Quickstart
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- Up to two chambers can be added using the button on the left side of the experiment builder. The second, lower, chamber is only available once gthe first one is placed.
- There are 3 types of chambers available: a simple chamber, a chamber with a piston, and a one-dimensional chamber.
- Once a chamber has been added, its settings can be accessed on the right of the experiment builder.
- Most of the chamber settings can change from stage to stage.
Properties
Size
Width
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- Units: m
- Troubleshooting: If you experience a warning in the Experiment viewer about particle loss, consider increasing the size of your chamber.
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The width of the chamber. Unless the “custom depth?” setting is turned on, this is also the depth of the chamber.
Height
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- Units: m
- Troubleshooting: If you experience a warning in the Experiment viewer about particle loss, consider increasing the size of your chamber.
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The height of the chamber.
Depth
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- Units: m
- Troubleshooting: If you experience a warning in the Experiment viewer about particle loss, consider increasing the size of your chamber.
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The depth of the chamber (the dimension into the image plane).
Custom?
Whether or not to use a custom depth. If this is not selected, the depth equals the width of the chamber.
Volume
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- Units: m³
- Troubleshooting: If you experience a warning in the Experiment viewer about particle loss, consider increasing the size of your chamber.
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The volume of the chamber. If this is set directly, the height of the chamber is adjusted to match.
Heat-bath
Heating on?
Whether or not to allow heating of the particles in the chamber.
Temperature
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- Units: K
- Troubleshooting: If you experience a warning in the Experiment viewer about particle loss, consider decreasing the temperature of your particles.
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The temperature of the chamber walls, if heating is allowed.
Heater rate
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- Units: 1/s
- Troubleshooting: If you experience large fluctuations at the start of a stage that involves rapid heating, consider decreasing this value.
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The rate at which the particles in the chamber are heated, if heating is turned on. Corresponds to the average number of times, per second, that a particle interacts with the heat bath.
