tardis.plasma.equilibrium.rates.photoionization_rates module¶

class tardis.plasma.equilibrium.rates.photoionization_rates.AnalyticPhotoionizationRateSolver(photoionization_cross_sections)[source]¶

Bases: object

Solve the photoionization and spontaneous recombination rates in the case where the radiation field is computed analytically.

solve(radiation_field, electron_energy_distribution, lte_level_population, level_population, lte_ion_population, ion_population, partition_function, level_boltzmann_factor)[source]¶

Solve the photoionization and spontaneous recombination rates in the case where the radiation field is not estimated.

Parameters:

radiation_fieldRadiationField: A radiation field that can compute its mean intensity.
electron_energy_distributionThermalElectronEnergyDistribution: Electron properties.
lte_level_populationpd.DataFrame: LTE level number density. Columns are cells.
level_populationpd.DataFrame: Estimated level number density. Columns are cells.
lte_ion_populationpd.DataFrame: LTE ion number density. Columns are cells.
ion_populationpd.DataFrame: Estimated ion number density. Columns are cells.

Returns:

pd.DataFrame: Photoionization rate. Columns are cells.
pd.DataFrame: Spontaneous recombination rate. Columns are cells.

class tardis.plasma.equilibrium.rates.photoionization_rates.EstimatedPhotoionizationRateSolver(photoionization_cross_sections, level2continuum_edge_idx)[source]¶

Bases: AnalyticPhotoionizationRateSolver

Solve the photoionization and spontaneous recombination rates in the case where the radiation field is estimated by Monte Carlo processes.

solve(electron_energy_distribution, radfield_mc_estimators, time_simulation, volume, level_population)[source]¶

Solve the photoionization and spontaneous recombination rates in the case where the radiation field is estimated by Monte Carlo processes.

Parameters:

electron_energy_distributionThermalElectronEnergyDistribution: Electron properties.
radfield_mc_estimatorsRadiationFieldMCEstimators: Estimators of the radiation field properties.
time_simulationu.Quantity: Time of simulation.
volumeu.Quantity: Volume per cell.
level_populationpd.DataFrame: Electron energy level number density. Columns are cells.

Returns:

pd.DataFrame: Photoionization rate. Columns are cells.
pd.DataFrame: Spontaneous recombination rate. Columns are cells.