System_type

The parameter is provides the program with a broad overview of the type of system that will be simulated, and is used by Python to initialize certain variable, and to control what variables are asked for later.

Type

Enumerator

Values

star

System in which the central object is a star

cv

System with a secondary star, which can occult the central object and disk depending on phase

bh

System with a black hole binary

agn

AGN

previous

In this case, one is starting from a previous run with python, and one want to either continue the run or change some parameters associated with radiation sources

File

python.c

Child(ren)

• Boundary_layer.radiation
• Wind.old_windfile
• Spectrum.orbit_phase
• Central_object.geometry_for_source
• Binary.mass_sec
• Central_object.temp
• Atomic_data
• Central_object.blackbody_temp
• Wind.number_of_components
• Central_object.luminosity
• Binary.period