Remove Electron Beam from 1D Test

Author: EZoni

Examples/Physics_applications/laser_acceleration/PICMI_inputs_1d.py

@@ -51,31 +51,6 @@
     name = 'electrons',
     initial_distribution = uniform_distribution)
 
-# Particles: beam electrons
-q_tot = 1e-12
-x_m = 0.
-y_m = 0.
-z_m = -28e-06
-x_rms = 0.5e-06
-y_rms = 0.5e-06
-z_rms = 0.5e-06
-ux_m = 0.
-uy_m = 0.
-uz_m = 500.
-ux_th = 2.
-uy_th = 2.
-uz_th = 50.
-gaussian_bunch_distribution = picmi.GaussianBunchDistribution(
-    n_physical_particles = q_tot / q_e,
-    rms_bunch_size = [x_rms, y_rms, z_rms],
-    rms_velocity = [c*ux_th, c*uy_th, c*uz_th],
-    centroid_position = [x_m, y_m, z_m],
-    centroid_velocity = [c*ux_m, c*uy_m, c*uz_m])
-beam = picmi.Species(
-    particle_type = 'electron',
-    name = 'beam',
-    initial_distribution = gaussian_bunch_distribution)
-
 # Laser
 e_max = 16e12
 position_z = 9e-06
@@ -127,11 +102,6 @@
     electrons,
     layout = picmi.GriddedLayout(grid = grid, n_macroparticle_per_cell = [10]))
 
-# Add beam electrons
-sim.add_species(
-    beam,
-    layout = picmi.PseudoRandomLayout(grid = grid, n_macroparticles = 100))
-
 # Add laser
 sim.add_laser(
     laser,

Regression/Checksum/benchmarks_json/Python_LaserAcceleration_1d.json

@@ -1,13 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "beam": {
-    "particle_cpu": 0.0,
-    "particle_id": 0.0,
-    "particle_momentum_x": 0.0,
-    "particle_momentum_y": 0.0,
-    "particle_momentum_z": 0.0,
-    "particle_position_x": 0.0,
-    "particle_weight": 0.0
-  },
   "electrons": {
     "particle_cpu": 0.0,
     "particle_id": 0.0,
@@ -18,15 +9,15 @@
     "particle_weight": 0.0
   },
   "lev=0": {
-    "Bx": 178038.73328943978,
-    "By": 21.80404352678598,
+    "Bx": 178016.7504669478,
+    "By": 0.0,
     "Bz": 0.0,
-    "Ex": 6500587789.693293,
-    "Ey": 40880870929309.17,
-    "Ez": 2526222236149.224,
-    "jx": 1073234194657.4467,
-    "jy": 33548056437319.6,
-    "jz": 1542998901893716.0,
-    "rho": 18186572.727098644
+    "Ex": 0.0,
+    "Ey": 40878227583310.83,
+    "Ez": 568254685.6950157,
+    "jx": 0.0,
+    "jy": 30442928969125.46,
+    "jz": 1108530282155.6707,
+    "rho": 3127749.1976868743
   }
-}
+}