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CastelliKuruczSEDFamily Class Reference

#include <CastelliKuruczSEDFamily.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for CastelliKuruczSEDFamily:

Public Member Functions

 CastelliKuruczSEDFamily (SimulationItem *parent)
double cdf (Array &lambdav, Array &pv, Array &Pv, const Range &wavelengthRange, const Array &parameters) const override
Range intrinsicWavelengthRange () const override
vector< SnapshotParameterparameterInfo () const override
double specificLuminosity (double wavelength, const Array &parameters) const override
Public Member Functions inherited from SimulationItem
template<class T>
T * find (bool setup=true) const
template<class T>
T * interface (int levels=-999999, bool setup=true) const
virtual string itemName () const
void setup ()
string typeAndName () const
Public Member Functions inherited from Item
 Item (const Item &)=delete
virtual ~Item ()
void addChild (Item *child)
const vector< Item * > & children () const
virtual void clearItemListProperty (const PropertyDef *property)
void destroyChild (Item *child)
virtual bool getBoolProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
virtual vector< double > getDoubleListProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
virtual double getDoubleProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
virtual string getEnumProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
virtual int getIntProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
virtual vector< Item * > getItemListProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
virtual ItemgetItemProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
virtual string getStringProperty (const PropertyDef *property) const
int getUtilityProperty (string name) const
virtual void insertIntoItemListProperty (const PropertyDef *property, int index, Item *item)
Itemoperator= (const Item &)=delete
Itemparent () const
virtual void removeFromItemListProperty (const PropertyDef *property, int index)
virtual void setBoolProperty (const PropertyDef *property, bool value)
virtual void setDoubleListProperty (const PropertyDef *property, vector< double > value)
virtual void setDoubleProperty (const PropertyDef *property, double value)
virtual void setEnumProperty (const PropertyDef *property, string value)
virtual void setIntProperty (const PropertyDef *property, int value)
virtual void setItemProperty (const PropertyDef *property, Item *item)
virtual void setStringProperty (const PropertyDef *property, string value)
void setUtilityProperty (string name, int value)
virtual string type () const

Protected Member Functions

 CastelliKuruczSEDFamily ()
void setupSelfBefore () override
Protected Member Functions inherited from SEDFamily
 SEDFamily ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from SimulationItem
 SimulationItem ()
virtual bool offersInterface (const std::type_info &interfaceTypeInfo) const
virtual void setupSelfAfter ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from Item
 Item ()

Private Types

using BaseType
using ItemType

Private Attributes

StoredTable< 4 > _table

Friends

class ItemRegistry

Detailed Description

An instance of the CastelliKuruczSEDFamily class represents the Castelli-Kurucz atlas of stellar atmosphere models for a wide range of metallicities, effective temperatures, and gravities. These models were computed by Fiorella Castelli (Castelli & Kurucz 2003, IAU Symposium 210, Modelling of Stellar Atmospheres, Uppsala, Sweden, eds. N.E. Piskunov, W.W. Weiss. and D.F. Gray, 2003, ASP-S210) and include improvements upon those previously provided by by Kurucz (1990).

The luminosity values given by the models are normalized for a stellar surface equal to the unit sphere, so these values must be multipled by the stellar surface, i.e. \(4\pi\,R^2\).

The parameter space is discretized on 8 metallicities, 76 temperatures, and 11 gravity values for a total of 6688 possible models. From these possibilities, 3808 models are actually available and 2880 have not been calculated. The parameter ranges for available models are summarized in the table below, with in all cases \( 6.325 \times 10^{-5} \le Z \le 6.325 \times 10^{-2} \).

Effective temperature (K) Gravity ( \(\log_{10} (g/\mathrm{cm}\,\mathrm{s}^{-2})\))
3500 <= Teff <= 6000 --> 0.0 <= logg <= 5.0
6000 < Teff <= 7500 --> 0.5 <= logg <= 5.0
7500 < Teff <= 8250 --> 1.0 <= logg <= 5.0
8250 < Teff <= 9000 --> 1.5 <= logg <= 5.0
9000 < Teff <= 11750 --> 2.0 <= logg <= 5.0
11750 < Teff <= 19000 --> 2.5 <= logg <= 5.0
19000 < Teff <= 26000 --> 3.0 <= logg <= 5.0
26000 < Teff <= 31000 --> 3.5 <= logg <= 5.0
31000 < Teff <= 39000 --> 4.0 <= logg <= 5.0
39000 < Teff <= 49000 --> 4.5 <= logg <= 5.0
49000 < Teff <= 50000 --> logg = 5.0

The following table lists the properties of solar metallicity stars ( \(Z=0.02\)) of different spectral types and luminosity classes as suggested by Castelli and Kurucz based on other sources.

