<li>ID, group-ID are documented in <a class="reference internal" href="fix.html"><span class="doc">fix</span></a> command</li>
<li>deposit = style name of this fix command</li>
<li>N = # of atoms or molecules to insert</li>
<li>type = atom type to assign to inserted atoms (offset for moleclue insertion)</li>
<li>M = insert a single atom or molecule every M steps</li>
<li>seed = random # seed (positive integer)</li>
<li>one or more keyword/value pairs may be appended to args</li>
<li>keyword = <em>region</em> or <em>id</em> or <em>global</em> or <em>local</em> or <em>near</em> or <em>gaussian</em> or <em>attempt</em> or <em>rate</em> or <em>vx</em> or <em>vy</em> or <em>vz</em> or <em>mol</em> or <em>rigid</em> or <em>shake</em> or <em>units</em></li>
</ul>
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<em>region</em> value = region-ID
region-ID = ID of region to use as insertion volume
<em>id</em> value = <em>max</em> or <em>next</em>
max = atom ID for new atom(s) is max ID of all current atoms plus one
next = atom ID for new atom(s) increments by one for every deposition
<em>global</em> values = lo hi
lo,hi = put new atom/molecule a distance lo-hi above all other atoms (distance units)
<em>local</em> values = lo hi delta
lo,hi = put new atom/molecule a distance lo-hi above any nearby atom beneath it (distance units)
delta = lateral distance within which a neighbor is considered "nearby" (distance units)
<em>near</em> value = R
R = only insert atom/molecule if further than R from existing particles (distance units)
<em>gaussian</em> values = xmid ymid zmid sigma
xmid,ymid,zmid = center of the gaussian distribution (distance units)
sigma = width of gaussian distribution (distance units)
<em>attempt</em> value = Q
Q = attempt a single insertion up to Q times
<em>rate</em> value = V
V = z velocity (y in 2d) at which insertion volume moves (velocity units)
<em>vx</em> values = vxlo vxhi
vxlo,vxhi = range of x velocities for inserted atom/molecule (velocity units)
<em>vy</em> values = vylo vyhi
vylo,vyhi = range of y velocities for inserted atom/molecule (velocity units)
<em>vz</em> values = vzlo vzhi
vzlo,vzhi = range of z velocities for inserted atom/molecule (velocity units)
<em>target</em> values = tx ty tz
tx,ty,tz = location of target point (distance units)
<em>mol</em> value = template-ID
template-ID = ID of molecule template specified in a separate <a class="reference internal" href="molecule.html"><span class="doc">molecule</span></a> command
<em>molfrac</em> values = f1 f2 ... fN
f1 to fN = relative probability of creating each of N molecules in template-ID
<em>rigid</em> value = fix-ID
fix-ID = ID of <a class="reference internal" href="fix_rigid.html"><span class="doc">fix rigid/small</span></a> command
<em>shake</em> value = fix-ID
fix-ID = ID of <a class="reference internal" href="fix_shake.html"><span class="doc">fix shake</span></a> command
<em>units</em> value = <em>lattice</em> or <em>box</em>
lattice = the geometry is defined in lattice units
box = the geometry is defined in simulation box units
<p>The fix deposit command must use the <em>region</em> keyword to define an
insertion volume. The specified region must have been previously
defined with a <a class="reference internal" href="region.html"><span class="doc">region</span></a> command. It must be defined with
side = <em>in</em>.</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">LAMMPS checks that the specified region is wholly inside the
simulation box. It can do this correctly for orthonormal simulation
boxes. However for <a class="reference internal" href="Section_howto.html#howto-12"><span class="std std-ref">triclinic boxes</span></a>, it
only tests against the larger orthonormal box that bounds the tilted
simulation box. If the specified region includes volume outside the
tilted box, then an insertion will likely fail, leading to a “lost
atoms” error. Thus for triclinic boxes you should insure the
specified region is wholly inside the simulation box.</p>
</div>
<p>The locations of inserted particles are taken from uniform distributed
random numbers, unless the <em>gaussian</em> keyword is used. Then the
individual coordinates are taken from a gaussian distribution of
width <em>sigma</em> centered on <em>xmid,ymid,zmid</em>.</p>
<p>Individual atoms are inserted, unless the <em>mol</em> keyword is used. It
specifies a <em>template-ID</em> previously defined using the
<a class="reference internal" href="molecule.html"><span class="doc">molecule</span></a> command, which reads files that define one or
more molecules. The coordinates, atom types, charges, etc, as well as
any bond/angle/etc and special neighbor information for the molecule
can be specified in the molecule file. See the
<a class="reference internal" href="molecule.html"><span class="doc">molecule</span></a> command for details. The only settings
required to be in each file are the coordinates and types of atoms in
the molecule.</p>
<p>If the molecule template contains more than one molecule, the relative
