TY - JOUR
T1 - ART2
T2 - a 3D parallel multiwavelength radiative transfer code for continuum and atomic and molecular lines
AU - Li, Yuexing
AU - Gu, Ming F.
AU - Yajima, Hidenobu
AU - Zhu, Qirong
AU - Maji, Moupiya
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - ART2 is a 3D multiwavelength Monte Carlo radiative transfer (RT) code that couples continuum and emission lines to track the propagation of photons and their interactions with the interstellar medium (ISM). The original ART2 has been extensively applied to hydrodynamics simulations to study panchromatic properties of galaxies and ISM. Here, we describe new implementations of non-local thermodynamic equilibrium RT of molecular and atomic fine structure emission lines, and the parallelization of the code using a number of novel methods. The new ART2 can efficiently and self-consistently produce a full spectrum that includes both continuum and lines such as [C II], [N II], [O III], Ly α, and CO. These essential features, together with the multiphase ISM model and the adaptive grid, make ART2 a multipurpose code to study multiwavelength properties of a wide range of astrophysical systems from planetary discs to large-scale structures. To demonstrate the capability of the new ART2, we applied it to two hydrodynamics simulations: the zoom-in Milky Way Simulation to obtain panchromatic properties of individual galaxies, and the large-scale IllustrisTNG100 Simulation to obtain global properties such as the line intensity mappings. These products are vital for a broad array of studies. By enabling direct comparison between numerical simulations and multiband observations, ART2 provides a crucial theoretical framework for the understanding of existing and future surveys, and the synergy between multiband galaxy surveys and line intensity mappings. Therefore, ART2 is a powerful and versatile tool to bridge the gap between theories and observations of cosmic structures.
AB - ART2 is a 3D multiwavelength Monte Carlo radiative transfer (RT) code that couples continuum and emission lines to track the propagation of photons and their interactions with the interstellar medium (ISM). The original ART2 has been extensively applied to hydrodynamics simulations to study panchromatic properties of galaxies and ISM. Here, we describe new implementations of non-local thermodynamic equilibrium RT of molecular and atomic fine structure emission lines, and the parallelization of the code using a number of novel methods. The new ART2 can efficiently and self-consistently produce a full spectrum that includes both continuum and lines such as [C II], [N II], [O III], Ly α, and CO. These essential features, together with the multiphase ISM model and the adaptive grid, make ART2 a multipurpose code to study multiwavelength properties of a wide range of astrophysical systems from planetary discs to large-scale structures. To demonstrate the capability of the new ART2, we applied it to two hydrodynamics simulations: the zoom-in Milky Way Simulation to obtain panchromatic properties of individual galaxies, and the large-scale IllustrisTNG100 Simulation to obtain global properties such as the line intensity mappings. These products are vital for a broad array of studies. By enabling direct comparison between numerical simulations and multiband observations, ART2 provides a crucial theoretical framework for the understanding of existing and future surveys, and the synergy between multiband galaxy surveys and line intensity mappings. Therefore, ART2 is a powerful and versatile tool to bridge the gap between theories and observations of cosmic structures.
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U2 - 10.1093/mnras/staa733
DO - 10.1093/mnras/staa733
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85095524324
SN - 0035-8711
VL - 494
SP - 1919
EP - 1935
JO - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
JF - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
IS - 2
ER -