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authorAaron LI <aly@aaronly.me>2017-10-14 10:21:07 +0800
committerAaron LI <aly@aaronly.me>2017-10-14 10:21:07 +0800
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clusters: Update the documents/comments a b it
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-rw-r--r--fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/halo.py4
-rw-r--r--fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/main.py13
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/halo.py b/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/halo.py
index f24b795..832371e 100644
--- a/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/halo.py
+++ b/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/halo.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
# MIT license
"""
-Simulate (giant) radio halo originating from the last/ most recent
+Simulate (giant) radio halo originating from the last/recent
cluster-cluster major merger event, following the "statistical
magneto-turbulent model" proposed by [cassano2005]_, but with many
modifications and simplifications.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
class RadioHalo:
"""
- Simulate the extended radio halo emission from galaxy cluster
+ Simulate the extended radio halo emission from the galaxy cluster
experiencing on-going/recent merger.
Description
diff --git a/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/main.py b/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/main.py
index a5c2497..7149f69 100644
--- a/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/main.py
+++ b/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/main.py
@@ -2,19 +2,14 @@
# MIT license
"""
-Simulate the extended radio emissions from the galaxy cluster,
-e.g., giant radio halos, radio relics.
+Simulate the extended radio emissions from galaxy clusters due to
+merger-induced turbulence and/or shock accelerations,
+e.g., (giant) radio halos, (elongated double) radio relics.
NOTE
----
There are other types of extended radio emissions not considered
yet, e.g., mini-halos, roundish radio relics, etc.
-
-References
-----------
-.. [cassano2012]
- Cassano et al. 2012, A&A, 548, A100
- http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012A%26A...548A.100C
"""
import os
@@ -175,7 +170,7 @@ class GalaxyClusters:
NOTE
----
There may be no such recent major merger event satisfying the
- criteria, since we only tracing ``tau_merger`` (~3 Gyr) back.
+ criteria, since we only tracing ``tau_merger`` (~2-3 Gyr) back.
On the other hand, the cluster may only experience minor merger
or accretion events.