LSP User's Manual and Reference
R. E. Clark and T. P. Hughes

• Introduction
  • LSP Simulation Code
  • GLSP Preprocessor
  • P4 Postprocessor
  • Integrated Tiger Series (ITS) Codes
• Conventions
• Running LSP
  • Single-Processor Machines
  • Multiple-Processor Machines
    • Workstation Network
    • DEC Cluster
    • Intel Teraflop
    • ASCIQ
    • IBM-SP2
  • Startup Messages
  • Messages Generated By Errors in Input File
    • Input Parameter Errors
    • Boundary Errors
  • Command File
• Compiling LSP
  • Compiling on Unix and Mac OS X
  • Compiling on MS Windows
  • Error Messages Generated by Incorrect Compilation
    • Data Type Errors
    • Unknown Compiler Directive Errors
    • Incompatible Compiler Directive Errors
  • Compiler Directives
    • CAR_ONE
    • CAR_X_Y
    • CAR_X_Z
    • CARTESIAN
    • CHARGE_DENSITY
    • CHARGE_DEPOSITION
    • COLLISIONAL_PLASMA
    • CURRENT_CORRECTION
    • CURRENTS_OFF
    • CYL_ONE
    • CYL_R_TH
    • CYL_R_Z
    • CYLINDRICAL
    • DELAY_BREAKDOWN
    • DESORPTION_ON
    • DIRECT_IMPLICIT
    • DOUBLE_PRECISION
    • DYNAMIC_FIELDS
    • ENERGY_DEPOSITION
    • EXACT_IMPLICIT
    • EXTENDED_PARTICLES
    • EXTERNAL_BFIELDS
    • EXTERNAL_EFIELDS
    • EXTRA_MOTION
    • FLUID_PHYSICS
    • FLUID_SPECIES=#
    • FREESPACE_PML
    • FRICTIONAL_EFFECTS
    • FULL_SUSCEPTIBILITY
    • IMPLICIT_FIELDS
    • INTER_DOMAIN_TRACKING
    • IONIZATION_ON
    • KELVIN_DEPOSITION
    • LONG_LONG_INT
    • MAGNETIC_DISPERSION
    • MAGNETIC_HYSTERESIS
    • MAGNETOSTATIC
    • MAGNETOSTATIC_FFT2D
    • MAX_RESONANCES=#
    • MAX_SPECIES=#
    • MULTI_PROCESS
    • MUTABLE_SPECIES=#
    • NO_PARTICLES
    • NUMBER_DENSITIES
    • PARTICLE_COLLAPSE
    • PRIMARY_SPECIES=#
    • QUASINEUTRAL_FIELDS
    • SCATTERING_ON
    • SPATIAL_FILTER
    • SPH_ONE
    • SPH_R_TH
    • SPHERICAL
    • STATIC_FIELDS
    • STATIC_FIELDS_FFT2D
    • STIMULUS_DEPOSITION
    • STIMULUS_SPECIES=#
    • SUBCYCLING_ON
    • TEMPORAL_FILTER
    • UNITS_CGS
    • UNITS_MKS
    • USE_CONDUCTIVITY
    • USE_OHMIC_TERMS
    • USE_PERMEABILITY
    • USE_PERMITTIVITY
    • USE_PYTHON
    • USE_SUBCELLS
    • USE_SUBSTRATE
    • USE_QEOS
    • USE_XSEC
    • VOLUME_WEIGHTING
• User Units
  • LSP Units
  • MKS Units
  • CGS Units
• Input Variables
  • Title Input
  • Control Input
    • Temporal Parameters
      • courant_multiplier (real)
      • number_of_steps (integer)
      • time_limit (real)
      • time_step (real)
    • Simulation Restarts
      • dump_restart_flag (flag)
      • maximum_restart_dump_time (real)
      • rename_restart_flag (flag)
      • restart_interval (real)
    • Parallel Processing
      • balance_interval (real)
      • load_balance_flag (flag)
      • number_of_processes (integer)
      • region_balance_flag (flag)
      • initial_balance_flag (flag)
      • override_balance_flag (flag)
      • load_timing_interval (integer)
    • Field Solution and Modification
      • applied_current (real)
      • background_electron_conductivity (real)
      • background_plasma_density (real)
      • cold_test_flag (flag)
      • convergence_iterations (integer)
      • convergence_tolerance (real)
      • dielectric_kill_flag (flag)
      • electric_force_filtering_parameter (real)
      • electric_spatial_filtering_parameter (real)
      • field_advance_flag (flag)
      • field_initialization_flag (flag)
      • ion_conductivity_factor (real)
      • magnetic_force_filtering_parameter (real)
      • magnetic_spatial_filtering_parameter (real)
      • small_radius_exclusion (real)
      • time_bias_coefficient (real)
      • time_bias_iterations (integer)
      • temporal_filtering_parameter (real)
    • Implicit Field Algorithm
      • error_current_filtering_parameter (real)
      • implicit_acceleration_parameter (real)
      • implicit_iterations (integer)
      • implicit_omega_min_factor (real)
