Hi Stefan,
My understanding is that the direction cosine is defined as cos(angle) where the angle is between the field vector and which ever axis the direction cosine is relative too. In my problem the field vector is 14 degrees from the z axis and 104 degrees from the x axis, hence my values of 0.97 and 0.242.
The B field intensity is positive at negative values of z in this model as the solenoid that creates the field starts at z=-250cm.
Here are plots from FLAIR showing the field vector and B value which looks as I expect it to[cid:image001.jpg_at_01D4A6D6.3602EAC0][cid:image002.jpg_at_01D4A6D6.3602EAC0]
Thankyou
Tristan
From: Stefan Roesler <Stefan.Roesler_at_cern.ch>
Sent: 07 January 2019 17:29
To: Davenne, Tristan (STFC,RAL,TECH) <tristan.davenne_at_stfc.ac.uk>; 'fluka-discuss_at_fluka.org' <fluka-discuss_at_fluka.org>
Subject: RE: FLUKA model with magnetic field - TIMED OUT error
Hi Tristan
Just looking at the magfld routine your magnetic field intensity and direction cosines look strange:
Are you sure B is always larger than zero (e.g. at very negative Z) ? The returned direction cosines are not normalized either..
Can you please verify before I go further?
Cheers
Stefan
BTY = 0.D+00
* solenoid field is at 14 degrees to target
vcos14=0.970
vsin14=0.242
* find B as a function of x and z positions (x and z are perpendicular and aligned with the target respectively)
zcl=Z*vcos14-X*vsin14
if (zcl.lt.50) then
B=2.5+1*((zcl-50)/100+2.5)
endif
if (zcl.ge.50) then
B=5-2.5*(zcl/100)
endif
* define direction cosines
BTZ=vcos14
BTX=vsin14
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Sent: 07 January 2019 16:43
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Subject: [fluka-discuss]: FLUKA model with magnetic field - TIMED OUT error
Dear FLUKA experts,
I am running a FLUKA model with a user routine for the magnetic field. The user routine appears to be correctly compiled and I can view the magnetic field in FLAIR geometry plot and it looks as I expect. Half way through the simulation FLAIR reports that it has "timed out" and does not write a results file. I find it is filling up my available disc space with huge multi Giga Byte files. I think it is the huge files that may be causing the time out problem.
Can anyone explain why this is happening and what I could do to get my simulation to work normally?
I attach the input file and the magnetic field user routine.
Many Thanks
Tristan
Tristan Davenne
Applied Science Division
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Chilton
Oxon
OX11 0QX
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