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Relativistic kinetic energy from Smilei output
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| def ekin(p_r, m_r = 1, to_MeV = True): | |
| """ compute relativistic kinetic energy from Smilei momentum and mass | |
| Parameters | |
| ---------- | |
| p_r : float | |
| particle momentum in reduced units. | |
| m_r : float, optional | |
| particle mass in reduced units, default value is hydrogen mass. | |
| to_MeV : bool, optional | |
| computes energy in MeV if true, otherwise in E_r (reduced energy units). |
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| def gamma(p_r, m_r = 1): | |
| """ compute Lorentz factor from Smilei momentum and mass | |
| Parameters | |
| ---------- | |
| p_r : float | |
| particle momentum in reduced units. | |
| m_r : float, optional | |
| particle mass in reduced units, default value is hydrogen mass. | |
| Returns | |
| ------- |