Species

class nhdspy.Species(q, m, n, v_d, t_ani, beta_par)

Bases: object

A single bi-Maxwellian species.

Parameters:

q : float

Particle charge, in units of proton charge. e.g. for a proton enter 1, for an electron enter -1.

m : float

Particle mass, in units of proton mass. e.g. for a proton enter 1.

n : float

Number density, relative to the number density used to define the Alfvén speed.

v_d : float

Drift speed as a fraction of the Alfvén speed.

t_ani : float

Temperature anisotropy (perpendicular temperature divided by parallel temperature).

beta_par : float

Parallel beta (thermal pressure divided by magnetic pressure).