Re: [fluka-discuss]: SPECSOUR card, SDUM SYNC-RAD assistance

From: Andrea Fontana <andrea.fontana_at_pv.infn.it>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019 17:36:02 +0200

Hi Andrew,
    have you also seen the slides given at the latest Advanced course?
(slide 20 perhaps is helpful...)

https://indico.cern.ch/event/489973/contributions/2148893/attachments/1271819/1884943/11_AdvancedSources2016.pdf

Hope this helps,
Andrea

On 15/04/2019 15:44, Andrew Hastings wrote:
>
> FLUKA team,
>
> I’ve read all references to SPECSOUR and SDUM SYNC-RAD that I could
> find in the manual and release notes. Unfortunately, I can’t find any
> references to SYNC-RAD, which is making it difficult to properly
> implement the SPECSOUR card. I have a few questions about the
> following screenshot.
>
> 1.I have 2 equal magnitude, opposite direction magnetic fields I wish
> to see synchrotron radiation from (a turn from +z to +x, and then from
> +x back to +z, each 90 degrees). Will I need 1 or 2 SPECSOUR cards?
>
> 2.Are *Bx* and *By* actual field values, or Pythagorean values? i.e.
> if my entire field for turn one is positive y-axis, does By=1, and
> then for second field By = -1 or is it By = 0.793388 (Tesla) and
> negative for field 2?
>
> 3.*x2, y2, z2: “Coordinates for possible second path”*. Is this the
> declaration of the entrance to another magnetic field of same
> orientation, or something to do with the next step in the electron’s
> track? I don’t understand this portion of the card.
>
> 4.*Cosx2 & cosy2*: I think the answer to question 3 will help me
> understand these entries.
>
> Kindest Regards,
>
> 1465572792562_image003.png
>
> Andrew D. Hastings
>
> Medical Physics and Health Physics Graduate Student (MS)
>
> Louisiana State University
>
> (225)333-8435|ahasti4_at_lsu.edu <mailto:ahasti4_at_lsu.edu>
>

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