particle.no: Particle indexing convention
Description
The particle indexing system in libamtrack works as follows: for
a particle with atomic number Z and mass number A the index is
particle.no = 1000 * Z + A. This ensures uniqueness for all particle
types used in libamtrack. Also, an extension to anti-protons or ions could be
made using negative numbers.Details
- For a proton (Z=1,A=1)
particle.no is 1001.
- For deuterium (Z=1, A=2)
particle.no is 1002.
- For He-4 (Z=2, A=4)
particle.no is 2004.
- For C-12 (Z=6, A=12)
particle.no is 6012.
- For a U-238 (Z=92, A=238)
particle.no is 92238.
See Also
You can use AT.particle.name.from.particle.no and
AT.particle.no.from.particle.name to convert particle names into
particle indices and vice versa.