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Bolded datasets / attributes are required to meet the format spec. Italicized are optional.
HDF5 Datasets
| Name |
Description |
Array Shape |
Units |
| X |
X values |
M x N x O |
meter |
| Y |
Y values |
M x N x O |
meter |
| Z |
Z values |
M x N x O |
meter |
| Ex |
Electric field, x-component |
M x N x O or 1 |
Volts/meter |
| Ey |
Electric field, y-component |
M x N x O or 1 |
Volts/meter |
| Ez |
Electric field, z-component |
M x N x O or 1 |
Volts/meter |
| Bx |
Magnetic field, z-component |
M x N x O or 1 |
Tesla |
| By |
Magnetic field, y-component |
M x N x O or 1 |
Tesla |
| Bz |
Magnetic field, x-component |
M x N x O or 1 |
Tesla |
| rho |
Mass density |
M x N x O or 1 |
kg/m3 |
HDF5 Attributes
| Name |
Description |
Example |
| object_type |
Specification of the HDF5 object type |
"fields" (always this value) |
| fields_type |
Specification of the fields sub-type |
"simple" (always this value) |
| pradformat_version |
HDF5 pradformat file format version |
"0.1.0" |
| rho_description |
A qualitative description of the material represented by rho. |
"Hydrogen plasma and steel chamber walls" |
| label |
Short, identifying label for this file (with no spaces or crazy characters). This can be stamped onto plots, etc. |
"Disc_13ns" |
| description |
Longer description of this file. This can be read by people trying to figure out where this file came from. |
"Turbulent plasma disc simulation in FLASH, snapshot at t = 13 ns. Simulation performed by Scott Feister in February 2021." |
| file_date |
Date this file was created, in the format "YYYY-MM-DD" |
"2021-04-06" |
| raw_data_filename |
Filename of the raw data file (e.g. simulation output) from which this derivative file was created, if applicable. |
"SimulationMain/DISC_OMEGA/chk0013" |