Particle Sources

Particle sources can be defined on arbitrary shaped surfaces of solids or on single points. Each particle source consists of a surface definition or a start point, a particle type definition and a special emission model.

Source types

Particle Area Source
Particle Point Source
Particle Circle Source

Emission Models

The assortment of emission models is dependent on the problem class. Detailed information of all emission models can be obtained from the Particle Emission Model Overview help page.

Tracking	PIC
Fixed emission model	Gauss emission
Space charge limited model	DC emission
Thermionic model	Field emission
Field-induced model	Explosive emission