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authorAaron LI <aly@aaronly.me>2017-10-26 20:53:45 +0800
committerAaron LI <aly@aaronly.me>2017-10-26 20:53:45 +0800
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clusters/configs: Update f_acc default to 1.0; also update descriptions
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@@ -154,11 +154,17 @@
# The custom option to tune the turbulent acceleration timescale, which
# controls the relativistic particle acceleration efficiencies.
- f_acc = float(default=1.5, min=0.1, max=10)
+ # NOTE: The smaller this parameter, the shorter the acceleration
+ # timescale, therefore the more efficient the turbulent acceleration.
+ f_acc = float(default=1.0, min=0.1, max=10)
# The fraction of cluster thermal energy originating from turbulent
# dissipation, which describes the turbulence intensity in the ICM,
# and determines its Mach number.
+ # NOTE: Currently, this parameter only determines the turbulence Mach
+ # number, which affects only the turbulent acceleration efficiency,
+ # which is also controlled by the above ``f_acc`` parameter.
+ # So we can just *fix* this parameter to its default value.
eta_turb = float(default=0.2, min=0.1, max=1.0)
# Ratio of the total energy injected into cosmic-ray electrons during