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DISCO (0.75)

Drift Orbit Simulation COde

Model Description

DISCO is a GPU-based guiding center code that traces particle trajectories in MHD output. Currently, output from SWMF is supported, with support for MAGE planned in the future. DISCO implements the Brizard-Chan guiding center equations, including ExB drift, grad-B drift. and curvature drift, and is safe to use with relativistic particles.

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Model Inputs Description

SWMF MHD Output as directory of .out files. MAGE Support planned in the future.

Particle Initial Conditions
•	Starting Position
•	Starting Parallel Velocity
•	Starting Magnetic Moment
•	Mass (only 1 per run)
•	Charge (only 1 per run)

Model Outputs Description

Particle Trajectories

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