"""Original explanatory model figure; Python 3.14, NumPy and Matplotlib. Run from the desired output directory. No exam image or experimental data used. """ import numpy as np import matplotlib matplotlib.use("Agg") import matplotlib.pyplot as plt plt.rcParams.update({"font.size": 10, "axes.spines.top": False, "axes.spines.right": False}) fig,axs=plt.subplots(3,1,figsize=(7.5,5.3),sharex=True,layout='constrained') t=np.linspace(0,np.pi,200) for j,ax in enumerate(axs,1): radius=1/(2*j) for k in range(j): centre=(2*k+1)*radius ax.plot(centre-radius*np.cos(t),radius*np.sin(t),color='#2479ad',lw=2) ax.axhline(0,color='#555555',lw=2) ax.scatter([0,1],[0,0],c=['#d87b28','#803d81'],s=40,zorder=5) ax.set(xlim=(-.08,1.08),ylim=(-.06,.56),yticks=[],ylabel=rf'$j={j}$',title=rf'$|B_j|={j}B_1={j*.1806562913:.3f}\ \mathrm{{T}}$',aspect='equal') ax.spines[['left','bottom']].set_visible(False) axs[-1].set_xticks([0,.5,1],['Opening 1','Separation / L','Opening 2']) fig.suptitle('Specular semicircle connections, L = 1 µm\nUnoriented paths: field polarity selects the carrier direction',fontsize=11) fig.savefig('paper-2-electron-focusing.png',dpi=170,facecolor='white')