The paramsRTsynth.dat

Specify the parameters of the RT-synth model as follows:

1) sims            !Directory of PDR output
2) simsRTsynth     !Output directory of RT-synth
3) yourmodelpref   !Model prefix
4) gasvelocity     !velocity file
5) 1               !Vturb (km/s)
6) 1               !dust-to-gas norm. to 1e-2
7) 0               !Redshift (for Tcmb)

  • Entries 1-7: General parameters (directory, output directory, prefix, velocity file, turbulent velocity, dust-to-gas ratio, redshift)

Note

  • The gasvelocity file should be inside the sims/ directory

  • Make sure that the output directory simsRTsynth/ (or another name specified by the user) exists before running a model

8)  +z              !direction of integration
9)  64              !ctot
10)  1               !coolant
11) 1               !line
12) 0               !ignore edge cells
13) -20             !velmin (km/s)
14) 20              !velmax (km/s)
15) 5               !velstep

  • Entries 8-15: Observation-specific parameters (direction, resolution, coolant, line, edge cells, velocity range)

Custom parameter files (e.g., paramsUser.dat) can be specified using the command-line options -p= or --params:

./RTsynth -p=paramsUser.dat

Note

Parameter filenames must not exceed 50 characters.