Overview of included tools

The tools described below can be found in the tools folder. For all the Python-based tools, executate them with a -h argument to see how they can be used.

plot_log_file.py

This script can be used to get a quick look at streamer properties (position, velocity, maximal field) from one or more log files. It also shows how to conveniently parse log files.

plot_log_xy.py

This script can be used to plot two quantities from a log file against each other, for example the maximal field as a function of time.

chemistry_visualize_rates.py

This script can be used to visualize (and study) the most important chemical reactions during a simulation.

absorption_function.py

This script can be used to generate coefficients for Helmholtz-based photoionization approximations, which can be important when using gases other than air.

Visit scripts

There are multiple scripts that can help to get data from Silo files. These can be executed in the following way:

  visit -nowin -cli -s <path to script> <script arguments>

visit_integrate_conditional.py: volume integration, but with a conditional
visit_integrate_region.py: volume integration over a region
visit_integrate_volume_overTime.py: volume integration over time
visit_lineout.py: perform a lineout
visit_plot_dataOverTime.py: get data at a point over time