is this different from what you see in normal MD for
this system using this thermostat and temp0?
in other words, is this expected behavior for REMD, or
do REMD and MD differ?
On 7/20/07, priya priya <priyaanand_27.yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am doing replica exchange method using implicit solvent, looking into the
> results summary.TEMP created by using reminfo file i found that the
> temperature is fluctuating a lot even though i am using langevin
> thermostat.I started from temp range 273K to 373K but in the output file
> there are temperature 402 K and above also.
> Method i followed is as under with the input files:
> 1) minimized the linear structure generated by Xleap: input file:
> Stage 1 - minimisation of am15-42 in implicit solvent
> &cntrl
> imin=1, maxcyc=5000, ncyc=2500,
> cut=999., rgbmax=999.,igb=1, ntb=0,
> ntpr=100
> /
>
> 2) heated the system for different temperatures which could act as the
> starting conformations for the Replica exchange method. input file was (only
> temp different in files):
> am15: 100ps MD in implicit solvent
> &cntrl
> imin = 0,
> ntb = 0, igb = 1,
> cut = 10,
> tempi = 373.715, temp0 = 373.715,
> ntt = 3, gamma_ln = 1.0,
> nstlim = 50000, dt = 0.002,
> ntpr = 50, ntwx = 50, ntwr = 50
> /
> 3) REMD using the reference rst from from the previous step at different
> temp
> input file (different temp for different replicas):
> &cntrl
> imin = 0, nstlim = 100, dt = 0.002,
> ntx = 5, tempi = 360.893,temp0 =360.893,
> ntt = 3, tol = 0.0000001,
> ntc = 2, ntf = 1, ntb =0,
> ntwx = 5, ntwe = 0, ntwr = 5, ntpr = 5,
> cut =10.0, scee = 1.2, ibelly =0,
> ntr = 0, gamma_ln = 1.0,offset = 0.09
> nscm = 500, igb = 1,
> irest = 1,numexchg = 50000, repcrd = 0,ntave = 0,
> /
>
> System is running fine with showing exchanges in the log file that has been
> created, but if i extract output for the various repinfo file created for
> different replicas, i found strange fluctuation in temp which are not the
> range given.
> Will anybody see error in my steps and my input file.
> Suggestion are welcomed.
>
> Regards
>
>
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