Stellar type Temperature (K) Gravity ( \(\log_{10} (g/\mathrm{cm}\,\mathrm{s}^{-2})\))
O3V 44852 +3.92
O5V 40862 +3.92
O5.5V 39865 +3.92
O6V 38867 +3.92
O6.5V 37870 +3.92
O7V 36872 +3.92
O7.5V 35874 +3.92
O8V 34877 +3.92
O8.5 33879 +3.92
O9V 32882 +3.92
O9.5 31884 +3.92
B0V 30000 +3.90
B1V 25400 +3.90
B3V 18700 +3.94
B5V 15400 +4.04
B8V 11900 +4.04
A0V 9520 +4.14
A1V 9230 +4.10
A3V 8270 +4.20
A5V 8200 +4.29
F0V 7200 +4.34
F2V 6890 +4.34
F5V 6440 +4.34
F8V 6200 +4.40
G0V 6030 +4.39
G2V 5860 +4.40
G8V 5570 +4.50
K0V 5250 +4.49
K2V 4780 +4.5
K4V 4560 +4.5
K5V 4350 +4.54
K7V 4060 +4.5
M0V 3850 +4.59
M2V 3580 +4.64
M6V 3050 +5.00
B0III 29000 +3.34
B5III 15000 +3.49
G0III 5850 +2.94
G5III 5150 +2.54
K0III 4750 +2.14
K5III 3950 +1.74
M0III 3800 +1.34
BOI 26000 +2.84
B5I 13600 +2.44
AOI 9730 +2.14
A5I 8510 +2.04
F0I 7700 +1.74
F5I 6900 +1.44
G0I 5550 +1.34
G5I 4850 +1.14
K0I 4420 +0.94
K5I 3850 +0.00
M0I 3650 -0.10
M2I 3600 -0.10

The SEDs are tabulated over a wavelength range from 0.009 \(\mu\mathrm{m}\) to 160 \(\mu\mathrm{m}\) with the spectral resolution shown in the figure below.

The data for the models were downloaded from http://www.stsci.edu/hst/observatory/crds/castelli_kurucz_atlas.html and converted to SKIRT stored table format for inclusion as a resource file. The stored table is opened during setup, and it is subsequently interpolated to the desired parameters and wavelength grid when needed.

When imported from a text column file, the properties of the star-forming region represented by this SED family must appear in the following order, and have the specified default units unless these units are overridden by column header info:

\[ R\,(\mathrm{km}) \quad Z\,(\mathrm{dimless}) \quad T_\mathrm{eff}\,(\mathrm{K}) \quad g\,(\mathrm{m}\,\mathrm{s}^{-2}) \]

where \(R\) is the stellar radius, \(T_\mathrm{eff}\) is the effective stellar surface temperature, \(Z\) is the stellar metallicity, and \(g\) is the gravity at the stellar surface.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ CastelliKuruczSEDFamily() [1/2]

CastelliKuruczSEDFamily::CastelliKuruczSEDFamily ( )
inlineprotected

Default constructor for concrete Item subclass CastelliKuruczSEDFamily: "a Castelli-Kurucz SED family for stellar atmospheres".

◆ CastelliKuruczSEDFamily() [2/2]

CastelliKuruczSEDFamily::CastelliKuruczSEDFamily ( SimulationItem * parent)
explicit

This constructor can be invoked programmatically by classes that use a hard-coded SED family (as opposed to selected through the ski file). Before the constructor returns, the newly created object is hooked up as a child to the specified parent in the simulation hierarchy (so it will automatically be deleted), and its setup() function has been called.

Member Function Documentation

◆ cdf()

double CastelliKuruczSEDFamily::cdf ( Array & lambdav,
Array & pv,
Array & Pv,
const Range & wavelengthRange,
const Array & parameters ) const
overridevirtual

This function constructs both the normalized probability density function (pdf) and the corresponding normalized cumulative distribution function (cdf) for the SED with the specified parameters over the specified wavelength range. The function returns the normalization factor. The number and type of parameters must match the information returned by the parameterInfo() function; if not the behavior is undefined.

Implements SEDFamily.

◆ intrinsicWavelengthRange()

Range CastelliKuruczSEDFamily::intrinsicWavelengthRange ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the intrinsic wavelength range of the SED family. It retrieves this range from the underlying stored table.

Implements SEDFamily.

◆ parameterInfo()

vector< SnapshotParameter > CastelliKuruczSEDFamily::parameterInfo ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the number and type of parameters used by this particular SED family as a list of SnapshotParameter objects. Each of these objects specifies unit information and a human-readable descripton for the parameter.

Implements SEDFamily.

◆ setupSelfBefore()

void CastelliKuruczSEDFamily::setupSelfBefore ( )
overrideprotectedvirtual

This function opens the appropriate resource file (in SKIRT stored table format).

Reimplemented from SimulationItem.

◆ specificLuminosity()

double CastelliKuruczSEDFamily::specificLuminosity ( double wavelength,
const Array & parameters ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the specific luminosity \(L_\lambda\) (i.e. radiative power per unit of wavelength) for the SED with the specified parameters at the specified wavelength, or zero if the wavelength is outside of the SED's intrinsic wavelength range. The number and type of parameters must match the information returned by the parameterInfo() function; if not the behavior is undefined.

Implements SEDFamily.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following file: