Nonthermal Module User's Manual

John C. Houck, houck@space.mit.edu

1. Introduction

2. Examples

• 2.1 X-ray Synchrotron Emission
• 2.2 Inverse-Compton Gamma-ray Emission

3. Spectral Models

• 3.1 sync
• 3.2 invc
• 3.3 ntbrem
• 3.4 pizero

4. Built-In Particle Distribution Functions

• 4.1 default
• 4.2 cbreak
• 4.3 ke_cutoff
• 4.4 etot
• 4.5 dermer
• 4.6 mori
• 4.7 boltz

5. User-Defined Particle Distribution Functions

6. Utility Functions

• 6.1 add_pdf
• 6.2 make_sync_table
• 6.3 make_invc_table
• 6.4 make_ntbrem_table
• 6.5 ntb_set_process_weights
• 6.6 particle_info_struct
• 6.7 find_momentum_min
• 6.8 nontherm_density
• 6.9 nontherm_energy_density
• 6.10 force_charge_conservation
• 6.11 _sync_angular_integral
• 6.12 _invc_photon_integral
• 6.13 _ee_haug1
• 6.14 _ee_haug1_lab
• 6.15 _ep_heitler1