RadialSatelliteAlignmentStrength

class halotools.empirical_models.RadialSatelliteAlignmentStrength(satellite_alignment_a=0.8045208899, satellite_alignment_gamma=-0.04322356)

Bases: object

model for the stregth of alignment of satellites

Parameters:

afloat

alphafloat

Methods Summary

alignment_strength_radial_dependence(r)
assign_satellite_alignment_strength(**kwargs)
inherit_halocat_properties(**kwargs)

Methods Documentation

alignment_strength_radial_dependence(r)

Parameters:

rarray_like

scaled radial position

Returns:

alignment_strengthnumpy.array

array fo values bounded between [-1,1]

assign_satellite_alignment_strength(**kwargs)

Parameters:

x, y, zarray_like

galaxy positions

halo_x, halo_y, halo_zarray_like

host halo positions

halo_rarray_like

host halo virial radius

Lboxarray_like

size of simulation along each dimension

inherit_halocat_properties(**kwargs)