# cacciato09_model_dictionary¶

halotools.empirical_models.cacciato09_model_dictionary(threshold=10, **kwargs)[source] [edit on github]

Dictionary to build an CLF-style model based on Cacciato et al. (2009), arXiv:0807.4932. The behavior of this model is governed by a conditional luminosity function (CLF). See Cacciato et al. (2009) Composite Model for a tutorial on this model.

There are two populations, centrals and satellites. Central occupation statistics are given by a nearest integer distribution; the class governing this behavior is Cacciato09Cens. Central galaxies are assumed to reside at the exact center of the host halo; the class governing this behavior is TrivialPhaseSpace.

Satellite occupation statistics are given by a Poisson distribution with first moment given by a power law with an exponential cut-off at the high-luminosity end; the class governing this behavior is Cacciato09Sats; satellites in this model follow an (unbiased) NFW profile, as governed by the NFWPhaseSpace class.

This composite model is built by the HodModelFactory.

Parameters: threshold : float, optional Logarithm of the primary galaxy property threshold. If the primary galaxy property is luminosity, it is given in h=1 solar luminosity units. concentration_binning : tuple, optional Three-element tuple. The first entry will be the minimum value of the concentration in the lookup table for the satellite NFW profile, the second entry the maximum, the third entry the linear spacing of the grid. Default is set in model_defaults. If high-precision is not required, the lookup tables will build much faster if concentration_binning is set to (1, 25, 0.5). model_dictionary : dict Dictionary passed to HodModelFactory

Examples

>>> from halotools.empirical_models import HodModelFactory
>>> model_dictionary = cacciato09_model_dictionary()
>>> model_instance = HodModelFactory(**model_dictionary)


The default settings are set in the model_defaults module. To load a model based on a different threshold and redshift:

>>> model_dictionary = cacciato09_model_dictionary(threshold = 11, redshift = 1)
>>> model_instance = HodModelFactory(**model_dictionary)


For this model, you can also use the following syntax candy, which accomplishes the same task as the above:

>>> from halotools.empirical_models import PrebuiltHodModelFactory
>>> model_instance = PrebuiltHodModelFactory('cacciato09', threshold = 11, redshift = 1)


As with all instances of the PrebuiltHodModelFactory, you can populate a mock by passing the model a halo catalog:

>>> from halotools.sim_manager import FakeSim
>>> halocat = FakeSim(redshift = model_instance.redshift)
>>> model_instance.populate_mock(halocat)