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Cloudy_3D, a new pseudo-3D photoionization code

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2006

Christophe Morisset
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astronomia, UNAM, Mexico email:Morisset@astroscu.UNAM.mx
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Abstract

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We developed a new quick pseudo-3D photoionization code based on Cloudy (Ferland et al.) and IDL (RSI) tools. The code is running the 1D photoionization code Cloudy various times, changing at each run the input parameters (e.g. inner radius, density law) according to an angular law describing the morphology of the object. Then a cube is generated by interpolating the outputs of Cloudy. In each cell of the cube, the physical conditions (electron temperature and density, ionic fractions) and the emissivities of lines are determined. Associated tools (VISNEB and VELNEB_3D) are used to rotate the nebula and to compute surface brightness maps and emission line profiles, given a velocity law and taking into account the effect of the thermal broadening and eventually the turbulence. Integrated emission line profiles are computed, given aperture shapes and positions (seeing and instrumental width effects are included). The main advantage of this tool is the short time needed to compute a model (a few tens of minutes).

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© 2006 International Astronomical Union