darkhistory.low_energy.lowE_electrons¶
Deposition of energy from low-energy electrons
As detailed in section III.F.2 of the paper, low-energy electrons (sub-3keV electrons) deposit their energy into the IGM through hydrogen/helium ionization, hydrogen excitation, heat, and continuum photons. To calculate how much energy is deposited into each channel we use the MEDEA results [1] as described in the paragraph before Eq. (45) of the paper.
Functions
compute_fs(MEDEA_interp, spec_elec, xe, …) |
Given an electron energy spectrum, calculate how much of that energy splits into continuum photons, lyman_alpha transitions, H ionization, He ionization, and heating of the IGM. |
make_interpolator([interp_type, cross_check]) |
Creates cubic splines that interpolate the Medea Data. |
Footnotes
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