probability of depositing each molecule can be specified by the
<em>molfrac</em> keyword. N relative probablities, each from 0.0 to 1.0, are
specified, where N is the number of molecules in the template. Each
time a molecule is deposited, a random number is used to sample from
the list of relative probabilities. The N values must sum to 1.0.</p>
<p>If you wish to insert molecules via the <em>mol</em> keyword, that will be
treated as rigid bodies, use the <em>rigid</em> keyword, specifying as its
value the ID of a separate <span class="xref doc">fix rigid/small</span>
command which also appears in your input script.</p>
<p>If you wish to insert molecules via the <em>mol</em> keyword, that will have
their bonds or angles constrained via SHAKE, use the <em>shake</em> keyword,
specifying as its value the ID of a separate <a class="reference internal" href="fix_shake.html"><span class="doc">fix shake</span></a> command which also appears in your input script.</p>
<p>Each timestep a particle is inserted, the coordinates for its atoms
are chosen as follows. For insertion of individual atoms, the
“position” referred to in the following description is the coordinate
of the atom. For insertion of molecule, the “position” is the
geometric center of the molecule; see the <a class="reference internal" href="molecule.html"><span class="doc">molecule</span></a> doc
page for details. A random rotation of the molecule around its center
point is performed, which determines the coordinates all the
individual atoms.</p>
<p>A random position within the region insertion volume is generated. If
neither the <em>global</em> or <em>local</em> keyword is used, the random position
is the trial position. If the <em>global</em> keyword is used, the random
x,y values are used, but the z position of the new particle is set
above the highest current atom in the simulation by a distance
randomly chosen between lo/hi. (For a 2d simulation, this is done for
the y position.) If the <em>local</em> keyword is used, the z position is
set a distance between lo/hi above the highest current atom in the
simulation that is “nearby” the chosen x,y position. In this context,
“nearby” means the lateral distance (in x,y) between the new and old
particles is less than the <em>delta</em> setting.</p>
<p>Once a trial x,y,z position has been selected, the insertion is only
performed if no current atom in the simulation is within a distance R
of any atom in the new particle, including the effect of periodic
boundary conditions if applicable. R is defined by the <em>near</em>
keyword. Note that the default value for R is 0.0, which will allow
atoms to strongly overlap if you are inserting where other atoms are
present. This distance test is performed independently for each atom
in an inserted molecule, based on the randomly rotated configuration
of the molecule. If this test fails, a new random position within the
insertion volume is chosen and another trial is made. Up to Q
attempts are made. If the particle is not successfully inserted,
LAMMPS prints a warning message.</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">If you are inserting finite size particles or a molecule or
rigid body consisting of finite-size particles, then you should
typically set R larger than the distance at which any inserted
particle may overlap with either a previouly inserted particle or an
existing particle. LAMMPS will issue a warning if R is smaller than
this value, based on the radii of existing and inserted particles.</p>
</div>
<p>The <em>rate</em> option moves the insertion volume in the z direction (3d)
or y direction (2d). This enables particles to be inserted from a
successively higher height over time. Note that this parameter is
ignored if the <em>global</em> or <em>local</em> keywords are used, since those
options choose a z-coordinate for insertion independently.</p>
<p>The vx, vy, and vz components of velocity for the inserted particle
are set using the values specified for the <em>vx</em>, <em>vy</em>, and <em>vz</em>
keywords. Note that normally, new particles should be a assigned a
negative vertical velocity so that they move towards the surface. For
molecules, the same velocity is given to every particle (no rotation
or bond vibration).</p>
<p>If the <em>target</em> option is used, the velocity vector of the inserted
particle is changed so that it points from the insertion position
towards the specified target point. The magnitude of the velocity is
unchanged. This can be useful, for example, for simulating a
sputtering process. E.g. the target point can be far away, so that
all incident particles strike the surface as if they are in an
incident beam of particles at a prescribed angle.</p>
<p>The <em>id</em> keyword determines how atom IDs and molecule IDs are assigned
to newly deposited particles. Molecule IDs are only assigned if
molecules are being inserted. For the <em>max</em> setting, the atom and
molecule IDs of all current atoms are checked. Atoms in the new
particle are assigned IDs starting with the current maximum plus one.
