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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi Conor,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The density that one uses for “vacuum” in a FLASH simulation is somewhat subjective and problem-specific. The code will always treat this region like a fluid, when in reality, it is empty or at the very least
a region of low-density kinetic particles (ie, not a fluid). To approximate a vacuum, you just want the density to be low enough to not affect the dynamics or physics you are interested in.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To simulate a region that is purposely low-density but not approximating a vacuum, what you are doing sounds like a good approach. If the region is still collisional, then FLASH should be able to model it
well, and the EOS is often the crucial piece. Even if the region is not quite collisional, FLASH might give decent results. Try calculating the mean free path, collision time, etc. to determine how fluid-like your low-density region is.
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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">flash-users <flash-users-bounces@flash.rochester.edu> on behalf of Conor Fegan <cfegan23@qub.ac.uk><br>
<b>Date: </b>Friday, November 10, 2023 at 5:16 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>flash-users@flash.rochester.edu <flash-users@flash.rochester.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[FLASH-USERS] Simulating Low Density Gases in FLASH<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">I am trying to improve my understanding of the capabilities of FLASH when working with low density background gases. I am working with a modified LaserSlab problem which includes a high energy nanosecond laser
interacting a solid target surrounded by low density gas to model an experiment. The gas density required is 10^-9 g/cm^3, three orders of magnitude lower than what is typically considered vacuum in FLASH. To best model this, we have written a simple tabulated
EOS for an ideal gas in an attempt to retain the ionisation physics. However, we are wondering if there are any other numerical artefacts or any nuances to consider when FLASH is dealing with low densities. I would be very grateful for any explanations to
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">Conor Fegan</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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