connection_length Function

public function connection_length(equi, x, y, phi, dphi_max, maxstep)

It computes the connection length for the field line defined by x, y, phi (the distance from boundary to boundary). If (x, y, phi) is located inside the wall, the output is negative. If (x, y, phi) is located in the closed flux surface region, the output is the largest allowable number for PARALLAX precision. If the boundary is reached along the field line, but only in one direction, then the routine will return with the arclength to the found boundary point plus the arclength up to dphi_max in the other direction.

Arguments

Type IntentOptional Attributes Name
class(equilibrium_t), intent(inout), target :: equi

Equilibrium defining the field line

real(kind=FP), intent(in) :: x

Spatial coordinate x at which the field line is located

real(kind=FP), intent(in) :: y

Spatial coordinate y at which the field line is located

real(kind=FP), intent(in) :: phi

Spatial coordinate phi at which the field line is located

real(kind=FP), intent(in) :: dphi_max

Maximum toroidal angle to be traced

real(kind=FP), intent(in), optional :: maxstep

Maximum stepsize for the DOP853 integrator

Return Value real(kind=fp)