tardis.plasma.equilibrium.rate_matrix module

class tardis.plasma.equilibrium.rate_matrix.RateMatrix(rate_solvers: list, levels: DataFrame)

Bases: object

Constructs the rate matrix from an arbitrary number of rate solvers.

Parameters:

rate_solverslist

List of rate solver objects.

levelspd.DataFrame

DataFrame of energy levels.

solve(radiation_field, thermal_electron_energy_distribution)

Construct the compiled rate matrix dataframe.

Parameters:

radiation_fieldRadiationField

Radiation field containing radiative temperature.

thermal_electron_energy_distributionThermalElectronEnergyDistribution

Distribution of electrons in the plasma, containing electron energies, temperatures and number densities.

Returns:

pd.DataFrame

A DataFrame of rate matrices indexed by atomic number and ion number, with each column being a cell.