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+/*
+ This file is part of LPIC++, a particle-in-cell code for
+ simulating the interaction of laser light with plasma.
+
+ Copyright (C) 1994-1997 Roland Lichters
+
+ LPIC++ is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+*/
+
+#ifndef PARTICLE_H
+#define PARTICLE_H
+
+#include <cell.h>
+
+struct particle {
+
+ int number; // number of this particle
+ int species; // particle species, 0=electron, 1=ion
+ struct cell *cell; // pointer to the cell this particle belongs to
+ struct particle *prev; // pointer to the previous particle in this cell
+ struct particle *next; // pointer to the next particle in this cell
+
+ int fix; // fixed species? 0->no, 1->yes
+ double z; // charge of the micro particle in units of e
+ double m; // mass of the micro particle in units of m_e
+ double zm; // specific charge, z/m
+ double x, dx; // position and shift within one timestep
+ double igamma; // inverse gamma factor
+ double ux, uy, uz; // gamma * velocity
+ double n; // particle density in units of n_c
+ double zn; // contribution of the particle to the charge density
+ // in units of n_c ( = z * n )
+};
+
+#endif