      • implicit_subcycles (integer)
      • implicit_tolerance (real)
    • Static Field Algorithm
      • acceleration_parameter (real)
      • potential_iterations (integer)
      • potential_tolerance (real)
    • Particle Collision Algorithm
      • ionization_interval (integer)
      • scattering_interval (integer)
    • Fluid Physics Algorithm
      • fluid_migration_interval (integer)
      • fluid_streaming_factor (real)
      • flux_limit_fraction (real)
      • kinetic_migration_interval (integer)
      • pdv_term_flag (flag)
      • vcrossb_flag (flag)
      • surface_viscosity_flag (flag)
    • Moving Frame Algorithm
      • moving_frame_velocity (real)
      • moving_frame_start_time (real)
    • Diagnostic Output
      • dump_accelerations_flag (flag)
      • dump_bfield_flag (flag)
      • dump_charge_density_flag (flag)
      • dump_conductivity_flag (flag)
      • dump_current_density_flag (flag)
      • dump_energy_deposition_flag (flag)
      • dump_interval (integer)
      • dump_montecarlo_diagnostics_flag (flag)
      • dump_number_densities_flag (flag)
      • dump_ohmic_quantities_flag (flag)
      • dump_plasma_quantities_flag (flag)
      • dump_potential_flag (flag)
      • dump_rbtheta_current_flag (flag)
      • dump_rho_background_flag (flag)
      • dump_steps (integer)
      • dump_substrates_flag (flag)
      • dump_surface_depositions_flag (flag)
      • dump_times (real)
      • dump_velocities_flag (flag)
      • extract_photons_flag (flag)
      • extract_primaries_flag (flag)
      • extract_secondaries_flag (flag)
      • field_movie_components (strings)
      • field_movie_coordinate (string & real)
      • field_movie_interval (integer)
      • particle_movie_components (strings)
      • particle_movie_interval (integer)
      • photon_output_format (string)
      • primary_output_format (string)
      • probe_interval (integer)
      • scalar_movie_components (strings)
      • scalar_movie_coordinate (string & real)
      • scalar_movie_interval (integer)
      • spatial_skip_x (integer)
      • spatial_skip_y (integer)
      • spatial_skip_z (integer)
      • structure_output_format (string)
      • target_movie_interval (integer)
      • target_output_format (string)
    • Numerical Checks and Reports
      • domain_boundary_check (flag)
      • particle_cyclotron_check (flag)
      • particle_motion_check (flag)
      • print_control_flag (flag)
      • print_convergence_flag (flag)
      • print_grid_flag (flag)
      • print_region_flag (flag)
      • dump_timing_flag (flag)
      • report_timing_flag (flag)
  • Grid Input
  • Regions Input
  • Objects Input
    • BLOCK
    • CONE
    • CYLINDER
    • FOIL
    • FUNCTION
    • PARABOLOID
    • PARALLELEPIPED
    • TRILATERAL
    • QUADRILATERAL
    • SOLID
    • SPHERE
    • TORUS
    • WIRE
  • Boundaries Input
    • Outlet Boundaries
      • from to (real)
      • phase_velocity (real)[optional]
      • no_absorption (flag)[optional]
      • drive_model (string)
      • potentials (real)
      • geometry (string)
      • modes (integer)
      • inner_radius (real)
      • outer_radius (real)
      • circuit (integer)[optional]
      • connection_rank (integer)[optional]
      • voltage_measurement (real)
      • temporal_function (integer)[optional]
      • frequency (real)[optional]
      • time_delay (real)[optional]
    • Symmetry Boundaries
    • Periodic Boundaries
    • Freespace Boundaries
  • Potentials Input
  • Materials Input
  • Medium Models Input
    • method (integer)
    • type (string)
    • dielectric_constant (real)[optional]
    • surface_conductivity (real)[optional]
    • permeability (real)[optional]
    • zero_forces_flag (flag)[optional]
    • density (real)
    • transparency (real)[optional]
    • temperature (real)[optional]
    • gas_material (string)
    • air_model (string)[optional]
