Constant density ionised disc model (note that this has been superceded by a new version)

These large table model files, provided by David Ballantyne (drb@ast.cam.ac.uk) calculate the reflection spectrum from an ionized slab of an input power-law. The models include lines and edges from Fe, O, Si, Mg, and C. They are valid over the energy range 1eV -> 100 keV. The problem that prevented convergence on some parts of the grid has been fixed in these tables.

• References :
  Ross & Fabian, 1993, MNRAS, 261, 74
  Ballantyne, Iwasawa & Fabian, 2001, MNRAS, 323, 506

• Model parameters are :
  • The LOG of the ionisation parameter of the slab:
    Xi=4 PI*F/n,
    where F=incident flux (in ergs/s/cm**2) and n=hydrogen number density of slab (cm**{-3})

    The models were calculated with log n= 15, and the flux was varied to change the ionisation parameter.
    Valid range: 1.0 -> 6.0. Stepsize: 0.05 (in the log)

  • The photon index of incident power-law, Gamma
    Valid range: 1.5 -> 3.0. Stepsize: 0.05

  • Reflection fraction, R.
    Model=Incident+R*Reflected
    This describes how strong the reflection component is in the model spectrum. It is not necessarily related to the subtending solid angle of the slab, as that depends on geometric assumptions.
    Valid range: 0.0 -> 2.0. Stepsize: 0.05

  • Normalization = related to photon flux at the detector This does not have 1/d^2 dilution included, so expect a very small number for this (about 1e-27) (the models predictions are in photons/s per emitting area)

  • Redshift

• Invoke using the atable command and the fits file of the grid.

• The available models are :
  • For solar abundance of Fe, just the reflection spectra (i.e., no power-law component has been added in). The file is table_solar_nobb_no_r.fits.

  • The same but including the power-law for R <= 2.0. This file is split into four sections table_solar_nobb_0-2r.fitsaa, table_solar_nobb_0-2r.fitsab, table_solar_nobb_0-2r.fitsac, table_solar_nobb_0-2r.fitsad. The file can be reconstructed using the command :
    cat table_solar_nobb_0-2r.fitsa* > table_solar_nobb_0-2r.fits

  • The same as the first file but with twice solar abundance of Fe. The file is table_2xsolar_nobb_no_r.fits.

  • The same as the second file but with twice solar abundance of Fe. The files are table_2xsolar_nobb_0-2r.fitsaa, table_2xsolar_nobb_0-2r.fitsab, table_2xsolar_nobb_0-2r.fitsac, table_2xsolar_nobb_0-2r.fitsad.

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