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TorusGeometry Class Reference

#include <TorusGeometry.hpp>

Inheritance diagram for TorusGeometry:

Public Member Functions

double cutoffRadius () const
double density (double R, double z) const override
double exponent () const
Position generatePosition () const override
double index () const
double maxRadius () const
double minRadius () const
double openingAngle () const
bool reshapeInnerRadius () const
double SigmaR () const override
double SigmaZ () const override
Public Member Functions inherited from AxGeometry
double density (Position bfr) const override
int dimension () const override
double SigmaX () const override
double SigmaY () 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

 TorusGeometry ()
void setupSelfBefore () override
Protected Member Functions inherited from AxGeometry
 AxGeometry ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from Geometry
 Geometry ()
Randomrandom () const
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

double _A
double _cutoffRadius
const double & _Delta
double _exponent
double _index
double _maxRadius
double _minRadius
double _openingAngle
const double & _p
const double & _q
const bool & _rani
const double & _rcut
bool _reshapeInnerRadius
const double & _rmax
const double & _rmin
double _sdiff
double _sinDelta
double _smin
double _tmax
double _tmin

Friends

class ItemRegistry

Detailed Description

The TorusGeometry class is a subclass of the AxGeometry class and describes the geometry of an axisymmetric torus as assumed to be present in the centre of active galactic nuclei (AGN). This geometry is described by a radial power-law density with a finite opening angle; see Stalevski et al. (2012, MNRAS, 420, 2756–2772) and Granato & Danese (1994, MNRAS, 268, 235). In formula, it is most easily expressed in spherical coordinates as

\[ \rho(r,\theta) = A\, r^{-p}\,{\text{e}}^{-q|\cos\theta|} \quad\text{for } r_{\text{min}}<r<r_{\text{max}} \text{ and } \frac{\pi}{2}-\Delta<\theta<\frac{\pi}{2} +\Delta. \]

There are five free parameters describing this dust geometry: the inner and outer radii \(r_{\text{min}}\) and \(r_{\text{max}}\) of the torus, the radial power law index \(p\), the polar index \(q\) and the angle \(\Delta\) describing the opening angle of the torus.

If the dusty system under consideration is in the vicinity of an AGN central engine or another source which is luminous enough to heat the dust up to sublimation temperature, the inner radius should correspond to sublimation radius and scale as \( r_{\text{min}} \propto L(\theta)^{0.5}\) (Barvainis, 1987, ApJ, 320, 537, eq (5)). If the primary source assumes anisotropic emission, the inner radius must follow the same dependence as the distribution of the primary source luminosity. Otherwise, dust temperature on the inner boundary of geometry is very likely to be under- or over-estimated. Thus, if the NetzerAccretionDiskGeometry distribution is chosen to describe primary source emission, it is recommended to turn on the anisotropic inner radius option for the torus geometry. The inner radius will then be set by the following formula:

\[ r_{\text{min}} \propto (\cos\theta\,(2\cos\theta+1))^{0.5}.\]

This should allow dust to approach all the way to the primary central source in the equatorial plane. However, due to the finite resolution of dust cells, it may happen that some of the innermost cells end up with unphysically high temperatures. For this reason, there is an additional input parameter, the cutoff radius \(r_{\text{cut}}\). The value of the cutoff radius is usually found after a few trial-and-error experiments by inspecting temperature distribution maps, until the inner wall of the geometry is at the expected sublimation temperature for a given dust population.

The total dust mass of the model corresponds to the mass of the original geometry, before the inner wall is reshaped to account for anisotropy; the difference is usually rather small.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ TorusGeometry()

TorusGeometry::TorusGeometry ( )
inlineprotected

Default constructor for concrete Item subclass TorusGeometry: "a torus geometry".

Member Function Documentation

◆ cutoffRadius()

double TorusGeometry::cutoffRadius ( ) const
inline

This function returns the value of the discoverable double property cutoffRadius: "the inner cutoff radius of the torus".

This property represents a physical quantity of type "length".

The minimum value for this property is "[0".

