MakeCloud: Turbulent GMC initial conditions for GIZMO
Abstract
MakeCloud makes turbulent giant molecular cloud (GMC) initial conditions for GIZMO (ascl:1410.003). It generates turbulent velocity fields on the fly and stores that data in a user-specified path for efficiency. The code is flexible, allowing the user control through various parameters, including the radius of the cloud, number of gas particles, type of initial turbulent velocity (Gaussian or full), and magnetic energy as a fraction of the binding energy, among other options. With an additional file, it can also create glassy initial conditions.
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Pub Date:
- June 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021ascl.soft06011G
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- Software