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Dehnen DF

class galpy.df.dehnendf(surfaceSigma=<class galpy.df_src.surfaceSigmaProfile.expSurfaceSigmaProfile at 0x6452328>, profileParams=(0.3333333333333333, 1.0, 0.2), correct=False, beta=0.0, **kwargs)

Dehnen’s ‘new’ df

__init__(surfaceSigma=<class galpy.df_src.surfaceSigmaProfile.expSurfaceSigmaProfile at 0x6452328>, profileParams=(0.3333333333333333, 1.0, 0.2), correct=False, beta=0.0, **kwargs)
NAME:
__init__
PURPOSE:
Initialize a Dehnen ‘new’ DF
INPUT:
surfaceSigma - instance or class name of the target
surface density and sigma_R profile (default: both exponential)
profileParams - parameters of the surface and sigma_R profile:

(xD,xS,Sro) where

xD - disk surface mass scalelength / Ro

xS - disk velocity dispersion scalelength / Ro

Sro - disk velocity dispersion at Ro (/vo)

Directly given to the ‘surfaceSigmaProfile class, so could be anything that class takes

beta - power-law index of the rotation curve

correct - if True, correct the DF

+DFcorrection kwargs (except for those already specified)

OUTPUT:

instance

HISTORY:

2010-03-10 - Written - Bovy (NYU)