The default value for this property is given by the conditional value expression "0".

This property is relevant only if the Boolean expression "reshapeInnerRadius" evaluates to true after replacing the names by true or false depending on their presence.

◆ density()

double TorusGeometry::density ( double R,
double z ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the density \(\rho(R,z)\) at the cylindrical radius \(R\) and height \(z\). It just implements the analytical formula.

Implements AxGeometry.

◆ exponent()

double TorusGeometry::exponent ( ) const
inline

This function returns the value of the discoverable double property exponent: "the radial powerlaw exponent p of the torus".

The minimum value for this property is "[0".

◆ generatePosition()

Position TorusGeometry::generatePosition ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function generates a random position from the torus geometry, by drawing a random point from the three-dimensional probability density \(p({\bf{r}})\, {\text{d}}{\bf{r}} = \rho({\bf{r}})\, {\text{d}}{\bf{r}}\). For the torus geometry, the density is a separable function of \(r\) and \(\theta\), so that a random position can hence be constructed by combining random spherical coordinates, each chosen from their own probability distributions. A random azimuth \(\phi\) is readily found by chosing a random deviate \({\cal{X}}\) and setting \( \phi = 2\pi {\cal{X}} \).

For the radial coordinate, the appropriate probability distribution is \(p(r)\,{\text{d}}r \propto r^{2-p}\,{\text{d}}r \). A random radius is generated by picking a new uniform deviate \({\cal{X}}\), and solving the equation

\[ {\cal{X}} = \int_{r_\text{min}}^r p(r')\, {\text{d}}r' \]

for \(r\). For \(p\ne3\) we find

\[{\cal{X}} = \frac{r^{3-p}-r_{\text{min}}^{3-p}} {r_{\text{max}}^{3-p}-r_{\text{min}}^{3-p}}. \]

Inverting this results in

\[ r = \left[ (1-{\cal{X}})\,r_{\text{min}}^{3-p} + {\cal{X}}\,r_{\text{max}}^{3-p} \right]^{\frac{1}{3-p}}. \]

For \(p=3\) this expression does not hold, and for \(p\approx3\) it breaks down numerically. So for \(p\approx3\) we can write the general expression

\[ r = {\text{gexp}}_{p-2} \Big[ {\text{gln}}_{p-2}\, r_{\text{min}} + {\cal{X}}\,( {\text{gln}}_{p-2}\, r_{\text{max}} - {\text{gln}}_{p-2}\, r_{\text{min}} ) \Bigr]. \]

In this expression, \({\text{gln}}_p\,x\) and \({\text{gexp}}_p\,x\) are the generalized logarithm and exponential functions defined in SpecialFunctions::gln and SpecialFunctions::gexp respectively.

Finally, for the polar angle, the appropriate distribution function is

\[ p(\theta)\, {\text{d}}\theta \propto e^{-q|\cos\theta|}\sin\theta\, {\text{d}}\theta. \]

A random polar angle is generated by picking a new uniform deviate \({\cal{X}}\), and solving the equation

\[ {\cal{X}} = \int_0^\theta p(\theta')\, {\text{d}}\theta' \]

for \(\theta\). We obtain after some calculation

\[ {\cal{X}} = \begin{cases} \; \dfrac12 \left( 1 - \dfrac{1-{\text{e}}^{-q\cos\theta}}{1-{\text{e}}^{-q\sin\Delta}} \right) & \quad\text{for } \frac{\pi}{2}-\Delta < \theta < \frac{\pi}{2} \\[1.2em] \;\dfrac12 \left( 1 + \dfrac{1-{\text{e}}^{q\cos\theta}}{1-{\text{e}}^{-q\sin\Delta}} \right) & \quad\text{for } \frac{\pi}{2} < \theta < \frac{\pi}{2}+\Delta \end{cases} \]

Inverting this gives

\[\cos\theta = \begin{cases}\; -\dfrac{1}{q} \ln\left[ 1-\left(1- {\text{e}}^{-q\sin\Delta}\right) (1-2{\cal{X}}) \right] & \quad\text{if $0<{\cal{X}}<\tfrac12$} \\[1.2em] \; \dfrac{1}{q} \ln\left[ 1-\left(1 -{\text{e}}^{-q\sin\Delta}\right) (2{\cal{X}}-1) \right] & \quad\text{if $\tfrac12<{\cal{X}}<1$} \end{cases}. \]

Implements Geometry.

