Info: ION File

From SIMION

A SIMION ION file defines a list of particles. It is a text file in the comma-separate-value (CVS) format, with one particle per row. ION files are easy to create from external programs. ION files are more general than the FLY File.

ION File Format

Each row for a particle has the following parameters separated with commas:

TOB,	Mass,	Charge,	X,	Y,	Z,	AZ,	EL,	KE,	CWF,	Color
0,	100,	1,	0,	0,	0,	0,	0,	0.1,	1,	0

The row below contains the default values for each.

• TOB: Time of birth in microseconds.
• Mass: In atomic mass units.
• Charge:
• X:
• Y:
• Z:
• AZ: Azimuth angle.
• EL: Elevation angle.
• KE: Initial kinetic energy.
• CWF: Charge weight factor
• Color: between 0-15.

See also Particle Initial Conditions.