streakline_stream¶
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gala.dynamics.mockstream.
streakline_stream
(potential, prog_orbit, prog_mass, release_every=1, Integrator=<class 'gala.integrate.pyintegrators.dopri853.DOPRI853Integrator'>, Integrator_kwargs={})[source]¶ Generate a mock stellar stream in the specified potential with a progenitor system that ends up at the specified position.
This uses the Streakline method from Kuepper et al. (2012).
Parameters: potential :
PotentialBase
The gravitational potential.
prog_orbit :
Orbit
The orbit of the progenitor system.
prog_mass : numeric, array_like
A single mass or an array of masses if the progenitor mass evolves with time.
release_every : int (optional)
Release particles at the Lagrange points every X timesteps.
Integrator :
Integrator
(optional)Integrator to use.
Integrator_kwargs : dict (optional)
Any extra keyword argumets to pass to the integrator function.
Returns: stream :
CartesianPhaseSpacePosition