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  • VSim Release Notes
    • New and Updated VSim 10.1 Features
      • VSim Computational Engine (Vorpal)
      • VSim Examples
      • VSim Graphical User Interface (VSimComposer)
    • New and Updated VSim 10.0 Features
      • VSim Computational Engine (Vorpal)
      • VSim Examples
      • VSim Macros and Translator
      • VSim Analyzers
      • VSim Graphical User Interface (VSimComposer)
    • New and Updated VSim 9.0 Features
      • VSim Computational Engine (Vorpal)
      • VSim Analyzers
      • VSimComposer
      • VSim Documentation
      • VSim Examples
      • VSim Distribution and Licensing
    • VSim 9.0 Bug Fixes
      • VSim Computational Engine (Vorpal) Bug Fixes
      • Visual Setup Bug Fixes
    • New and Updated VSim 8.2 Features
      • VSim Computational Engine (Vorpal)
      • VSim Graphical User Interface (VSimComposer)
      • VSim Macros and Translator
      • Other
    • Known Issues in VSim 8.2
    • New and Updated VSim 8.1 Features
      • VSim Computational Engine (Vorpal)
      • VSim Examples
      • VSim Macros and Translator
      • VSim Analyzers
      • VSim Graphical User Interface (VSimComposer)
      • Other
    • Known Issues in VSim 8.1
    • New and Updated VSim 8.0 Features
      • VSim Computational Engine (Vorpal)
      • VSim Examples
      • VSim Macros
      • VSim Analyzers
      • VSim Graphical User Interface (VSimComposer)
      • Other
    • Known Issues in VSim 8.0
    • Deprecated Features for VSim 8.0
      • VSim Computational Engine (Vorpal)
      • Attributes Deprecated in Version 8.0
      • Features Deprecated in Version 8.0
    • Attributes Deprecated in Version 7.0
    • Deprecated in Version 6.0
      • Attributes
      • VorpalView
    • Deprecated in Version 5.2
    • Deprecated in Version 5.0
      • Attributes
      • Blocks
    • Attributes Deprecated in Version 4.2
    • Attributes Deprecated in Version 4.0
    • Attribute Deprecated in Version 2.0
  • VSim Installation
    • Overview
    • Installation Details
      • What is Installed with VSim?
      • VSim System Requirements
      • VSim Installation Instructions
      • VSim Documentation
      • VSim Release Notes
      • Software Licensing
    • Trademarks and licensing
  • VSim User Guide
    • Overview
      • What is VSimComposer?
      • VSim Capabilities
    • Starting VSimComposer
      • Running Locally
      • Running VSimComposer On a Remote Computer System
      • Visualizing Remote Data
      • Welcome Window
    • Creating or Opening a Simulation
      • Starting a Simulation
    • Menus and Menu Items
      • File Menu
      • Edit Menu
      • View Menu
      • Help Menu
      • Tools/VSimComposer Menu (Settings/Preferences)
    • Simulation Concepts
      • Simulation Concepts Introduction
      • Grids
      • Geometries
      • Electric and Magnetic Fields
      • Particles
      • Reactions
      • Histories
    • Visual Setup
      • Setup Window for Visual-setup Simulations
      • Navigation Pane and Simulation Files
      • Elements Tree
    • Text Setup
      • Introduction to Text Setup
      • Setup Basics
      • Text-based (.pre) Input File Structure
    • Executing the Computational Engine (Vorpal)
      • Running Vorpal within VSimComposer
      • Running Vorpal from the Command Line
      • Running Vorpal on a Cluster using a Queuing System
    • Output Data
      • HDF5 Format Data Output Files
      • Dumping Fields, Particles, and GridBoundaries
      • Change the Names of Output Files
      • Displaying the Content of .h5 Files
      • General Structure of Simulation Output .h5 Files
      • Columns in Particle Simulation .h5 Output Files
      • HDFView Example Simulation .h5 Output File Illustration
    • Data Analysis
      • Overview of Using Analyzers
    • Visualization
      • Introduction to the Visualize Window
      • Select the Visualize Icon from the Icon Panel
      • Data View Pull-down Menu
      • Standard Controls Available Across Multiple Views
      • Data Overview
      • Field Analysis
      • History
      • Phase Space
      • Binning
    • Troubleshooting
      • Troubleshooting Electrostatic Simulations
      • Troubleshooting Electromagnetic Simulations
      • Troubleshooting Visual Setup Crashes
      • Troubleshooting Plasma Density
      • Troubleshooting Missing Secondary Particles
      • Troubleshooting Crashes During Stepping of Particle Simulations
      • Troubleshooting Performance
      • Troubleshooting MPI failure to start on OSX
      • Troubleshooting Windows Permissions
      • Troubleshooting VSimComposer Visualization
    • Advanced Simulation Topics
      • Running a Parameter Sweep in VSim/Vorpal
      • Selecting Solvers and Solver Parameters
    • Glossary
    • Trademarks and licensing
  • VSim Examples
    • Overview
    • VSim for Basic Physics Examples
      • Basic Examples
      • Basic Examples (text-based setup)
    • VSim for Electromagnetics Examples
      • Antennas
      • Electrostatics
      • Photonics
      • Photonics (text-based setup)
      • Scattering
      • Scattering (text-based setup)
      • Other EM
      • Other EM (text-based setup)
    • VSim for Microwave Device Examples
      • Cavities and Waveguides
      • Cavities and Waveguides (text-based setup)
      • Radiation Generation
      • Multipacting
      • EmissionT (text-based setup)
      • Other
    • VSim for Plasma Acceleration Examples
      • Beam Driven
      • Beam Driven (text-based setup)
      • Laser Driven
      • Laser Driven (text-based setup)
    • VSim for Plasma Discharges Examples
      • Capacitively Coupled
      • Capacitively Coupled (text-based setup)
      • DC Plasmas
      • Ion Sources
      • Processes
      • Spacecraft
      • Spacecraft (text-based setup)
      • Sputtering
    • Trademarks and licensing
  • VSim Customization
    • Overview
    • Macros
      • Basics of Macro Definition and Usage
    • Analyzers
      • Custom Analyzers
      • Custom Analyzers Reference & Examples
      • Import your own analysis script
      • VsHdf5 User Guide
      • TxPyUtils User Guide
    • Trademarks and licensing
  • VSim Reference
    • Overview
      • The Structure of the Reference Manual
    • Visual Setup
      • Description
      • Constants
      • Parameters
      • Basic Settings
      • Functions
      • SpaceTimeFunctions
      • Materials
      • Geometries
      • Grids
      • Field Dynamics
      • Particle Dynamics
      • Collisions
      • Histories
    • Text Setup
      • Global Variables
      • Grid
      • Decomposition
      • GridBoundary
      • EM Field
      • ComboEmField Block
      • Multifield
      • ScalarDepositor and VectorDepositor
      • SumRhoJ
      • Fluid
      • Species
      • Reactions
      • ImpactCollider / ImpactCollision
      • Monte Carlo Interactions (DEPRECATED)
      • History
      • External Circuit Model
      • Functions
      • Slab Block
      • Macros
      • Postprocessing Tools
    • Engine (Vorpal) Execution
      • Vorpal Command Line Options
      • Customizing Environment Variables
    • Analyzers
      • Guide to Analyzers
      • Available Analyzers
    • Trademarks and licensing
• Current Topic
  • Particle Dynamics
    • Kinetic Particles
    • Fluids