Transient logarithmic spiral potential

class galpy.potential.TransientLogSpiralPotential(amp=1.0, omegas=0.65, A=-0.035, alpha=-7.0, m=2, gamma=0.7853981633974483, p=None, sigma=1.0, to=0.0, ro=None, vo=None)[source]

Class that implements a steady-state spiral potential

\[\Phi(R,\phi) = \frac{\mathrm{amp}(t)}{\alpha}\,\cos\left(\alpha\,\ln R - m\,(\phi-\Omega_s\,t-\gamma)\right)\]

where

\[\mathrm{amp}(t) = \mathrm{amp}\,\times A\,\exp\left(-\frac{[t-t_0]^2}{2\,\sigma^2}\right)\]
__init__(amp=1.0, omegas=0.65, A=-0.035, alpha=-7.0, m=2, gamma=0.7853981633974483, p=None, sigma=1.0, to=0.0, ro=None, vo=None)[source]

NAME:

__init__

PURPOSE:

initialize a transient logarithmic spiral potential localized around to

INPUT:

amp - amplitude to be applied to the potential (default: 1., A below)

gamma - angle between sun-GC line and the line connecting the peak of the spiral pattern at the Solar radius (in rad; default=45 degree; can be Quantity)

A - amplitude (alpha*potential-amplitude; default=0.035; can be Quantity)

omegas= - pattern speed (default=0.65; can be Quantity)

m= number of arms

to= time at which the spiral peaks (can be Quantity)

sigma= “spiral duration” (sigma in Gaussian amplitude; can be Quantity)

Either provide:

  1. alpha=
  2. p= pitch angle (rad; can be Quantity)

OUTPUT:

(none)

HISTORY:

2011-03-27 - Started - Bovy (NYU)