SciPy

darkhistory.history.reionization.recomb_cooling_rate

darkhistory.history.reionization.recomb_cooling_rate(xHII, xHeII, xHeIII, T_m, rs)

Recombination cooling rate.

Parameters:
xHIIfloat

n_HII/n_H.

xHeIIfloat

n_HeII/n_H.

xHeIIIfloat

n_HeIII/n_H.

T_mfloat

Matter temperature in eV.

rsfloat

Redshift (1+z).

Returns:
float

Recombination cooling rate in eV s^-1. See astro-ph/0607331.