    • water_content (real)[optional]
    • diffusion_length (real)[optional]
    • species (integer)[optional]
    • gas_density (real)
    • spatial_function (integer)[optional]
    • reference_point (real)[optional]
    • spatial_flags (flag)[optional]
    • conductivity (flag)[optional]
    • electron_density (real)[optional]
    • polar_angle (string & real)[optional]
    • azimuthal_angle (string & real)[optional]
    • extract_photons_flag (flag)[optional]
    • extract_primaries_flag (flag)[optional]
    • extract_secondaries_flag (flag)[optional]
    • collision_energies (integer)
    • minimum_energy (real)
    • maximum_energy (real)
    • components (string)
    • method 0
    • method 1
      • thickness (real)[optional]
      • scattering (flag)
      • scatter_angles (integer)
      • poloidal_angles (integer)
      • energy_loss (flag)
    • method 2
      • primary_probability (real)
      • electron_probability (real)
      • positron_probability (real)
      • primary_data_file (string)
      • electron_data_file (string)
      • positron_data_file (string)
    • method 3
      • backscatter_data_file (string)
    • method 4
      • xgen_data_file (string)
      • photon_cutoff_energy (real)
  • Circuit Models Input
    • segments
    • elements
    • junctions
    • termination (string)[optional]
    • capacitance (real)[optional]
    • inductance (real)[optional]
    • resistance (real)[optional]
    • resistance_function (integer)[optional]
    • voltage (real)[optional]
    • voltage_function (integer)[optional]
    • startup_time (real)[optional]
    • frequency (real)[optional]
    • impedance_product_function (integer)[optional]
  • Volume Models Input
    • conductivity
    • dielectric
    • dipole
    • ferrite
    • hysteresis
    • paramagnetic
  • Liner Models Input
  • Subgrid Models Input
  • Substrate Models Input
  • External Fields Input
    • type (string)
    • field (string)
    • format (string)[optional]
    • from to (real)[optional]
    • reference_point (real)[optional]
    • alignment_axis (string)[optional]
    • symmetry_direction (string)[optional]
    • order (integer)[optional]
    • temporal_function (integer)[optional]
  • Particle Species Input
    • charge (real)
    • mass (real)
    • atomic_number (real)[optional]
    • fluid_species_flag (flag)[optional]
    • migrant_species_flag (flag)[optional]
    • implicit_species_flag (flag)[optional]
    • particle_motion_flag (flag)[optional]
    • particle_forces_option (string)[optional]
      • transverse_weighting_flag (flag)[optional]
    • particle_kinematics_option (string)[optional]
    • montecarlo_scattering_flag (flag)[optional]
    • implicit_filtering_parameter (real)[optional]
    • selection_ratio (integer)[optional]
  • Particle Creation Input
    • Particle Creation Parameters
      • from to (real)
      • normal (string)
      • interval (integer)
      • species (integer)
      • electron_species (integer)
      • discrete_numbers (integer)[optional]
      • centroid1&2_function (integer) [optional]
      • reference_point (real)
      • drift_momentum (real)
      • drift_velocity (real)
      • random (flag)
      • medium (integer)[optional]
      • charge_factor (real)[optional]
      • thermal_energy (real)[optional]
      • slice_times (integer)[optional]
      • movie_tag (integer)[optional]
      • movie_fraction (real)[optional]
    • emission (child-langmuir)
      • from to (real)
      • inclusion (string)[optional]
      • threshold (real)
      • breakdown_function (integer)[optional]
      • surface_factor (real)[optional]
    • emission (field-limited)
    • emission (source-limited)
    • emission (stimulated)
      • from to (real)
      • stimulating_species (integer)[optional]
      • charge_factor (real)[optional]
    • injection
      • from to (real)
      • temporal_function (integer)
      • spatial_function (integer)
