4.12 define_resistor

• description: Defines a resistive element in the cavity interior. These simulate the effect of walls that are less than perfectly conducting. It slows the simulation tremendously, due to the reduced step size needed to obtain numerical stability.
• example:
  &define_resistor  
      start = 0.02, end = 0.03,  
      position = 0.04,  
      direction = "z",  
      conductivity = 6e3  
  &end

  This specifies a resistor extending in the longitudinal (z) direction from 2cm to 3cm, at a radius of 4cm. The conductivity is 6 * 10³(m * ohms)^-1, the value for copper.

• synopsis and defaults:
  &define_resistor  
      double start = 0;  
      double end = 0;  
      double position = 0;  
      STRING direction = "z";  
      double conductivity = 1e154;  
  &end

• details:
  • direction: The direction in which the resistor extends. May be “z” or “r”.
  • start, end: The starting and ending coordinates of the resistor in the direction dimension.
  • position: The position of the resistor in the “other” dimension. E.g., the radial position if direction is “z”.
  • conductivity: The conductivity of the metal in (m * ohms)^-1.