From fe714b495697cad9caa3362e9222fa7c910056de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron LI Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 23:17:33 +0800 Subject: clusters/emission.py: explain more on Larmor frequency Signed-off-by: Aaron LI --- fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/emission.py | 16 ++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'fg21sim') diff --git a/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/emission.py b/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/emission.py index 15ef309..9e097d8 100644 --- a/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/emission.py +++ b/fg21sim/extragalactic/clusters/emission.py @@ -7,9 +7,16 @@ for simulated radio halos. References ---------- -[1] Cassano & Brunetti 2005, MNRAS, 357, 1313 - http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005MNRAS.357.1313C - Appendix.C +.. [cassano2005] + Cassano & Brunetti 2005, MNRAS, 357, 1313 + http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005MNRAS.357.1313C + Appendix.C + +.. [era2016] + Condon & Ransom 2016 + Essential Radio Astronomy + https://science.nrao.edu/opportunities/courses/era/ + Chapter.5 """ import logging @@ -61,8 +68,9 @@ class SynchrotronEmission: @property def frequency_larmor(self): """ - Electron Larmor frequency: + Electron Larmor frequency (a.k.a. gyro frequency): ν_L = e * B / (2*π * m0 * c) = e * B / (2*π * mec) + => ν_L [MHz] = 2.8 * B [G] Unit: [MHz] """ -- cgit v1.2.2