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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/ChangeLog b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/ChangeLog index dfc9c20bff9..36bdb8236d9 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/ChangeLog +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,24 @@ +2020-04-10 Andy Buckley <andy.buckley@cern.ch> + + * Release version 2.0.0. + + * Update to use siunitx. + + * Refine eV and eV/c kerns, with bold font-series specifialisation. + + * Change 'overc' and 'overcsq' macros to e.g. \MeVc and \MeVcsq. + + * Removing 'inverse eV' units. + + * Make the units non-freestanding by default, and exclude + non-essential convenience prefixed macros for SI units unless + requsted via a package option. + +2009-01-13 Andy Buckley <andy@insectnation.org> + + * Added cross-section units of millibarns and upwards for e.g. LHC + total cross-sections. + 2007-09-27 Andy Buckley <andy@insectnation.org> * Ready for the momentous 1.1.1 release. @@ -22,4 +43,3 @@ * Added SIunits options passing. * Started ChangeLog. - diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/README index 08e37bdd12e..224f214d3d9 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/README +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/README @@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ hepunits --- a set of useful units for use in high energy physics by Andy Buckley <andy@insectnation.org> ----------------------------------------------------------- -hepunits is a LaTeX package built on the SIunits package which -adds a collection of useful HEP units to the existing SIunits set. -These include the energy units \MeV, \GeV, \TeV and the derived -momentum and mass units \MeVoverc, \MeVovercsq and so on. +hepunits is a LaTeX package built on the siunitx package which adds a collection +of useful HEP units to the existing siunitx set. These include a refined +definition of the \electronvolt energy unit (accounting for missing kerns), +convenience derived units \eV, \MeV, \GeV, \TeV, their associated derived +momentum and mass units \MeVc, \MeVcsq and so on (also with kern corrections), +and convenience-prefixed cross-section and luminosity units. -Additionally, some units are added for pure convenience. The -contents of the package with the exception of the energy units -mentioned above are subject to deprecation and addition, so please -provide feedback on which HEP units you'd like added to the -package. +Additionally, some units are provided (for now) for pure convenience via the +[sicmds] package option. Please provide feedback if you'd like to see more +HEP-specific units added. -This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License. +This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License. See http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.lppl.html for the details of that license. diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/hepunits.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/hepunits.pdf Binary files differindex b4f82024fcc..2abcfa94f89 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/hepunits.pdf +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/hepunits.pdf diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/hepunits.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/hepunits.tex index 325ffa1cfca..797bd903139 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/hepunits.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/hepunits/hepunits.tex @@ -1,8 +1,10 @@ \documentclass[12pt]{article} -\usepackage{maybemath, xspace, setspace, fancyvrb, a4wide} -\usepackage{url, relsize, booktabs, ccaption, braket} -\usepackage{hepunits} +\usepackage{xspace,setspace,fancyvrb,a4wide} +\usepackage{url,relsize,booktabs,ccaption,braket} \usepackage[colorlinks=true,bookmarks=true]{hyperref} +\usepackage{mathpazo,microtype} + +\usepackage[sicmds,freestanding]{hepunits} \newcommand{\hepunits}{\texttt{hepunits}\xspace} \let\OldCite\cite @@ -14,187 +16,192 @@ \author{Andy Buckley, \texttt{andy@insectnation.org}} \title{The \hepunits \LaTeX{} package} -\newcommand{\Or}{\ensuremath{\vert}\xspace} -\newcommand{\manifestsAs}{\ensuremath{\Rightarrow\quad}\xspace} -\newcommand{\texcmd}[1]{\texttt{\char`\\#1}} -\newcommand{\texenv}[1]{\texttt{\char`#1}} +\newcommand{\texcmd}[1]{\texttt{\char`\\#1}} +\newcommand{\texenv}[1]{\texttt{\char`#1}} \newcommand{\texopt}[1]{\texttt{\char`#1}} \newcommand{\texarg}[1]{\texttt{\char`#1}} \newcommand{\texpkg}[1]{\texttt{\char`#1}} \newcommand{\texcls}[1]{\texttt{\char`#1}} -\newcommand{\texcommand}[1]{\texcmd{#1}} +\newcommand{\texcommand}[1]{\texcmd{#1}} \newcommand{\texoption}[1]{\texopt{#1}} \newcommand{\texgen}[1]{\ensuremath{\braket{\text{\emph{#1}}}}} \newenvironment{snippet}{\Verbatim}{\endVerbatim} + + \begin{document} \maketitle -\abstract{% - The \hepunits package extends the existing (and excellent) \texpkg{SIunits} - package to support units commonly used in high-energy physics. HEP uses a - rather specialised set of units to describe measurements of energies, masses, - momenta, reaction cross-sections, luminosities and so-on. Using this package - will provide particle physicists with a consistent and accurate way to refer - to dimensionful HEP quantities. -% -} + +%\abstract{% +The \hepunits~v2 package extends the existing (and excellent) \texpkg{siunitx} +package to support units commonly used in high-energy physics. HEP uses a +rather specialised set of units to describe measurements of energies, masses, +momenta, reaction cross-sections, luminosities and so-on. Using this package +provides particle physicists with a consistent and accurate way to refer to +dimensionful HEP quantities. It additionally tweaks the often problematic +character spacing around the \si\eV and \si\eVcsq units, as an ``eV kern'' +is not typically defined in \LaTeX{} fonts. % +%} + \section{Recommended usage} -The basic usage mode for \hepunits is to place +The basic usage mode for \hepunits is to place |\usepackage{hepunits}| +% % +% \begin{snippet} +% \usepackage{hepunits} +% \end{snippet} +% % +in the preamble of your document. + +This loads the \texpkg{amsmath} (for \texcmd{mspace}/\texcmd{mkern}) and +\texpkg{siunitx} packages, as well as defining new HEP units using the +\texpkg{siunitx} mechanisms. For convenience, it also sets the \texpkg{siunitx} +defaults to detect the surrounding text style (include displayed mathematics) +and to use text-mode rendering of units, again to match the surrounding text +font for numbers and unit text. If these features aren't wanted, or you want to +set any of the myriad other \texpkg{siunitx} rendering options, call the +\texcmd{sisetup} macro \emph{after} the |\usepackage{hepunits}| call. + + +\section{Options} +\hepunits accepts three optional arguments during import: % -\begin{snippet} -\usepackage{hepunits} -\end{snippet} +\begin{description} +\item[sicmds:] Also define convenience short versions of SI units, e.g.~\texcmd{cm}; +\item[noprefixcmds:] Don't define convenience SI-prefixed versions of HEP units, e.g.~\texcmd{GeV} in addition to \texcmd{eV}; +\item[freestanding:] Make the unit macros also usable outside the \texcmd{SI} and \texcmd{si} macros (equivalent to |\sisetup{free-standing-units=true}|. +\end{description} % -in the preamble of your document. \hepunits also supports the \texpkg{SIunits} -optional arguments (\texopt{thickspace}, \texopt{amssymb} and so-on), which are -passed on directly to the \texpkg{SIunits} package. By default the -\texopt{mediumspace}, \texopt{thickqspace}, \texopt{squaren} and -\texopt{textstyle} options are passed, but these can be overridden. -\texopt{amssymb} and \texopt{squaren} are considered to be mutually exclusive -options, but you can choose to pass neither option to \texpkg{SIunits} by using -the \hepunits \texopt{noamssquareissue} option. Additionally, the \hepunits -\texopt{notextstyle} option can be used to turn the \texpkg{SIunits} -\texopt{textstyle} off. On the whole, though, you should be able to use -\hepunits with no options in most circumstances and are likely only to need them -if you want access to the binary or derived units (using \texopt{binary} and -\texopt{derived}/\texopt{derivedinbase} respectively). - -Finally, the only \hepunits-specific option is \texopt{noprefixcmds}. This is -discussed at the end of the document and is probably only useful for macro -language pedants!