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diff --git a/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst b/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst index 176a2b6ed..0039007ce 100644 --- a/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst +++ b/Docs/source/usage/parameters.rst @@ -2132,10 +2132,26 @@ Reduced Diagnostics * ``FieldProbe`` This type computes the value of each component of the electric and magnetic fields - and of the Poynting vector (a measure of electromagnetic flux) at a point in the domain. - The point where the fields are measured is specified through the input parameters - ``<reduced_diags_name>.x_probe``, ``<reduced_diags_name>.y_probe`` and - ``<reduced_diags_name>.z_probe``. + and of the Poynting vector (a measure of electromagnetic flux) at points in the domain. + + Multiple geometries for point probes can be specified via ``<reduced_diags_name>.probe_geometry = ...``: + + * ``Point`` (default): a single point + * ``Line``: a line of points with equal spacing + * ``Plane``: a plane of points with equal spacing + + **Point**: The point where the fields are measured is specified through the input parameters ``<reduced_diags_name>.x_probe``, ``<reduced_diags_name>.y_probe`` and ``<reduced_diags_name>.z_probe``. + + **Line**: probe a 1 dimensional line of points to create a line detector. + Initial input parameters ``x_probe``, ``y_probe``, and ``z_probe`` designate one end of the line detector, while the far end is specified via ``<reduced_diags_name>.x1_probe``, ``<reduced_diags_name>.y1_probe``, ``<reduced_diags_name>.z1_probe``. + Additionally, ``<reduced_diags_name>.resolution`` must be defined to give the number of detector points along the line (equally spaced) to probe. + + **Plane**: probe a 2 dimensional plane of points to create a square plane detector. + Initial input parameters ``x_probe``, ``y_probe``, and ``z_probe`` designate the center of the detector. + The detector plane is normal to a vector specified by ``<reduced_diags_name>.target_normal_x``, ``<reduced_diags_name>.target_normal_y``, and ``<reduced_diags_name>.target_normal_z``. + The top of the plane is perpendicular to an "up" vector denoted by ``<reduced_diags_name>.target_up_x``, ``<reduced_diags_name>.target_up_y``, and ``<reduced_diags_name>.target_up_z``. + The detector has a square radius to be determined by ``<reduced_diags_name>.detector_radius``. + Similarly to the line detector, the plane detector requires a resolution ``<reduced_diags_name>.resolution``, which denotes the number of detector particles along each side of the square detector. The output columns are the value of the :math:`E_x` field, @@ -2157,7 +2173,6 @@ Reduced Diagnostics Integrated electric and magnetic field components can instead be obtained by specifying ``<reduced_diags_name>.integrate == true``. - * ``RhoMaximum`` This type computes the maximum and minimum values of the total charge density as well as the maximum absolute value of the charge density of each charged species. |