diff --git a/Dipolar-Gas-Simulator/submit_jobs.sh b/Dipolar-Gas-Simulator/submit_jobs.sh
index be032de..bf39401 100644
--- a/Dipolar-Gas-Simulator/submit_jobs.sh
+++ b/Dipolar-Gas-Simulator/submit_jobs.sh
@@ -1,30 +1,31 @@
-# Define scan ranges (encoded as strings)
-SCATTERING_LENGTH_RANGE="85"
-POLAR_ANGLE_RANGE="0"
-AZIMUTHAL_ANGLE_RANGE="0"
+# ----------- Define scan ranges -----------
+
+# Use space-separated or comma-separated floats/integers (can be bracketed)
+SCATTERING_LENGTH_RANGE="[85.0]"
+POLAR_ANGLE_RANGE="[0]"
+AZIMUTHAL_ANGLE_RANGE="[0.0]"
 NUM_ATOMS_LIST="[90000]"
 CHUNK_SIZE=1
 
-# Convert parameter ranges into arrays
-scatteringLengths=($(eval echo {$SCATTERING_LENGTH_RANGE}))
-polarAngles=($(eval echo {$POLAR_ANGLE_RANGE}))
-azimuthalAngles=($(eval echo {$AZIMUTHAL_ANGLE_RANGE}))
-numAtoms=($(eval echo {$NUM_ATOMS_LIST}))
+# ----------- Count total combinations for SLURM array -----------
+
+# Strip brackets for Bash processing (for counting only)
+scatteringLengths=($(echo "$SCATTERING_LENGTH_RANGE" | tr -d '[],')) 
+polarAngles=($(echo "$POLAR_ANGLE_RANGE" | tr -d '[],')) 
+azimuthalAngles=($(echo "$AZIMUTHAL_ANGLE_RANGE" | tr -d '[],')) 
+numAtoms=($(echo "$NUM_ATOMS_LIST" | tr -d '[],')) 
 
-# Calculate the total number of jobs (combinations of parameters)
 totalJobs=$((${#scatteringLengths[@]} * ${#polarAngles[@]} * ${#azimuthalAngles[@]} * ${#numAtoms[@]}))
-
-# Calculate the number of array jobs based on total jobs and chunk size
 numArrayJobs=$(( (totalJobs + CHUNK_SIZE - 1) / CHUNK_SIZE ))
 
-# Print the total number of jobs and array jobs for debugging
 echo "Total number of jobs: $totalJobs"
 echo "Number of SLURM array jobs: $numArrayJobs"
+echo "Running SLURM job array from 1 to ${numArrayJobs}"
+
+# ----------- Submit SLURM array job -----------
 
-# Create the SLURM job submission command
 sbatch --export=SCATTERING_LENGTH_RANGE="$SCATTERING_LENGTH_RANGE",POLAR_ANGLE_RANGE="$POLAR_ANGLE_RANGE",AZIMUTHAL_ANGLE_RANGE="$AZIMUTHAL_ANGLE_RANGE",NUM_ATOMS_LIST="$NUM_ATOMS_LIST",CHUNK_SIZE=$CHUNK_SIZE << EOF
 #!/bin/bash
-########### Begin SLURM header ###########
 #SBATCH --partition=gpu-single
 #SBATCH --nodes=1
 #SBATCH --ntasks-per-node=1
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ sbatch --export=SCATTERING_LENGTH_RANGE="$SCATTERING_LENGTH_RANGE",POLAR_ANGLE_R
 #SBATCH --error=simulation_%A_%a.err
 #SBATCH --output=simulation_%A_%a.out
 #SBATCH --array=1-${numArrayJobs}
-########### End SLURM header ##########
 
 echo "Working Directory:                    $PWD"
 echo "Running on host                       $HOSTNAME"
@@ -44,22 +44,18 @@ echo "Job id:                               $SLURM_JOB_ID"
 echo "Job name:                             $SLURM_JOB_NAME"
 echo "Number of nodes allocated to job:     $SLURM_JOB_NUM_NODES"
 echo "Number of GPUs allocated to job:      $SLURM_GPUS"
+echo "SLURM task index:                     \$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID"
 
-
-# Load module 
+# Load MATLAB
 module load math/matlab/R2023a
 
-echo Directory is `pwd`
+echo Directory is pwd
 echo "Initiating Job..."
 
-# Inside SLURM job array
-echo "Running SLURM job array from 1 to ${numArrayJobs}"
-
-# Start MATLAB job with the batch index
+# Run MATLAB wrapper with this batch index
 matlab -nodisplay -nosplash -r "Scripts.run_hybrid_worker_wrapper(\$SLURM_ARRAY_TASK_ID)"
 
-# notice for tests
 echo "Job terminated successfully"
 
 exit
-EOF
+EOF
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