◆ index()

double TorusGeometry::index ( ) const
inline

This function returns the value of the discoverable double property index: "the polar index q of the torus".

The minimum value for this property is "[0".

◆ maxRadius()

double TorusGeometry::maxRadius ( ) const
inline

This function returns the value of the discoverable double property maxRadius: "the maximum radius of the torus".

This property represents a physical quantity of type "length".

The minimum value for this property is "]0".

◆ minRadius()

double TorusGeometry::minRadius ( ) const
inline

This function returns the value of the discoverable double property minRadius: "the minimum radius of the torus".

This property represents a physical quantity of type "length".

The minimum value for this property is "]0".

◆ openingAngle()

double TorusGeometry::openingAngle ( ) const
inline

This function returns the value of the discoverable double property openingAngle: "the half opening angle of the torus".

This property represents a physical quantity of type "posangle".

The minimum value for this property is "[0 deg".

The maximum value for this property is "90 deg]".

◆ reshapeInnerRadius()

bool TorusGeometry::reshapeInnerRadius ( ) const
inline

This function returns the value of the discoverable Boolean property reshapeInnerRadius: "reshape the inner radius according to the Netzer luminosity profile".

The default value for this property is given by the conditional value expression "false".

This property is displayed only if the Boolean expression "Level2" evaluates to true after replacing the names by true or false depending on their presence.

◆ setupSelfBefore()

void TorusGeometry::setupSelfBefore ( )
overrideprotectedvirtual

This function calculates some frequently used values. The normalization parameter \(A\) is set by the normalization condition that total mass equals one, i.e.

\[ 1 = 2\pi\, A\, \int_{\pi/2-\Delta}^{\pi/2+\Delta} e^{-q|\cos\theta|}\sin\theta\, {\text{d}}\theta \int_{r_{\text{min}}}^{r_{\text{max}}} r^{2-p}\, {\text{d}}r. \]

This results in

\[ A = \frac{q}{4\pi\, (1-{\text{e}}^{-q\sin\Delta})}\, \frac{1}{ {\text{gln}}_{p-2}\, r_{\text{max}} - {\text{gln}}_{p-2}\, r_{\text{min}} }, \]

with \({\text{gln}}_p\, x\) the generalized logarithm defined in SpecialFunctions::gln. If \(q=0\), this expression reduces to

\[ A = \frac{1}{4\pi\,\sin\Delta\, ({\text{gln}}_{p-2}\, r_{\text{max}} - {\text{gln}}_{p-2}\, r_{\text{min}} )}. \]

Reimplemented from Geometry.

◆ SigmaR()

double TorusGeometry::SigmaR ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the radial surface density, i.e. the integration of the density along a line in the equatorial plane starting at the centre of the coordinate system,

\[\Sigma_R = \int_0^\infty \rho(R,0)\,{\text{d}}R. \]

For the torus geometry,

\[ \Sigma_R = A\, ( {\text{gln}}_p\, r_{\text{max}} - {\text{gln}}_p\, r_{\text{min}} ) \]

with \({\text{gln}}_p\,x\) the generalized logarithm defined in SpecialFunctions::gln.

Implements AxGeometry.

◆ SigmaZ()

double TorusGeometry::SigmaZ ( ) const
overridevirtual

This function returns the Z-axis surface density, i.e. the integration of the density along the entire Z-axis,

\[ \Sigma_Z = \int_{-\infty}^\infty \rho(0,0,z)\, {\text{d}}z. \]

For the torus geometry this integral is simply zero (we exclude the special limiting case where \(\Delta=\tfrac{\pi}{2}\)).

Implements Geometry.


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