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MeanInterstellarDustMix Class Reference

#include <MeanInterstellarDustMix.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for MeanInterstellarDustMix:

Protected Member Functions

 MeanInterstellarDustMix ()
string resourceNameForOpticalProps () const override
Protected Member Functions inherited from SingleGrainDustMix
 SingleGrainDustMix ()
double getOpticalProperties (const Array &lambdav, const Array &thetav, Array &sigmaabsv, Array &sigmascav, Array &asymmparv, Table< 2 > &S11vv, Table< 2 > &S12vv, Table< 2 > &S33vv, Table< 2 > &S34vv, ArrayTable< 2 > &sigmaabsvv, ArrayTable< 2 > &sigmaabspolvv) override
virtual string resourceNameForMuellerMatrix () const
Protected Member Functions inherited from DustMix
 DustMix ()
void informAvailableWavelengthRange (Range available)
virtual size_t initializeExtraProperties (const Array &lambdav)
void setupSelfAfter () override
Protected Member Functions inherited from MaterialMix
 MaterialMix ()
Configurationconfig () const
Randomrandom () const
void setupSelfBefore () override
Protected Member Functions inherited from SimulationItem
 SimulationItem ()
virtual bool offersInterface (const std::type_info &interfaceTypeInfo) const
Protected Member Functions inherited from Item
 Item ()

Private Types

using BaseType
using ItemType

Friends

class ItemRegistry

Additional Inherited Members

Public Types inherited from DustMix
enum class  ScatteringMode { HenyeyGreenstein , MaterialPhaseFunction , SphericalPolarization , SpheroidalPolarization }
Public Types inherited from MaterialMix
enum class  DynamicStateType { None , Primary , Secondary , PrimaryIfMergedIterations }
enum class  MaterialType { Dust , Electrons , Gas }
Public Member Functions inherited from DustMix
double asymmpar (double lambda) const override
Array emissionSpectrum (const MaterialState *state, const Array &Jv) const override
DisjointWavelengthGridemissionWavelengthGrid () const override
Array emissivity (const Array &Jv) const override
bool hasContinuumEmission () const override
double indicativeTemperature (const MaterialState *state, const Array &Jv) const override
double mass () const override
MaterialType materialType () const override
double opacityAbs (double lambda, const MaterialState *state, const PhotonPacket *pp) const override
double opacityExt (double lambda, const MaterialState *state, const PhotonPacket *pp) const override
double opacitySca (double lambda, const MaterialState *state, const PhotonPacket *pp) const override
bool peeloffScattering (double &I, double &Q, double &U, double &V, double &lambda, Direction bfkobs, Direction bfky, const MaterialState *state, const PhotonPacket *pp) const override
void performScattering (double lambda, const MaterialState *state, PhotonPacket *pp) const override
virtual ScatteringMode scatteringMode () const
double sectionAbs (double lambda) const override
double sectionExt (double lambda) const override
const ArraysectionsAbs (double lambda) const override
const ArraysectionsAbspol (double lambda) const override
double sectionSca (double lambda) const override
vector< StateVariablespecificStateVariableInfo () const override
const ArraythetaGrid () const override
Public Member Functions inherited from MaterialMix
virtual DynamicStateType hasDynamicMediumState () const
virtual bool hasExtraSpecificState () const
virtual bool hasLineEmission () const
virtual bool hasNegativeExtinction () const
virtual bool hasPolarizedAbsorption () const
virtual bool hasPolarizedEmission () const
virtual bool hasPolarizedScattering () const
virtual bool hasResonantScattering () const
virtual bool hasScatteringDispersion () const
virtual bool hasStochasticDustEmission () const
virtual void initializeSpecificState (MaterialState *state, double metallicity, double temperature, const Array &params) const
bool isDust () const
bool isElectrons () const
bool isGas () const
virtual bool isSpecificStateConverged (int numCells, int numUpdated, int numNotConverged, MaterialState *currentAggregate, MaterialState *previousAggregate) const
virtual Array lineEmissionCenters () const
virtual Array lineEmissionMasses () const
virtual Array lineEmissionSpectrum (const MaterialState *state, const Array &Jv) const
virtual vector< SnapshotParameterparameterInfo () const
virtual bool scatteringEmulatesSecondaryEmission () const
virtual UpdateStatus updateSpecificState (MaterialState *state, const Array &Jv) const
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

Detailed Description

The MeanInterstellarDustMix class represents a population of identical dust grains with properties approximating those of a mixture that is appropriate for the typical interstellar dust medium. The model consists of a mixture of carbonaceous grains and amorphous silicate grains. Carbonaceous grains are PAH-like when small, and graphite-like when large. (see Li & Draine 2001, ApJ, 554, 778). Size distributions are taken from Weingartner & Draine (2001, ApJ, 548, 296), more specifically, they refer to the case A model for \(R_V=3.1\), renormalized following Draine (2003, ApJ, 598, 1017). Specifically, the grain abundances relative to H have been reduced by a factor 0.93 relative to the \(R_V=3.1\) size distribution with \(\text{[C/H]}_{\text{PAH}} = 60~{\text{ppm}}\) in Weingartner & Draine (2001, ApJ, 548, 296). The PAH C abundance relative to H is assumed to be \(\text{[C/H]}_{\text{PAH}} = 0.93 \times 60~{\text{ppm}} = 55.8~{\text{ppm}}\).

The dust mass per hydrogen nucleon is obtained from information in the header of the data file. The optical data were downloaded from Bruce Draine's home page https://www.astro.princeton.edu/~draine/ and more specifically from ftp://ftp.astro.princeton.edu/draine/dust/mix/kext_albedo_WD_MW_3.1_60_D03.all

Extreme forward scattering for X-ray wavelengths

The properties for this dust mix as discussed above are given down to wavelengths as short as \(10^{-4}\) micron, i.e. well into the soft X-ray wavelength range. The tabulated cross sections seem to be very accurate, however the average scattering angle cosine values in this regime are unrealistic (e.g., equal to one for the shortest wavelengths).

Draine 2003c (ApJ, 98, 1026–1037) presents experimental data for the phase function in the soft X-ray wavelength range and proposes an analytical phase function to model the observed extreme forward scattering. Rather than attempting to implement this phase function, we approximate it through the Henyey-Greenstein phase function just as we do for other wavelengths. For wavelengths shorter than 0.01 micron, the value of the HG asymmetry parameter \(g\) that causes the HG function to best approximate the Draine 2003c function for extreme forward angles can be written as \(g = 1 - \lambda/(\mu\mathrm{m})\), i.e. one minus the wavelength in micron. We thus replace the asymmetry parameter values in that wavelength range by this improved appoximation before storing the result in the SKIRT resource table.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ MeanInterstellarDustMix()

MeanInterstellarDustMix::MeanInterstellarDustMix ( )
inlineprotected

Default constructor for concrete Item subclass MeanInterstellarDustMix: "a typical interstellar dust mix (mean properties)".

Member Function Documentation

◆ resourceNameForOpticalProps()

string MeanInterstellarDustMix::resourceNameForOpticalProps ( ) const
overrideprotectedvirtual

This function returns the name of the stored table resource tabulating the basic optical properties for this dust mix.

Implements SingleGrainDustMix.


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