (`3 integers in 3D and RZ, 2 integers in 2D`) With the NUniformPerCell injection style, this specifies the number of particles along each axis within a cell. Note that for RZ, the three axis are radius, theta, and z and that the recommended |