[Gate-users] Meaning of attachTo in phase space source

[Stathis Kamperis]

Thanks David!

So attaching phase space in some volume V was meant to be used when
writing phase space files (rather than reading them), if I understand
correctly.

-Stathis

On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 11:01 PM, David Sarrut
<David.Sarrut at creatis.insa-lyon.fr> wrote:
> Hello Stathis,
>
> - to attach the phase space (with the attachTo command) to a volume V means
> that particles information will be stored in the phase space only when they
> reach the volume V
>
> - in your question you may refer to the "useVolumeFrame" flag ? If the flag
> is off (default) the particle coordinates are expressed in Gate world
> coordinate system. I the flag is on, the particle coordinates are expressed
> in the volume V coordinate system. It means that when using the phase space
> as a source, if you change the position of the volume V, particle will also
> be moved. This is not the case if the flag is off.
>
> David
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 1:32 PM, David Sarrut <david.sarrut at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Stathis,
>>
>> - to attach the phase space (with the attachTo command) to a volume V
>> means that particles information will be stored in the phase space only when
>> they reach the volume V
>>
>> - in your question you may refer to the "useVolumeFrame" flag ? If the
>> flag is off (default) the particle coordinates are expressed in Gate world
>> coordinate system. I the flag is on, the particle coordinates are expressed
>> in the volume V coordinate system. It means that when using the phase space
>> as a source, if you change the position of the volume V, particle will also
>> be moved. This is not the case if the flag is off.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> > Le 23 avr. 2014 à 01:08, Stathis Kamperis <ekamperi at gmail.com> a écrit :
>> >
>> > Hi people,
>> >
>> > how does attaching to world vs. attaching to some plane differs in the
>> > context of phase space source files ? Is attaching to plane only
>> > useful for moving sources ?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> > Stathis
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