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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Source/Particles/PhysicalParticleContainer.cpp b/Source/Particles/PhysicalParticleContainer.cpp
index e89d537b6..7010da425 100644
--- a/Source/Particles/PhysicalParticleContainer.cpp
+++ b/Source/Particles/PhysicalParticleContainer.cpp
@@ -307,17 +307,34 @@ PhysicalParticleContainer::AddGaussianBeam(Real x_m, Real y_m, Real z_m,
}
void
-PhysicalParticleContainer::AddPlasmaFromFile(const std::string s_f)
+PhysicalParticleContainer::AddPlasmaFromFile(const std::string s_f, amrex::Real q_tot)
{
#ifdef WARPX_USE_OPENPMD
openPMD::Series series = openPMD::Series(s_f, openPMD::AccessType::READ_ONLY);
amrex::Print() << "openPMD standard version " << series.openPMD() << "\n";
+ AMREX_ALWAYS_ASSERT_WITH_MESSAGE(series.iterations.size() == 1u, "External "
+ "file should contain only one iteration\n");
openPMD::Iteration& i = series.iterations[1];
- amrex::Print() << "File contains " << i.particles.size() << " specie(s):" << "\n";
- for( auto const& ps : i.particles ) {
- amrex::Print() << "\t" << ps.first << "\n";
- }
+
+ AMREX_ALWAYS_ASSERT_WITH_MESSAGE(i.particles.size() == 1u, "External file "
+ "should contain only one species\n");
+ std::pair<std::string,openPMD::ParticleSpecies> ps = *i.particles.begin();
+
+ //TODO: In future PRs will add AMREX_ALWAYS_ASSERT_WITH_MESSAGE to test if mass and charge are both const
+ amrex::Real p_m = ps.second["mass"][openPMD::RecordComponent::SCALAR].loadChunk<amrex::Real>().get()[0];
+ amrex::Real p_q = ps.second["charge"][openPMD::RecordComponent::SCALAR].loadChunk<amrex::Real>().get()[0];
+ int npart = ps.second["position"]["x"].getExtent()[0];
+ series.flush();
+
+ mass = p_m*PhysConst::mevpc2_kg;
+ charge = p_q*PhysConst::q_e;
+ Real const weight = q_tot/(charge*amrex::Real(npart));
+
+ amrex::Print() << npart << " parts of species " << ps.first << "\nWith"
+ << " mass = " << mass << " and charge = " << charge << "\nTo initialize "
+ << npart << " macroparticles with weight " << weight << "\n";
+
amrex::Print()<<"WARNING: this is WIP, no particle has been injected!!";
#endif
return;
@@ -380,7 +397,8 @@ PhysicalParticleContainer::AddParticles (int lev)
}
if (plasma_injector->external_file) {
- AddPlasmaFromFile(plasma_injector->str_injection_file);
+ AddPlasmaFromFile(plasma_injector->str_injection_file,
+ plasma_injector->q_tot);
return;
}