An efficient algorithm for two-dimensional radiative transfer in axisymmetric circumstellar envelopes and disks

Details An efficient algorithm for two-dimensional radiative transfer in axisymmetric circumstellar envelopes and disks An efficient algorithm for two-dimensional radiative transfer in axisymmetric circumstellar envelopes and disks

2000-03-30

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0003456v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

18 pages, 32 figures

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We present an algorithm for two-dimensional radiative transfer in axisymmetric, circumstellar media. The formal integration of the transfer equation is performed by a generalization of the short characteristics (SC) method to spherical coordinates. Accelerated Lambda Iteration (ALI) and Ng's algorithm are used to converge towards a solution. By taking a logarithmically spaced radial coordinate grid, the method has the natural capability of treating problems that span several decades in radius, in the most extreme case from the stellar radius up to parsec scale. Flux conservation is guaranteed in spherical coordinates by a particular choice of discrete photon directions and a special treatment of nearly-radially outward propagating radiation. The algorithm works well from zero up to very high optical depth, and can be used for a wide variety of transfer problems, including non-LTE line formation, dust continuum transfer and high temperature processes such as compton scattering. In this paper we focus on multiple scattering off dust grains and on non-LTE transfer in molecular and atomic lines. Line transfer is treated according to an ALI scheme for multi-level atoms/molecules, and includes both random and systematic velocity fields. The algorithms are implemented in a multi-purpose user-friendly radiative transfer program named RADICAL. We present two example computations: one of dust scattering in the Egg Nebula, and one of non-LTE line formation in rotational transitions of HCO$^{+}$ in a flattened protostellar collapsing cloud.

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