(pitch)

The pitch distribution function is an exponential in the cosine of the pitch angle:

\[f(\xi) = \exp\left( C\xi \right),\]

where \(\xi = \cos\theta_{\rm p}\) and \(C\) is an input parameter. This is the pitch part of the analytical avalanche distribution function (see (avalanche)).

Summary of options

Option	Description
pitch C	Distribution function exponent.
pitch radprof	Name of configuration block defining the radial profile to use.

Example configuration

The following example defines a pitch distribution function and uses it for the simulation:

distribution_function = ourDistribution;

@DistributionFunction ourDistribution (pitch) {
    C = 100;
}

If a pitch distribution with a varying radial distribution function is desired, this can be specified as follows:

distribution_function = ourDistribution2;

@DistributionFunction ourDistribution2 (pitch) {
    radprof = ourRadialProfile;
}

@RadialProfile ourRadialProfile (type) {
    ...
}

(see the page about @RadialProfile for details about how to configure the radial profile).

All options

The pitch distribution function has no options.

C

Default value:None Allowed values:Any positive real number

Specifies the value of the exponent in the pitch distribution.

radprof

Default value:Uniform radial profile Allowed values:Name of any defined @RadialProfile

Specifies the radial profile object to use to generate a radial profile.