      • radius_function (integer)[optional]
      • spatial_momentum_function (integer)
      • temporal_momentum_function (integer)
      • spatial_flags (flag)
      • deflection1&2_angle (real)[optional]
      • deflection1&2_function (integer)[optional]
      • convergence (flag)
      • focal_length (real)
      • rotation (flag)
      • omega (real)
    • secondary
      • from to (real)
      • speciesA (integer)[optional]
      • medium (integer)
    • backscatter
      • from to (real)
    • desorption
      • from to (real)
      • ion_species (integer)[optional]
      • stimulated_ion_fraction (real)[optional]
      • thermal_ion_fraction (real)[optional]
      • electron_species (integer)[optional]
      • monolayers (real)
      • threshold (string & real)[optional]
      • binding_energy (real)
      • maximum_desorption_rate (real)
      • stimulated_cross_section (real)
      • sampling_rate (real)[optional]
      • minimum_charge (real)[optional]
    • ionization
      • from to (real)
      • species (integer)
      • ionization_factors (real)[optional]
      • production_rates (real)[optional]
    • higherstate
      • from to (real)
      • ionization_potential (real)
      • cross_sections (real)
    • photoionization
      • model (string)
      • from to (real)
      • species (integer)
      • production_factor (real)
      • reference_point (real)
      • source_radius (real)
      • ionization_potential (real)
      • temporal_function (integer)
      • cross_section_file (string)
    • plasma
      • from to (real)
      • density_function (integer)
      • momentum_function (integer)[optional]
      • x_dependent_function (integer)[optional]
      • y_dependent_function (integer)[optional]
      • z_dependent_function (integer)[optional]
      • density_flags (flag)
      • momentum_flags (flag)
      • rotation (flag)
      • random_energy_function (integer)[optional]
    • excitation
      • from to (real)
      • conversion_rate (real)
      • temporal_function (integer)[optional]
      • sampling_rate (real)[optional]
    • fragmentation
      • from to (real)
      • first_product_species (integer)
      • second_product_species (integer)
      • cross_sections (real)
    • fileread
      • from to (real)
      • particle_data_file (string)
      • temporal_function (integer)
      • recycle_time (real)
    • fission
      • from to (real)
      • maximum_number (integer)
    • trajectory
      • charge_weight (integer)
      • episodes
      • select (integer)
  • Particle Collapse Input
    • interval (integer)
    • threshold (integer)
    • maximum_number (integer)
    • tolerance (real)
    • lower_cutoff (real)
    • upper_cutoff (real)
  • Particle Migration Input
    • hybrid_kinetic_species (integer)
    • hybrid_fluid_species (integer)
    • hybrid_kinetic_species_movie_tag (integer)
    • hybrid_fluid_species_movie_tag (integer)
    • transition_ratio (real)
  • Particle Extraction Input
  • Particle Interaction Input
  • Particle Diagnostics Input
  • Particle Targets Input
  • Functions Input
  • Probes Input
    • Point Probes
    • Integrated Probes
    • Particle-Measurement Probes
    • Particle-Slice Probes
    • Global Particle Probes
    • Global Energy Probes
    • Global Medium Probes
    • Convergence Probes
    • Performance Probes
    • Circuit Model Probes
• File Formats
  • Method 2 Scattering File
  • Method 3 Backscattering File
  • Method 4 Cross Section File
  • BFIELD Magnetic Field File
  • ATHETA Magnetic Field File
  • MAG3D Magnetic Field File
  • MAFCO Magnetic Field File
  • Fileread Particle File
  • Particle Interaction Data File
  • Primary Output Data File
  • Photon Output Data File
  • Hysteresis Data File
• Utilities
  • Perleval Preprocessor
  • Renumber Utility
• References
• General Index

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