If a molecule is inserted it is assigned an ID = current maximum plus
one. This means that if particles leave the system, the new IDs may
replace the lost ones. For the <em>next</em> setting, the maximum ID of any
atom and molecule is stored at the time the fix is defined. Each time
a new particle is added, this value is incremented to assign IDs to
the new atom(s) or molecule. Thus atom and molecule IDs for deposited
particles will be consecutive even if particles leave the system over
time.</p>
<p>The <em>units</em> keyword determines the meaning of the distance units used
for the other deposition parameters. A <em>box</em> value selects standard
distance units as defined by the <a class="reference internal" href="units.html"><span class="doc">units</span></a> command,
e.g. Angstroms for units = real or metal. A <em>lattice</em> value means the
distance units are in lattice spacings. The <a class="reference internal" href="lattice.html"><span class="doc">lattice</span></a>
command must have been previously used to define the lattice spacing.
Note that the units choice affects all the keyword values that have
units of distance or velocity.</p>
<div class="admonition note">
<p class="first admonition-title">Note</p>
<p class="last">If you are monitoring the temperature of a system where the atom
count is changing due to adding particles, you typically should use
the <a class="reference internal" href="compute_modify.html"><span class="doc">compute_modify dynamic yes</span></a> command for the
<h2>Restart, fix_modify, output, run start/stop, minimize info</h2>
<p>This fix writes the state of the deposition to <a class="reference internal" href="restart.html"><span class="doc">binary restart files</span></a>. This includes information about how many
particles have been depositied, the random number generator seed, the
next timestep for deposition, etc. See the
<a class="reference internal" href="read_restart.html"><span class="doc">read_restart</span></a> command for info on how to re-specify
a fix in an input script that reads a restart file, so that the
operation of the fix continues in an uninterrupted fashion.</p>
<p>None of the <a class="reference internal" href="fix_modify.html"><span class="doc">fix_modify</span></a> options are relevant to this
fix. No global or per-atom quantities are stored by this fix for
access by various <a class="reference internal" href="Section_howto.html#howto-15"><span class="std std-ref">output commands</span></a>. No
parameter of this fix can be used with the <em>start/stop</em> keywords of
the <a class="reference internal" href="run.html"><span class="doc">run</span></a> command. This fix is not invoked during <a class="reference internal" href="minimize.html"><span class="doc">energy minimization</span></a>.</p>
</div>
<div class="section" id="restrictions">
<h2>Restrictions</h2>
<p>This fix is part of the MISC package. It is only enabled if LAMMPS
was built with that package. See the <span class="xref std std-ref">Making LAMMPS</span> section for more info.</p>
<p>The specified insertion region cannot be a “dynamic” region, as
defined by the <a class="reference internal" href="region.html"><span class="doc">region</span></a> command.</p>
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