darkhistory.history.reionization.photoheat_rate

darkhistory.history.reionization.photoheat_rate(species, method='Puchwein')

Photoheating rate.

Parameters:

species : {‘HI’, ‘HeI’, ‘HeII’}

method : {‘Puchwein’, ‘early’, ‘middle’, ‘late’}

Returns:

function

Interpolating function which takes redshift as an argument, and returns the photoheating rate of the species in s^-1. See 1801.04931 for Puchwein, and 1607.04218 for early/middle/late.