popsynth.populations.bpl_population module

class popsynth.populations.bpl_population.BPLHomogeneousSphericalPopulation(Lambda: float, Lmin: float, alpha: float, Lbreak: float, beta: float, Lmax: float, r_max: float = 5, seed: int = 1234)

Bases: popsynth.populations.spatial_populations.SphericalPopulation

__init__(Lambda: float, Lmin: float, alpha: float, Lbreak: float, beta: float, Lmax: float, r_max: float = 5, seed: int = 1234)

A population built on the ConstantSphericalDistribution spatial distribution and the BPLDistribution luminosity distribution.

Parameters:

• Lambda (float) – Density per unit volume
• Lmin (float) – Minimum value of the luminosity
• alpha (float) – Lower luminosity index
• Lbreak (float) – Break luminosity
• beta (float) – Upper luminosity index
• Lmax (float) – Maximum value of the luminosity
• r_max (float) – Maximum distance
• seed (int) – Random seed

class popsynth.populations.bpl_population.BPLSFRPopulation(r0: float, a: float, rise: float, decay: float, peak: float, Lmin: float, alpha: float, Lbreak: float, beta: float, Lmax: float, r_max: float = 5, seed: int = 1234, is_rate: bool = True)

Bases: popsynth.populations.spatial_populations.SFRPopulation

__init__(r0: float, a: float, rise: float, decay: float, peak: float, Lmin: float, alpha: float, Lbreak: float, beta: float, Lmax: float, r_max: float = 5, seed: int = 1234, is_rate: bool = True)

A population built on the SFRDistribution spatial distribution and the BPLDistribution luminosity distribution.

Parameters:

• r0 (float) – Local density in units of Gpc^-3
• a (float) – Offset at z=0
• rise (float) – Rise at low z
• decay (float) – Decay at high z
• peak (float) – Peak of z distribution
• Lmin (float) – Minimum value of the luminosity
• alpha (float) – Lower luminosity index
• Lbreak (float) – Break luminosity
• beta (float) – Upper luminosity index
• Lmax (float) – Maximum value of the luminosity
• r_max (float) – Maximum redshift
• seed (int) – Random seed

class popsynth.populations.bpl_population.BPLZPowerCosmoPopulation(Lambda: float, delta: float, Lmin: float, alpha: float, Lbreak: float, beta: float, Lmax: float, r_max: float = 5, seed: int = 1234, is_rate: bool = True)

Bases: popsynth.populations.spatial_populations.ZPowerCosmoPopulation

__init__(Lambda: float, delta: float, Lmin: float, alpha: float, Lbreak: float, beta: float, Lmax: float, r_max: float = 5, seed: int = 1234, is_rate: bool = True)

A population built on the ZPowerCosmoDistribution spatial distribution and the BPLDistribution luminosity distribution.

Parameters:

• Lambda (float) – Density in Gpc^-3
• delta (float) – Index of spatial distribution
• Lmin (float) – Minimum value of the luminosity
• alpha (float) – Lower luminosity index
• Lbreak (float) – Break luminosity
• beta (float) – Upper luminosity index
• Lmax (float) – Maximum value of the luminosity
• r_max (float) – Maximum distance
• seed (int) – Random seed

class popsynth.populations.bpl_population.BPLZPowerSphericalPopulation(Lambda: float, delta: float, Lmin: float, alpha: float, Lbreak: float, beta: float, Lmax: float, r_max: float = 5, seed: int = 1234)

Bases: popsynth.populations.spatial_populations.ZPowerSphericalPopulation

__init__(Lambda: float, delta: float, Lmin: float, alpha: float, Lbreak: float, beta: float, Lmax: float, r_max: float = 5, seed: int = 1234)

A population built on the ZPowerSphericalDistribution spatial distribution and the BPLDistribution luminosity distribution.

Parameters:

• Lambda (float) – Density per unit volume
• delta (float) – Index of spatial distribution
• Lmin (float) – Minimum value of the luminosity
• alpha (float) – Lower luminosity index
• Lbreak (float) – Break luminosity
• beta (float) – Upper luminosity index
• Lmax (float) – Maximum value of the luminosity
• r_max (float) – Maximum distance
• seed (int) – Random seed