subroutine end_verlet_sweep()
! switch back to runge-kutta after adjusting alpha to get a new delta_psi
write(stdout, *) "Switching to runge-kutta for update of alpha"
tVerletSweep = .false.
call assign_value_to_tau(tau / iterInit, 'end_verlet_sweep')
end subroutine end_verlet_sweep