Welcome to EEmiLib’s documentation!
EEmiLib
EEmiLib (Electron EMIssion Library) provides several electron emission models and a simple interface to fit them to experimental data. It includes both a graphical user interface (GUI) for ease of use and a Python API for advanced users.
The library focuses on electron emission models relevant to multipactor simulations, i.e. for impinging energies ranging from a few eV to several hundred eV.
This project is still under active development. I maintain it in my free time, but I’ll do my best to answer any questions you may have.
Features
Multiple electron emission models
Graphical interface for quick model fitting
Python API for scripting and automation
Installation
Create a dedicated Python environment.
Run
pip install EEmiLib
[!NOTE] If you are completely new to Python and these instructions are unclear, check this tutorial. In particular, you will want to:
Install Python 3.12 or higher.
Learn to use Python environments,
pipenvorvirtualenv.Optionally, install a Python IDE such as Spyder or VSCode.
If you want to edit the source code:
Clone the repository:
git clone git@github.com:AdrienPlacais/EEmiLib.git[!WARNING] If you
Download ZIPthis repository (which can happen if you don’t have access togit), installation will fail at step #3. A workaround is proposed here. This is a different library, but the same method applies.Create a dedicated Python environment.
From EEmiLib folder:
pip install -e .[test]Test that everything is working with
pytest -m "not implementation".
Usage
Graphical User Interface
To start the GUI, run following command in a bash:
eemilib-gui
A Module not found error generally means that the EEmiLib Python environment
is not activated.

Python API
import numpy as np
from eemilib.emission_data import DataMatrix
from eemilib.loader import PandasLoader
from eemilib.model import Vaughan
from eemilib.plotter import PandasPlotter
from eemilib import teey_cu
filepath = [teey_cu / "measured_TEEY_Cu_1_eroded.csv"]
# Object holding filepaths
data_matrix = DataMatrix()
# Indicate that this is TEEY file
data_matrix.set_files(
filepath, population="all", emission_data_type="Emission Yield"
)
data_matrix.load_data(PandasLoader())
# Plot experimental data
plotter = PandasPlotter()
axes = data_matrix.plot(
plotter, population="all", emission_data_type="Emission Yield"
)
# Select model and fit
model = Vaughan()
model.find_optimal_parameters(data_matrix)
# Plot fitted data
model.plot(
plotter,
population="all",
emission_data_type="Emission Yield",
energies=np.linspace(0, 1000, 1001),
angles=np.linspace(0, 60, 4),
axes=axes,
)
Roadmap/To-Do
Document abbreviations
Handle experimental data with error bars
Add control over interpolation of loaded experimental data
Optional smoothing of measured data
In GUI, display additional model information:
Quantitative criteria to assess model quality (e.g., Nicolas Fil’s criterion)
Derived quantities such as crossover energies, maximum TEEY, etc.
Models:
Extend Chung–Everhart fitting to multiple data files
Dionne
Dionne 3D
Dekker
Furman and Pivi
PyPIrelease.Different line styles/colors for different populations.
ExportbuttonsTabulated model data.
Model parameters value (makes sense along with an
Importbutton).
Fix error when not running from a git repo:
fatal: not a git repository (or any parent up to mount point /) Stopping at filesystem boundary (GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM not set).Update installation instructions.
Model.display_parameters()method for nice printing API.