Electric Fields - All About

The functions available for electric fields are identical as for magnetic fields, but with the 'bfield' keyword replaced by 'efield'.

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# matplotlib plots inline
%matplotlib inline

# Import the OSCARS SR module
import oscars.sr

# Import OSCARS plots (matplotlib)
from oscars.plots_mpl import *

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# Create a new OSCARS SR object
osr = oscars.sr.sr()

Strong Field

Let's start with a strong field for acceleration making sure the stepsize is small enough.

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# Clear any previous fields and add a constant large field
# in the negative Z-direction
osr.clear_efields()
osr.add_efield_uniform(efield=[0, 0, -10e9])

# Plot the field if you like
plot_efield(osr)
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# Setup an electron beam with zero energy at X=Y=Z=0 (These are all defaults so no arguments given)
osr.set_particle_beam()
osr.set_ctstartstop(0, 1)
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# Calculate trajectory
trajectory = osr.calculate_trajectory()
plot_trajectory_velocity(trajectory)

Proton

Other particle types are also possible, for instance proton. For a full list see the all about particle beams.

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# Setup a proton beam with zero energy at Z=0
osr.set_particle_beam(type='proton')
osr.set_ctstartstop(0, 1)
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# Calculate trajectory
trajectory = osr.calculate_trajectory()
plot_trajectory_velocity(trajectory)