galpy.potential.Potential.plotSurfaceDensity

Potential.plotSurfaceDensity(t=0.0, z=inf, xmin=0.0, xmax=1.5, nxs=21, ymin=-0.5, ymax=0.5, nys=21, ncontours=21, savefilename=None, aspect=None, log=False, justcontours=False, **kwargs)[source]

NAME:

plotSurfaceDensity

PURPOSE:

plot the surface density of this potential

INPUT:

t= time to plot potential at

z= (inf) height between which to integrate the density (from -z to z; can be a Quantity)

xmin= minimum x (can be Quantity)

xmax= maximum x (can be Quantity)

nxs= grid in x

ymin= minimum y (can be Quantity)

ymax= maximum y (can be Quantity)

nys= grid in y

ncontours= number of contours

justcontours= (False) if True, just plot contours

savefilename= save to or restore from this savefile (pickle)

log= if True, plot the log density

OUTPUT:

plot to output device

HISTORY:

2020-08-19 - Written - Bovy (UofT)