[FLASH-USERS] LaserSlab extension

[RIGON Gabriel]

Hi,

To answer your question I will say all depends on exactly what you want 
to do.

1. FLASH is mainly an hydro / MHD code. I don't think the approximation 
relative to those approaches are true at a the nanometer scale.

2. If you want to simulate other material you can use:
     - multi-species simulations and defined the properties of each species
     - tabulated equations of state and opacities
     - you can also check the burn unit if you are interested in nuclear 
reaction

3. To define the laser you need:
     - a target: position and dimension
     - a length: position and dimension
     - an angle (ed_semiAxisMajorTorsionAngle_1)
With this parameter you can define any laser incidence you may need.

Best regards,

On 05/04/2021 21:18, Ong Jian Fuh wrote:
>
> Dear Flash developers and users,
>
> Good afternoon. I obtained the FLASH code two weeks ago, and I intend 
> to simulate the laser pre-pulse interaction with a solid target.
> After going through the user guide, I found the LaserSlab example to 
> be closest to my requirements. However, I do have a few questions:
>
>  1. Can the code simulate nanostructures?
>  2. How can we simulate materials other than Aluminium and Helium, e.g
>     Cu, Au, C?
>  3. Can the laser irradiate the target at normal incidence?
>
> Thanks.
>
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