galpy.potential.plotEscapecurve¶
- galpy.potential.plotEscapecurve(Pot, *args, **kwargs)[source]¶
Plot the escape velocity curve for this potential (in the z=0 plane for non-spherical potentials).
- Parameters:
Pot (Potential or a combined potential formed using addition (pot1+pot2+…)) – Potential instance or combination thereof.
Rrange (numpy.ndarray or Quantity, optional) – Range in R to consider (can be Quantity).
grid (int, optional) – Grid in R.
savefilename (str, optional) – Save to or restore from this savefile (pickle).
*args (dict) – Arguments and keyword arguments for galpy.util.plot.plot.
**kwargs (dict) – Arguments and keyword arguments for galpy.util.plot.plot.
- Returns:
Plot to output device.
- Return type:
matplotlib.AxesSubplot
Notes
2010-08-08 - Written by Bovy (NYU).