[yt-users] Surface extraction in FLASH

[C.S. Howard]

Hi all,

I'm trying to calculate the total amount of photons crossing a spherical
surface using FLASH simulation data. I noticed yt has a surface extraction
method, and I used this to extract the spherical surface. I only have the
flux of photons in each cell and therefore need to mulitply by the
cross-sectional area of each cell to get what I need.

I have a couple questions about this surface extraction method:
- What exactly does it return?
- Can I get the cross sectional area of each cell on the surface (as seen
from the center of the simulation volume)
- If not, is there a better way to do this using yt?

Cheers and thanks for the help,
Corey
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