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diff --git a/Docs/source/usage/examples.rst b/Docs/source/usage/examples.rst index 88be580fd..c21904161 100644 --- a/Docs/source/usage/examples.rst +++ b/Docs/source/usage/examples.rst @@ -69,13 +69,22 @@ Uniform plasma Capacitive discharge -------------------- -The Monte-Carlo collision (MCC) model can be used to simulate capacitive discharges between parallel plates. The implementation has been tested against the benchmark results from Turner et. al. in `Phys. Plasmas 20, 013507, 2013 <https://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.4775084>`_. The figure below shows a comparison of the ion density as calculated in WarpX (in June 2021) compared to the literature results (which can be found `here <https://aip.scitation.org/doi/suppl/10.1063/1.4775084>`__). An input file with parameters for the 1st case is given below except the total simulation steps have been reduced. +The Monte-Carlo collision (MCC) model can be used to simulate electron and ion collisions with a neutral background gas. In particular this can be used to study capacitive discharges between parallel plates. The implementation has been tested against the benchmark results from Turner et al. in `Phys. Plasmas 20, 013507, 2013 <https://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.4775084>`_. The figure below shows a comparison of the ion density as calculated in WarpX (in June 2021) compared to the literature results (which can be found `here <https://aip.scitation.org/doi/suppl/10.1063/1.4775084>`__). .. figure:: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/40245517/123883650-4f614680-d8fe-11eb-9302-92a282191e8f.png :alt: MCC benchmark against Turner et. al. (2013). :width: 80% -* :download:`test case 1 <../../../Examples/Physics_applications/capacitive_discharge/inputs_2d>` +An input file to reproduce the benchmark calculations is linked below. +To run a given case ``-n``, from 1 to 4, execute: + + .. code-block:: bash + + python3 PICMI_inputs_1d.py -n 1 + +Once the simulation completes an output file ``avg_ion_density.npy`` will be created which can be compared to the literature results as in the plot above. Running case 1 on 4 processors takes roughly 20 minutes to complete. + +* :download:`input file <../../../Examples/Physics_applications/capacitive_discharge/PICMI_inputs_1d.py>` .. note:: |