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Dust Scattering in Protoplanetary Disks330 views
Author
Devlin, Daniel, Astronomy, University of Virginia
Advisors
Davis, Shane, AS-Astronomy, University of Virginia
Abstract
Using the Monte Carlo radiative transfer method, the following code, written in C++ and building on the Athena++ framework, adds a program for dust scattering simulations. We then compare the output of the code to a tested dust simulation code written in FORTRAN. For this comparison we use a problem generator which simulates a protoplanetary disc of varying density which surrounds a binary star system with the stars having different luminosities. We then discuss the issues with our code and how we might correct the code and improve on it.
Degree
BS (Bachelor of Science)
Keywords
Monte Carlo radiative transfer; Dust Scattering; Protoplanetary Disc
Devlin, Daniel. Dust Scattering in Protoplanetary Disks. University of Virginia, Astronomy, BS (Bachelor of Science), 2022-05-16, https://doi.org/10.18130/qga8-ww09.
