Weird .err file generation

Running and Runtime Errors
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Dear experts,
I can’t figure out why FLUKA behaves this way? I have a very simple geometry. If I assign the material AIR to the surrounding space (REGION rgVac), then a normal .err file is generated (see attachment below _AIR.err). But if I assign the VACUUM material to this space, a huge .err file is generated (see _VAC.err, this is a small piece of the file). This only happens when the material of “rgVac” changes (AIR to VACUUM). I just change the material! What is wrong with the VACUUM in my geometry?
Thanks,
Konstantin.

dd_dt_AIR.vs.VAC.flair (3.2 KB)

dd_dt_01001_AIR.err (2.2 KB)
dd_dt_01001_VAC.err (3.9 KB)

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Dear @rx9abc,

If you assign vacuum instead of air to the surrounding space, the 200 keV deuterons have a chance to arrive to your target (instead of being stopped), and some of them even to the water volume further downstream.

The messages you see in the .err file are innocuous (they reflect a very low energy deuteron failing to interact with a target proton). The developers are aware of the verbosity of these messages and will surely moderate them in the upcoming minor release before the end of the year.

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