XGC-visualization

Python script for XGC data analysis and Maplotlib visualization

Dependencies

• Numpy
• Matplotlib
• ADIOS Python bindings
• Optional: EFFIS Python bindings -- needed for movie EFFIS hooks

Usage

usage: xgc-visualization.py [-h] [-c COLOR] [-f OPTSFILE] datadir

positional arguments:
  datadir               Path to the XGC data directory

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -f OPTSFILE, --optsfile OPTSFILE
                        Plot options file (YAML)

Parameter defaults for --optsfile:

subsample-factor-3D: 1    # Only plot every nth output that used 3D data
last-step: Null           # Only needed if not staging, and 'input' file not found

turbulence intensity:     # Makes the enn and enp plots
  use: true               # Turn on/off
  psirange: [0.17, 0.4]   # psi limits for calculation
  nmodes: 9               # Number of nodes in plot
  fontsize: medium        # Plot font size, for everything but the legend
  movie: false            # Triggers EFFIS to make movie after run. (This script itself doesn't make the movie.)
  legend:
    ncol: 2               # Number of colums in legend
    loc: best             # Matplotlib location parameter for legend
    fontsize: medium      # Legend fontsize

dphi:                     # Plot dpot on one poloidal plane
  use: true               # Turn on/off
  plane: 0                # Which plane to plot
  cmap: jet               # Color map
  levels: 50              # Number of color levels
  percentile: Null        # Percentile cap (using absolute value) included in color range. (Null <=> 100, i.e. min/max)
  fontsize: medium        # Plot font size
  movie: false            # Triggers EFFIS to make movie after run. (This script itself doesn't make the movie.)

dA:                       # Plot Apars on one poloidal plane
  use: true               # Turn on/off
  plane: 0                # Which plane to plot
  cmap: jet               # Color map
  levels: 50              # Number of color levels
  percentile: Null        # Percentile cap (using absolute value) included in color range. (Null <=> 100, i.e. min/max)
  fontsize: medium        # Plot font size
  movie: false            # Triggers EFFIS to make movie after run. (This script itself doesn't make the movie.)

Figure Examples

enn	enp

dphi	dA