import pycatima as catima import numpy as np import pandas as pd from scipy.interpolate import interp1d from scipy.integrate import cumulative_trapezoid import matplotlib.pyplot as plt # --- 1. Constants --- P_TORR = 400 TEMP_K = 293.15 R = 8.3144 MEV2U = 1.0 / 931.494 # Gas Density Calculations p_pa = P_TORR * 133.322 molar_density = p_pa / (R * TEMP_K) m_he, m_c, m_o= 4.0026, 12.0000, 15.9949 m_mix_avg = (0.96 * m_he) + (0.04 * (m_c + 2*m_o)) rho_g_cm3 = (molar_density * m_mix_avg) / 1e6 print(f"Gas density at {P_TORR} Torr: {rho_g_cm3:.6e} g/cm^3") # --- 2. Material & Step Setup --- material_def = [(m_he, 2, 0.96), (m_c, 6, 0.04), (m_o, 8, 0.08)] # 96% He, 4% C, 8% O by number (adjust as needed) gas_mix = catima.Material(material_def) gas_mix.density(rho_g_cm3) # Thickness step settings step_mg_cm2 = 0.001 # 1 ug/cm2 steps as per your example step_g_cm2 = step_mg_cm2 / 1000.0 max_steps = 1000000000 # Adjust based on how far you want to track def generate_lookup(z, mass_u, e_start_mev, label): # Function to generate lookup table for a given projectile filename = f"{label}_lookup_{e_start_mev}MeV.dat" projectile = catima.Projectile(mass_u, z) current_e_total = e_start_mev current_thickness_g_cm2 = 0.0 output = [] header = f"Energy(MeV) \tmg/cm2 \tcm\nStarting Energy: {e_start_mev} MeV" for i in range(max_steps): # 1. Record current state dist_cm = current_thickness_g_cm2 / rho_g_cm3 output.append([current_e_total, current_thickness_g_cm2 * 1000.0, dist_cm]) # 2. Calculate energy loss for the NEXT step e_u = current_e_total / mass_u if e_u < 0.0001: # Stop at ATIMA limit break projectile.T(e_u) # dedx returns MeV / (g/cm2) loss_mev = catima.dedx(projectile, gas_mix) * step_g_cm2 # 3. Update values current_e_total -= loss_mev current_thickness_g_cm2 += step_g_cm2 np.savetxt(filename, output, fmt='%.6f', delimiter='\t', header=header) print(f"Lookup table created: {filename}") # --- 3. Run --- # Format: generate_lookup(Z, mass_u, E_start_MeV, label) generate_lookup(1, 1.0078, 20, "proton") # Example for proton, arguments: Z=1, mass_u=1.0078, E_start=20 MeV generate_lookup(2, 4.0026, 20, "alpha") # Example for alpha, arguments: Z=2, mass_u=4.0026, E_start=20 MeV generate_lookup(13,26.9815, 80, "aluminum") # Example for aluminum, arguments: Z=13, mass_u=26.9815, E_start=80 MeV generate_lookup(9,17.0021, 70, "fluorine") # Example for fluorine, arguments: Z=9, mass_u=17.0021, E_start=70 MeV generate_lookup(8,15.9949, 70, "oxygen") # Example for oxygen, arguments: Z=8, mass_u=15.9949, E_start=70 MeV #data is output in format: Energy(MeV) \tmg/cm2 \tcm. To convert to E(x), you can use the cumulative energy #loss to get distance as a function of energy, then invert that relationship to get energy as a function of distance. #This is done in the EvXconverter.py script. def EofXconverter(filename, density): # Load data data = pd.read_csv(filename, comment='#', delim_whitespace=True, header=None) data = data.dropna() data[0] = pd.to_numeric(data[0], errors='coerce') data[1] = pd.to_numeric(data[1], errors='coerce') data = data.dropna() E = np.array(data[0], dtype=float) S_mass = np.array(data[1], dtype=float) S_linear = S_mass * density sort_idx = np.argsort(E)[::-1] E = E[sort_idx] S_linear = S_linear[sort_idx] invS = 1.0 / S_linear x = cumulative_trapezoid(invS, E, initial=0) x = -x output = pd.DataFrame({ "Distance_cm": x, "Energy_MeV": E }) return output #Put EofX converter into a txt file for use in the Armory and to generate the E(x) dataset for plotting. def save_EofX_to_file(filename, density, output_filename): output = EofXconverter(filename, density) output.to_csv(output_filename, index=False, sep='\t') print(f"Saved E(x) dataset to: {output_filename}") EofXconverter("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/proton_lookup_20MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3) save_EofX_to_file("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/proton_lookup_20MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3, "/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/E_vs_x_proton") EofXconverter("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/alpha_lookup_20MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3) save_EofX_to_file("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/alpha_lookup_20MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3, "/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/E_vs_x_alpha") EofXconverter("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/aluminum_lookup_80MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3) save_EofX_to_file("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/aluminum_lookup_80MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3, "/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/E_vs_x_aluminum") EofXconverter("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/fluorine_lookup_70MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3) save_EofX_to_file("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/fluorine_lookup_70MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3, "/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/E_vs_x_fluorine") EofXconverter("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/oxygen_lookup_70MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3) save_EofX_to_file("/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/oxygen_lookup_70MeV.dat", rho_g_cm3, "/home/jamesszalkie/anasen/eloss_calculations/E_vs_x_oxygen")