Conventions and Units

Conventions:

Conventions utilized in the PROPACEOS on-line documentation are listed below.

Menu Item Selection:

Menu item selection is illustrated by the following example:

File | Open

Select the "Open" menu item under the "File" menu.

 

Apply | OK | Cancel Button Definitions:

Apply	Save parameters. Dialog box remains visible.
OK	Save parameters. Dialog box is hidden.
Cancel	Do not save parameters. Dialog box is hidden.

Units:

In general, the following units are used throughout PROPACEOS.

 

Temperature	eV
Ion Density	ions/cm3
Photon Energy	eV
Internal Energy	J/g
Pressure	J/cm3
Opacity	cm2/g
Atomic weight	atomic mass units