OpenMC/docs/source/io_formats/source.rst
Paul Romano b41e22f68b
Refactor ParticleType to use PDG Monte Carlo numbering scheme (#3756)
Co-authored-by: GuySten <62616591+GuySten@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Amanda Lund <alund1187@gmail.com>
2026-02-03 07:23:24 +00:00

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.. _io_source:
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Source File Format
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Normally, source data is stored in a state point file. However, it is possible
to request that the source be written separately, in which case the format used
is that documented here.
When surface source writing is triggered, a source file named
``surface_source.h5`` is written with only the sources on specified surfaces,
following the same format.
**/**
:Attributes: - **filetype** (*char[]*) -- String indicating the type of file.
- **version** (*int[2]*) -- Major and minor version of the source
file format.
:Datasets:
- **source_bank** (Compound type) -- Source bank information for each
particle. The compound type has fields ``r``, ``u``, ``E``,
``time``, ``wgt``, ``delayed_group``, ``surf_id`` and ``particle``,
which represent the position, direction, energy, time, weight,
delayed group, surface ID, and particle type (PDG number),
respectively.