compilation test...

Randgen - compiles fine of course (I never wrote it...)
atom - one array too big, sorted
cross - one array to small, sorted
electron - statement number error, sorted
strike - fine
proton1 - fine
hit - fine
back - fine
selectron - same statement error as electron, sorted
recoil - fine
proton - fine
Jupiter - fine (aledgedly...)

Just a couple of quick runs to test it
10keV, pitch angle zero (field aligned), 1000 electrons

Loads of questions of course - how much computational time will be taken by the larger atmosphere? Is the atmosphere in the right way up for this program? Does it actually work? All the usual ones...

well, at least I know they can run for ages... lets see if they can finish...

Meanwhile, back at the office, the new keter submission system is alledgedly up and working. The maximum runtime for the fast server is 62 days, the max for the medium one is 124 and the slow servers are unlimited. Great, except for one minor quibble. The maximum runtime it is possible to specifiy on the runscript is 999hours 59mins 59 seconds, or just over 41 days... Dontcha love basic maths... of course, it may be that the numbers can be varied... that had better be the case, at least. Lets see if the sensitivities will go back up (all seven remaining ones...)

Saturn2 - BSR/GS/SD 0.5 12eV now off on new V890 (or queued at least)
Saturn100000 - BSR1.0 100KeV now off on new V890 (or queued at least)
Saturn1 - GS10m 12eV now off on new V880
Saturn3 - BSR0.75 now off on new V880
Saturn40 - SD+C 12eV now off on new V880
Saturn50 - SD-1 12eV now off on new V880
Saturn12000 - SD+2 12eV now off on new V880

All seem to be ambling along (those that are set off that is...). We shall see if they work...

Jupiter run finished. Atmosphere is upside down. Sigh.

Sorted, attempt 2

That worked fine. Now need to do two things, the first is run an energy of known height, then known energy influx.

What else needs to be done?

Validation of terrestrial electrons - need to get another model and go through this again
Validation of terrestrial protons - as above
Photon validation - got 'model', so ready
Ovation stuff - once validated, the electron ionisation results for this can be used
Hbeta runs - when validated and when data arrives, this can be done
Photon runs - can be done during validation
Makenzie stuff - when data arrives etc - connects on from this current stuff
MICdev stuff - improvements should I have time

So, jobs:

Get proton model
Get electron model
Validate jovian electrons (being done)
complete sensitivities (being done)
Validate protons
Validate electrons
Validate photons
Ovation ionisation rates
Ovation CSDA model
Ovation/TIROS comparisons
Extend Grodent profile
Extend Grodent atmosphere
Fit to Makenzie data
Experiment with proton Hbeta doppler profile parameters
Fit to HBeta data
Run photon scattering models
Write up!

There. Easy...

Just been battling latex again, identifying where the missing style files are. Between starlink and apl, I might be able to muster all the required files... we shall see...

Quick note

Two completed runs:

Saturn5000 completed the 50eV SD+1 run, was analysed, recoded and set off as the 40eV SD+1 run (with a new 31 day runscript). Analysis saw no grade changes, but it did mean 22 runs were remaining to go - ie twice the number of available slots. Also, all 50eV runs and all 40eV runs were either done or going, indeed that is true for all energies except 12eV.

Saturn40 completed the 40eV SD+C run. This was analysed, recoded and reset off as the 12eV SD+C run. Analysis revealed no grade changes, but overall, we hit the 90% mark, so far as runs done goes.

Also spent half the (satur)day at Mill Hill, helping with the SPA tours.

More and more and more...

Saturn40 has finished the final 40eV GS run. This has been analysed, recoded and set off as an SD run. Analysis raises the 40eV grade to a first.

Some research done on Martian aurora. Altitude is about 129km, cf Martim altitude range of about 60-250km. Have got hold of a quick 1D Martian atmosphere to do a few runs on, but more cross-sections are required, as ever. The species involved are CO2, N2, O2, O, CO, NO and Ar. From the Earth, cross-sections are provided for N2, O2, O and Ar. This leaves CO2, CO and NO in need of some data, slightly unfortunate as the main emitting species is CO2 and other bands of interest include CO bands. Nevertheless, a quick browse about has netted a few cross-sections and as I know the names of the bands I need to work with, I can grab them - or at least have a better idea of where to look. A current and energy distribution have also been uncovered, suggesting a number flux can be determined, meaning I can then simulate a few emissions, see if they lie in the right area and are of the correct magnitude, then a more complex look should provide interesting things. Interesting things to look at include band emission ratios and the effect of pitch angle on all this, as field aligned electrons seem not to be dominant, apparently. We shall see.

The Martian atmosphere is a lot thinner than the Earth's, this means the number densities cover a very small altitude range, which in turn means a fast running program, hopefully. The low energy and flux of electrons involved in the Martian aurora should also help in that...

Atmosphere extrapolated. Tomorrow, I will create the program base.