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Abstract
We present the public Monte Carlo photoionization and moving-mesh radiation hydrodynamics code CMacIonize, which can be used to simulate the self-consistent evolution of HII regions surrounding young O and B stars, or other sources of ionizing radiation. The code combines a Monte Carlo photoionization algorithm that uses a complex mix of hydrogen, helium and several coolants in order to self-consistently solve for the ionization and temperature balance at any given type, with a standard first order hydrodynamics scheme. The code can be run as a post-processing tool to get the line emission from an existing simulation snapshot, but can also be used to run full radiation hydrodynamical simulations. Both the radiation transfer and the hydrodynamics are implemented in a general way that is independent of the grid structure that is used to discretize the system, allowing it to be run both as a standard fixed grid code, but also as a moving-mesh code.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 40-59 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Astronomy and Computing |
Volume | 23 |
Early online date | 8 Mar 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- Numerical
- Hydrodynamics
- Radiative transfer
- ISM: evolution
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Astronomy at St Andrews 2015-2018: Astronomy at St Andrews 2015-2018
Jardine, M. M. (PI), Cameron, A. C. (CoI), Cyganowski, C. J. (CoI), Horne, K. D. (CoI) & Wood, K. (CoI)
Science & Technology Facilities Council
1/04/15 → 31/03/18
Project: Standard
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Kenny Wood
Person: Academic
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CMacIonize
Vandenbroucke, B. W. J. (Creator) & Wood, K. (Creator), GitHub, 26 Feb 2018
https://github.com/bwvdnbro/CMacIonize and one more link, http://www-star.st-and.ac.uk/~bv7/CMacIonize_documentation/ (show fewer)
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