Code

Installation

For single-machine usage, we have ported SPARX on both Fedora and Ubuntu system
Download from the repository by using git.

git clone https://github.com/itahsieh/sparx-alpha.git

To enter the directory, the default branch is the latest stable version 3.

cd sparx-alpha

If you are using Fedora 22/24, execute the installing script

./fedora-install.sh

If you are using Ubuntu 14.04/16.04, execute the installing script

./ubuntu-install.sh

Testing

After the installation finishes, test to create a Shu(1977)’s 1D model

./test.sh SHU1D

test the non-LTE solver (AMC)

./test.sh AMC

test to make the line image

./test.sh LINE

Benchmark

SPARX can reproduce the benchmark in van Zadelhoff et. al. 2002, of which the setups of problem-2a and problem-2b were built in SPARX. Just use the command to run it

# Problem 2a
./test.sh P2A
# Problem 2b
./test.sh P2B

The figure shows The setting of the physical profile

The comparison, to Ratran, by the solution of the level populations of HCO+.