a127 = -2.84411
  b127 = 3.3351
  c127 = 0.
  d127  =1.27428
  e127 = 0.0970149
  f127 = -3.92405
  tconvert = 1.e7
  tstart=0

  off = tstart * tconvert
#  time = t*tconvert

  h127 = b127*tanh(a127*(-d127+0.5))+c127 +b127*tanh(-f127*(e127+0.5))
  f(x) = (b127*tanh(a127*(x/100.-d127-off))+c127 +b127*tanh(-f127*(x/100.+e127-off)))/h127
set samples 1000
set xlabel 'time [ns]'
set ylabel 'kick amplitude'
set label at graph 1.02,0.02 '/field_maps/plot_kicker_field.gnu' rotate font 'verdana, 6' noenhance
set timestamp offset graph 1.13,0.7 rotate font 'Verdana,6'
set term pdf fontscale 0.75 size 6.0in,4.0in
outfile =  'near-ideal-kicker-pulse.pdf'
set output outfile
set xrange [-100:1200]
set grid
plot f(x) not
print outfile