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directconvert_core kernel — no science is reimplemented in JS.What each parameter means
Every input carries a parameter-source tag so you can see what is a user assumption vs a literature/dataset value. Assumed loss factors are labelled unreviewed and are never engineering predictions. Change any input and the result is marked OUTDATED until you re-run.
Spectrum shape Model default — illustrative, not evaluated data.
Run a scenario to see the spectrum support, mean energy and content hash.
Charge +2e; a stage at V collects a particle iff q·V ≤ E.
DC-L1 loss factors. Each shows a parameter-source tag; all are assumed and unreviewed. Provide a standard deviation to include it in the uncertainty study.
Set a scenario and run. The energy ledger, efficiency, warnings and provenance appear here.
Morris elementary-effects ranking of how strongly each assumed loss factor moves η.
Uses the per-channel standard deviations from the Loss models tab (Normal distribution).
Run the study to see the median efficiency, 5th–95th percentile interval, exceedance probability, histogram and convergence.
Equations
- EQ-DC-STAGE-BOUND — recovered ≤ q·V, with q·V ≤ E ▸ record
- EQ-DC-ETA — collection-efficiency integral ▸ record
- EQ-DC-BALANCE — exact energy accounting ▸ record
Sources
- Barr & Moir — Direct Energy Conversion review Curator-reviewed
- Rax et al. (2025) — Adiabatic direct energy conversion Curator-reviewed
Reviewer state: unreviewed. See limitations.
Export levels
Quick export
Input + output JSON and CSV tables for the current run.
Reproducibility package
Complete manifest, Python reproduction script, environment lock, checksums, equations, sources, warnings and RO-Crate.
See example package →Research release
Everything above plus DataCite metadata, review decisions, a licence, a release manifest and an immutable identifier.
Releases →Export is disabled while a result is OUTDATED. Same inputs always produce the same canonical run hash.
DC-L2 trajectory — validation matrix
DC-L2 (electrostatic particle trajectories) is institutional-only and not exposed in this public tool. Status of its validation:
| Test | Status | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Energy conservation | Passed | Solver preserves declared energy accounting |
| Time-step convergence | Passed | Output stabilizes as the time step decreases |
| L2-to-L0 ideal limit | Passed | L2 respects the ideal upper-bound model (q·V ≤ E) |
| Analytic field test | Required | Compare trajectory against an analytic solution |
| Independent solver comparison | Required | Compare with a separate trajectory code |
| Reviewed field map | Required | Confirm imported field data and units |
| Experimental comparison | Future | Compare with institutional measurements |
| External scientific review | Required | Independent specialist approval |
DC-L2 stays restricted
- Educational geometry abstractions
- Normalized particle distributions
- Safe parameter exploration
- Numerical convergence demonstration
- Hardware fabrication dimensions
- Insulation construction instructions
- High-voltage operating procedures
- Vacuum-system construction guidance
- Component sourcing for dangerous systems