J/A+A/576/A21 The PLUTO CLOUDY Interface (TPCI) (Salz+, 2015)
TPCI: The PLUTO-CLOUDY Interface.
A versatile coupled photoionization hydrodynamics code.
Salz M., Banerjee R., Mignone A., Schneider P.C., Czesla S.,
Schmitt J.H.M.M.
<Astron. Astrophys. 576, A21 (2015)>
=2015A&A...576A..21S 2015A&A...576A..21S
ADC_Keywords: Models
Keywords: methods: numerical - hydrodynamics - radiation: dynamics -
planets and satellites: atmospheres
Abstract:
We present an interface between the (magneto-) hydrodynamics code
PLUTO and the plasma simulation and spectral synthesis code CLOUDY. By
combining these codes, we constructed a new photoionization
hydrodynamics solver: The PLUTO-CLOUDY Interface (TPCI), which is well
suited to simulate photoevaporative flows under strong irradiation.
The code includes the electromagnetic spectrum from X-rays to the
radio range and solves the photoionization and chemical network of the
30 lightest elements. TPCI follows an iterative numerical scheme:
First, the equilibrium state of the medium is solved for a given
radiation field by CLOUDY, resulting in a net radiative heating or
cooling. In the second step, the latter influences the (magneto-)
hydrodynamic evolution calculated by PLUTO. Here, we validated the
one-dimensional version of the code on the basis of four test
problems: Photoevaporation of a cool hydrogen cloud, cooling of
coronal plasma, formation of a Stroemgren sphere, and the evaporating
atmosphere of a hot Jupiter. This combination of an equilibrium
photoionization solver with a general MHD code provides an advanced
simulation tool applicable to a variety of astrophysical problems.
Description:
The code is publicly available at
http://www.hs.uni-hamburg.de/DE/Ins/Per/Salz/
and available here. Please check the quick start document in the docs
directory for further information.
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Acknowledgements:
Michael Salz, msalz(at)hs.uni-hamburg.de
(End) Patricia Vannier [CDS] 23-Feb-2015