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Particle-in-cell code for plasma physics simulations
https://epochpic.github.io
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pB nuclear reaction #560

Open phy-ak opened 1 year ago

phy-ak commented 1 year ago

Whether the alpha particle can be visualised using EPOCH for the proton boron nuclear reaction?

Status-Mirror commented 1 year ago

Hey @Arun-lime,

The latest EPOCH release (the version on this webpage) doesn't include any nuclear fusion packages, so it wouldn't simulate proton-boron fusion.

We do have some private branches where some fusion packages are included - have you been given access to one of those?

Cheers, Stuart

phy-ak commented 1 year ago

Dear Stuart, Could you please mention those private branches where fusion packages are included ?. I dont have access for them. Can I get the access please? Basically i need to see alpha particle spectrum and its angular distritbution. Moreover in this paper https://journals.aps.org/prapplied/pdf/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.20.034053 they have used EPOCH, but not mentioned about how the alpha particle have been generated.

Status-Mirror commented 1 year ago

The group in the paper you reference haven't reached out to us, so we don't have a copy of their physics package. Our fusion packages are still in the development phase, and I'm not sure anyone has implemented proton-boron fusion on our side.

I would advise contacting the correspondance author on that paper to see if they can give you access to their code. If they wanted to set up a pull request, I may be able to merge their fusion package into the official release here.

Cheers, Stuart

phy-ak commented 1 year ago

Dear Stuart, Could you please let me know how can I get the access for some private branches (mentioned above) related to fusion packages which you have ?

Status-Mirror commented 11 months ago

Hey @Arun-lime

The private branches aren't in a state for public use yet, unfortunately - they need further work.

Our developer time is currently focused on other projects, so I wouldn't expect a fusion package from us in the near future. Are you unable to contact the authors of the paper you sent?

Apologies, Stuart

phy-ak commented 11 months ago

Dear Stuart, I have mail the authors, but no response from them. Could you please help me on it?