CCM89¶

class dust_extinction.parameter_averages.CCM89(*args, meta=None, name=None, **kwargs)[source]¶

Bases: BaseExtRvModel

Cardelli, Clayton, & Mathis (1989) Milky Way R(V) dependent model

Parameters:

Rv: float: R(V) = A(V)/E(B-V) = total-to-selective extinction

Raises:

InputParameterError: Input Rv values outside of defined range

Notes

From Cardelli, Clayton, and Mathis (1989, ApJ, 345, 245)

Example showing CCM89 curves for a range of R(V) values.

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import astropy.units as u

from dust_extinction.parameter_averages import CCM89

fig, ax = plt.subplots()

# generate the curves and plot them
x = np.arange(0.5,10.0,0.1)/u.micron

Rvs = ['2.0','3.0','4.0','5.0','6.0']
for cur_Rv in Rvs:
   ext_model = CCM89(Rv=cur_Rv)
   ax.plot(x,ext_model(x),label='R(V) = ' + str(cur_Rv))

ax.set_xlabel(r'$x$ [$\mu m^{-1}$]')
ax.set_ylabel(r'$A(x)/A(V)$')

ax.legend(loc='best')
plt.show()

(Source code, png, hires.png, pdf)

../_images/dust_extinction-parameter_averages-CCM89-1.png

Attributes Summary

`Rv_range`
`x_range`

Methods Summary

evaluate(in_x, Rv)

CCM89 function

Attributes Documentation

Rv_range = [2.0, 6.0]¶

x_range = [0.3, 10.0]¶

Methods Documentation

static evaluate(in_x, Rv)[source]¶

CCM89 function

Parameters:

in_x: float

expects either x in units of wavelengths or frequency or assumes wavelengths in wavenumbers [1/micron]

internally wavenumbers are used

Returns:

axav: np array (float): A(x)/A(V) extinction curve [mag]

Raises:

ValueError: Input x values outside of defined range

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