Struct PlasmaSpecies 

pub struct PlasmaSpecies {
    pub number_density: f64,
    pub temperature_kelvin: f64,
    pub charge_state: f64,
    pub mass: f64,
}

A simple scalar plasma species description.

Fields

number_density: f64

Number density in particles per cubic meter.

temperature_kelvin: f64

Temperature in kelvin.

charge_state: f64

Signed charge state in elementary-charge units.

mass: f64

Particle mass in kilograms.

Implementations

impl PlasmaSpecies

pub fn new( number_density: f64, temperature_kelvin: f64, charge_state: f64, mass: f64, ) -> Option<PlasmaSpecies>

Creates a plasma species when the inputs are finite and physically valid.

pub fn pressure(&self) -> Option<f64>

Computes scalar species pressure using p = n k_B T.

Examples

use use_plasma::{PROTON_MASS, PlasmaSpecies};

let species = PlasmaSpecies::new(1.0e18, 10_000.0, 1.0, PROTON_MASS);

assert!(species.and_then(|value| value.pressure()).is_some_and(|value| value > 0.0));

pub fn thermal_speed(&self) -> Option<f64>

Computes the species thermal speed using v_th = sqrt(k_B T / m).

Trait Implementations

impl Clone for PlasmaSpecies

fn clone(&self) -> PlasmaSpecies

Returns a duplicate of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for PlasmaSpecies

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result<(), Error>

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl PartialEq for PlasmaSpecies

fn eq(&self, other: &PlasmaSpecies) -> bool

Tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Rhs) -> bool

Tests for !=. The default implementation is almost always sufficient, and should not be overridden without very good reason.

impl Copy for PlasmaSpecies

impl StructuralPartialEq for PlasmaSpecies