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PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition Class Reference

#include <PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition.hpp>

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Public Member Functions

double bulkDensity () const override
 
string name () const override
 
string resourceNameForEnthalpies () const override
 
string resourceNameForMuellerMatrix () const override
 
string resourceNameForOpticalProps () const override
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from GrainComposition
virtual double bulkDensity () const =0
 
virtual string name () const =0
 
virtual string resourceNameForEnthalpies () const =0
 
virtual string resourceNameForMuellerMatrix () const
 
virtual string resourceNameForOpticalProps () const =0
 
virtual bool resourcesForSpheroidalEmission (bool &resource, double &interpol, string &tableName1, string &tableName2) 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
 

Protected Member Functions

 PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition ()
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from GrainComposition
 GrainComposition ()
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from SimulationItem
 SimulationItem ()
 
virtual bool offersInterface (const std::type_info &interfaceTypeInfo) const
 
virtual void setupSelfAfter ()
 
virtual void setupSelfBefore ()
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from Item
 Item ()
 

Private Types

using BaseType = GrainComposition
 
using ItemType = PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition
 

Friends

class ItemRegistry
 

Detailed Description

The PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition class represents the optical and calorimetric properties of spherical silicate dust grains with support for polarization. The optical data, including scattering and absorption efficiency coefficients and Mueller matrix coefficients, are converted from a text file in the format as used by the STOKES code, a code for radiative transfer with polarization written by Rene Goosmann and Frédéric Marin. The data files were obtained from the STOKES team via Marko Stalevski mstalevski@aob.rs.

The calorimetric properties follow the analytical enthalpy prescription for silicate given by equation (9) of Draine & Li (2001), properly integrated to obtain internal energy rather than heat capacity. The bulk mass density is set to the standard value of 3000 kg/m3 for silicate grains.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition()

PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition::PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition ( )
inlineprotected

Default constructor for concrete Item subclass PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition : "a silicate dust grain composition with support for polarization" .

Member Function Documentation

◆ bulkDensity()

double PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition::bulkDensity ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the bulk mass density of this grain material.

Implements GrainComposition.

◆ name()

string PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition::name ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns a brief human-readable identifier for this grain composition.

Implements GrainComposition.

Reimplemented in SpheroidalSilicateGrainComposition.

◆ resourceNameForEnthalpies()

string PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition::resourceNameForEnthalpies ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the name of the stored table resource tabulating the specific enthalpies per unit volume as a function of temperature.

Implements GrainComposition.

◆ resourceNameForMuellerMatrix()

string PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition::resourceNameForMuellerMatrix ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the name of the stored table resource tabulating the coefficients of the Mueller matrix as a function of wavelength, grain size, and scattering angle.

Reimplemented from GrainComposition.

◆ resourceNameForOpticalProps()

string PolarizedSilicateGrainComposition::resourceNameForOpticalProps ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the name of the stored table resource tabulating the basic optical properties (absorption and scattering efficiencies and asymmetry parameter) as a function of wavelength and grain size.

Implements GrainComposition.


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