\footnote{No offence intended to macro language pedants, of course\dots} +These can be used as follows: |\usepackage[sicmds,freestanding]{heputils}|. \section{Requirements} -\hepunits requires the \texpkg{SIunits}, \texpkg{xspace} and \texpkg{amsmath} +\hepunits requires the \texpkg{siunitx} and \texpkg{amsmath} packages to be installed as part of your \TeX{} distribution. I don't know of any distributions for which this isn't the case, so chances are you're safe to -just install \hepunits and use it right away! +just install \hepunits and use it right away. \section{Provided units} The HEP units provided by \hepunits are listed in Tables \ref{tab:normunits} and \ref{tab:hepunits} below. All the example outputs have been produced with a -command like |\unit{1.0}{|\texgen{unit}|}| where \texgen{unit} is one of the -unit commands listed in the tables. +command like |\SI{1.0}{|\texgen{unit}|}| where \texgen{unit} is one of the unit +commands listed in the first columns of the tables. Note that standard +\texpkg{siunitx} parsing extensions like |\SI{1.23e-4}{\GeV}| $\to$ +\SI{1.23e-4}{\GeV}, and significant-digit control, also work but aren't shown +here in the interests of brevity. \begin{table}[ht] -\centering -\begin{tabular}{ll} -\toprule -Unit command & Example \\ - -\midrule -Lengths & \\ -\texcmd{nm} & \unit{1.0}{\nm} \\ -\texcmd{micron} & \unit{1.0}{\micron} \\ -\texcmd{mm} & \unit{1.0}{\mm} \\ -\texcmd{cm} & \unit{1.0}{\cm} \\ - -\midrule -Times & \\ -\texcmd{ns} & \unit{1.0}{\ns} \\ -\texcmd{ps} & \unit{1.0}{\ps} \\ -\texcmd{fs} & \unit{1.0}{\fs} \\ -\texcmd{as} & \unit{1.0}{\as} \\ - -\midrule -Rates & \\ -\texcmd{mHz} & \unit{1.0}{\mHz} \\ -\texcmd{Hz} & \unit{1.0}{\Hz} \\ -\texcmd{kHz} & \unit{1.0}{\kHz} \\ -\texcmd{MHz} & \unit{1.0}{\MHz} \\ -\texcmd{GHz} & \unit{1.0}{\GHz} \\ -\texcmd{THz} & \unit{1.0}{\THz} \\ - -\midrule -Misc. & \\ -\texcmd{mrad} & \unit{1.0}{\mrad} \\ -\texcmd{gauss} & \unit{1.0}{\gauss} \\ - -\bottomrule -\end{tabular} -\caption{List of non-HEP specific units provided by \hepunits} -\label{tab:normunits} + \centering + \begin{tabular}{lllll} + \toprule + Unit command & Normal & Italic & Bold & Math \\ + + \midrule + Lengths \\ + \texcmd{nm} & \SI{1.0}{\nm} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\nm}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\nm}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\nm}$ \\ + \texcmd{um} & \SI{1.0}{\um} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\um}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\um}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\um}$ \\ + \texcmd{mm} & \SI{1.0}{\mm} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\mm}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\mm}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\mm}$ \\ + \texcmd{cm} & \SI{1.0}{\cm} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\cm}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\cm}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\cm}$ \\ + \texcmd{micron} & \SI{1.0}{\um} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\um}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\um}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\um}$ \\ + + \midrule + Times \\ + \texcmd{ns} & \SI{1.0}{\ns} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\ns}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\ns}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\ns}$ \\ + \texcmd{ps} & \SI{1.0}{\ps} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\ps}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\ps}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\ps}$ \\ + \texcmd{fs} & \SI{1.0}{\fs} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\fs}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\fs}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\fs}$ \\ + \texcmd{as} & \SI{1.0}{\as} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\as}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\as}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\as}$ \\ + + \midrule + Rates \\ + \texcmd{mHz} & \SI{1.0}{\mHz} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\mHz}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\mHz}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\mHz}$ \\ + \texcmd{Hz} & \SI{1.0}{\Hz} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\Hz}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\Hz}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\Hz}$ \\ + \texcmd{kHz} & \SI{1.0}{\kHz} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\kHz}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\kHz}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\kHz}$ \\ + \texcmd{MHz} & \SI{1.0}{\MHz} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\MHz}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\MHz}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\MHz}$ \\ + \texcmd{GHz} & \SI{1.0}{\GHz} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\GHz}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\GHz}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\GHz}$ \\ + \texcmd{THz} & \SI{1.0}{\THz} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\THz}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\THz}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\THz}$ \\ + + \midrule + Misc. \\ + \texcmd{mrad} & \SI{1.0}{\mrad} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\mrad}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\mrad}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\mrad}$ \\ + \texcmd{gauss} & \SI{1.0}{\gauss} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\gauss}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\gauss}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\gauss}$ \\ + \bottomrule + \end{tabular} + \caption{List of non-HEP specific units provided by \hepunits. Other than \texttt{\textbackslash{}gauss}, these units are only available via the \texttt{sicmds} package option.} + \label{tab:normunits} \end{table} \begin{table}[ht] -\centering -\begin{tabular}{ll} -\toprule -Unit command & Example \\ -\midrule -Luminosities & \\ -\texcmd{invcmsqpersecond} & \unit{1.0}{\invcmsqpersecond} \\ -\texcmd{invcmsqpersec} & \unit{1.0}{\invcmsqpersec} \\ -\texcmd{lumiunits} & \unit{1.0}{\lumiunits} \\ - -\midrule -Cross-sections & \\ -\texcmd{barn} & \unit{1.0}{\barn} \\ -\texcmd{invbarn} & \unit{1.0}{\invbarn} \\ -\texcmd{nanobarn} & \unit{1.0}{\nanobarn} \\ -\texcmd{invnanobarn} / \texcmd{invnb} & \unit{1.0}{\invnanobarn} \\ -\texcmd{picobarn} & \unit{1.0}{\picobarn} \\ -\texcmd{invpicobarn} / \texcmd{invpb} & \unit{1.0}{\invpicobarn} \\ -\texcmd{femtobarn} & \unit{1.0}{\femtobarn} \\ -\texcmd{invfemtobarn} / \texcmd{invfb} & \unit{1.0}{\invfemtobarn} \\ -\texcmd{attobarn} & \unit{1.0}{\attobarn} \\ -\texcmd{invattobarn} / \texcmd{invab} & \unit{1.0}{\invattobarn} \\ - -\bottomrule -\end{tabular} -\caption{List of HEP-specific units provided by \hepunits} -\label{tab:hepunits} + \centering + \begin{tabular}{lllll} + \toprule + Unit command & Normal & Italic & Bold & Math \\ + \midrule + Luminosities \\ + \texcmd{invcmsq} & \SI{1.0}{\invcmsq} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\invcmsq}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\invcmsq}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\invcmsq}$ \\ + \texcmd{invcmsqpersecond} & \SI{1.0}{\invcmsqpersecond} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\invcmsqpersecond}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\invcmsqpersecond}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\invcmsqpersecond}$ \\ + \texcmd{invcmsqpersec} & \SI{1.0}{\invcmsqpersec} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\invcmsqpersec}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\invcmsqpersec}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\invcmsqpersec}$ \\ + + \midrule + Cross-sections \\ + \texcmd{barn} & \SI{1.23e-4}{\barn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\barn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\barn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\barn}$ \\ + \texcmd{invbarn} & \SI{1.0}{\invbarn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\invbarn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\invbarn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\invbarn}$ \\ + \texcmd{nanobarn} & \SI{1.0}{\nanobarn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\nanobarn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\nanobarn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\nanobarn}$ \\ + \texcmd{invnanobarn} / \texcmd{invnb} & \SI{1.0}{\invnanobarn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\invnanobarn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\invnanobarn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\invnanobarn}$ \\ + \texcmd{picobarn} & \SI{1.0}{\picobarn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\picobarn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\picobarn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\picobarn}$ \\ + \texcmd{invpicobarn} / \texcmd{invpb} & \SI{1.0}{\invpicobarn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\invpicobarn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\invpicobarn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\invpicobarn}$ \\ + \texcmd{femtobarn} & \SI{1.0}{\femtobarn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\femtobarn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\femtobarn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\femtobarn}$ \\ + \texcmd{invfemtobarn} / \texcmd{invfb} & \SI{1.0}{\invfemtobarn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\invfemtobarn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\invfemtobarn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\invfemtobarn}$ \\ + \texcmd{attobarn} & \SI{1.0}{\attobarn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\attobarn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\attobarn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\attobarn}$ \\ + \texcmd{invattobarn} / \texcmd{invab} & \SI{1.0}{\invattobarn} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\invattobarn}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\invattobarn}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\invattobarn}$ \\ + + \bottomrule + \end{tabular} + \caption{List of HEP-specific luminosity units provided by \hepunits.} + \label{tab:hepunits} \end{table} \begin{table}[ht] -\centering -\begin{tabular}{ll} -\toprule -Unit command & Example \\ -\midrule -\eV-based units & \\ -\texcmd{eV} & \unit{1.0}{\eV} \\ -\texcmd{inveV} & \unit{1.0}{\inveV} \\ -\texcmd{eVoverc} & \unit{1.0}{\eVoverc} \\ -\texcmd{eVovercsq} & \unit{1.0}{\eVovercsq} \\ -\texcmd{meV} & \unit{1.0}{\meV} \\ -\texcmd{keV} & \unit{1.0}{\keV} \\ -\texcmd{MeV} & \unit{1.0}{\MeV} \\ -\texcmd{GeV} & \unit{1.0}{\GeV} \\ -\texcmd{TeV} & \unit{1.0}{\TeV} \\ -\texcmd{minveV} & \unit{1.0}{\minveV} \\ -\texcmd{kinveV} & \unit{1.0}{\kinveV} \\ -\texcmd{MinveV} & \unit{1.0}{\MinveV} \\ -\texcmd{GinveV} & \unit{1.0}{\GinveV} \\ -\texcmd{TinveV} & \unit{1.0}{\TinveV} \\ -\texcmd{meVoverc} & \unit{1.0}{\meVoverc} \\ -\texcmd{keVoverc} & \unit{1.0}{\keVoverc} \\ -\texcmd{MeVoverc} & \unit{1.0}{\MeVoverc} \\ -\texcmd{GeVoverc} & \unit{1.0}{\GeVoverc} \\ -\texcmd{TeVoverc} & \unit{1.0}{\TeVoverc} \\ -\texcmd{meVovercsq} & \unit{1.0}{\meVovercsq} \\ -\texcmd{keVovercsq} & \unit{1.0}{\keVovercsq} \\ -\texcmd{MeVovercsq} & \unit{1.0}{\MeVovercsq} \\ -\texcmd{GeVovercsq} & \unit{1.0}{\GeVovercsq} \\ -\texcmd{TeVovercsq} & \unit{1.0}{\TeVovercsq} \\ - -\bottomrule -\end{tabular} -\contcaption{List of HEP-specific units provided by \hepunits (cont.)} -\label{tab:hepunits2} + \centering + \begin{tabular}{lllll} + \toprule + Unit command & Normal & Italic & Bold & Math \\ + \midrule + \eV-based units \\ + %\multicolumn{4}{\eV-based units} \\ + \texcmd{eV} & \SI{1.0}{\eV} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\eV}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\eV}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\eV}$ \\ + \texcmd{eVc} & \SI{1.0}{\eVc} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\eVc}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\eVc}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\eVc}$ \\ + \texcmd{eVcsq} & \SI{1.0}{\eVcsq} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\eVcsq}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\eVcsq}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\eVcsq}$ \\ + \texcmd{meV} & \SI{1.0}{\meV} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\meV}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\meV}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\meV}$ \\ + \texcmd{keV} & \SI{1.0}{\keV} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\keV}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\keV}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\keV}$ \\ + \texcmd{MeV} & \SI{1.0}{\MeV} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\MeV}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\MeV}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\MeV}$ \\ + \texcmd{GeV} & \SI{1.0}{\GeV} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\GeV}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\GeV}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\GeV}$ \\ + \texcmd{TeV} & \SI{1.0}{\TeV} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\TeV}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\TeV}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\TeV}$ \\ + \texcmd{meVc} & \SI{1.0}{\meVc} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\meVc}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\meVc}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\meVc}$ \\ + \texcmd{keVc} & \SI{1.0}{\keVc} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\keVc}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\keVc}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\keVc}$ \\ + \texcmd{MeVc} & \SI{1.0}{\MeVc} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\MeVc}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\MeVc}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\MeVc}$ \\ + \texcmd{GeVc} & \SI{1.0}{\GeVc} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\GeVc}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\GeVc}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\GeVc}$ \\ + \texcmd{TeVc} & \SI{1.0}{\TeVc} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\TeVc}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\TeVc}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\TeVc}$ \\ + \texcmd{meVcsq} & \SI{1.0}{\meVcsq} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\meVcsq}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\meVcsq}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\meVcsq}$ \\ + \texcmd{keVcsq} & \SI{1.0}{\keVcsq} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\keVcsq}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\keVcsq}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\keVcsq}$ \\ + \texcmd{MeVcsq} & \SI{1.0}{\MeVcsq} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\MeVcsq}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\MeVcsq}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\MeVcsq}$ \\ + \texcmd{GeVcsq} & \SI{1.0}{\GeVcsq} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\GeVcsq}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\GeVcsq}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\GeVcsq}$ \\ + \texcmd{TeVcsq} & \SI{1.0}{\TeVcsq} & \textit{\SI{1.0}{\TeVcsq}} & \textbf{\SI{1.0}{\TeVcsq}} & $x = \SI{1.0}{\TeVcsq}$ \\ + \bottomrule + \end{tabular} + \contcaption{List of HEP-specific units provided by \hepunits (cont.)} + \label{tab:hepunits2} \end{table} Note that a lot of these units have, for convenience, been provided as explicit commands with various SI prefixes, rather than just defining the base unit and -using the \texpkg{SIunits} prescription for the prefixes. Let's give a demo in -case you don't know what I'm waffling about\dots the ``usual'' \texpkg{SUunits} +using the \texpkg{siunitx} prescription for the prefixes. Let's give a demo in +case you don't know what I'm waffling about\dots the ``usual'' \texpkg{siunitx} way of doing things is like this: -|\unit{1.0}{\mega\eVoverc}|. This produces ``\unit{1.0}{\mega\eVoverc}'' -just like |\unit{1.0}{\MeVoverc}| would do. +|\SI{1.0}{\mega\eVc}|. This produces ``\SI{1.0}{\mega\eVc}'' +just like |\SI{1.0}{\MeVc}| would do. I've chosen to provide the explicit prefixed commands for convenience: choose your own favourite way (the same applies even more so for most of the non-HEP @@ -207,13 +214,13 @@ do. \section{Summary} \hepunits is a handy package for particle physicists who'd like their units to -look right, with upright \micro{s} and properly italicised $c$s in the -appropriate places. Fortunately most of the work has already been done by the -marvellous \texpkg{SIunits} package and I've just provided a few more commands -and an option passing wrapper on to that excellent piece of work. +look right, with upright \si{\micro}{s}, properly italicised $c$s, and properly +kerned \eV{s} in the appropriate places. Fortunately most of the work has +already been done by the marvellous \texpkg{siunitx} package and I've just +provided a few more commands and an option passing wrapper on to that excellent +piece of work. If you have any comments, criticism, huge cash donations etc., then please do -send them my way. Email to |andy@insectnation.org| is preferred, but if you can -find a way to get your message to me by carrier pigeon I'll be very impressed. +send them my way. \end{document} |