XookSuut a code for modeling circular and non-circular flows on 2D velocity maps
Abstract
We present , a Python implementation of the algorithm, optimized to perform robust Bayesian inference on parameters describing models of circular and noncircular rotation in galaxies. ~surges as a Bayesian alternative for kinematic modeling of 2D velocity maps; it implements efficient sampling methods, specifically Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) and Nested Sampling (NS), to obtain the posteriors and marginalized distributions of kinematic models including circular motions, axisymmetric radial flows, bisymmetric flows, and harmonic decomposition of the LoS~velocity. In this way, kinematic models are obtained by pure sampling methods, rather than standard minimization techniques based on the . All together, ~represents a sophisticated tool for deriving rotational curves and to explore the error distribution and covariance between parameters.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2110.05095,
title = {XookSuut a code for modeling circular and non-circular flows on 2D velocity maps},
author = {Carlos López-Cobá and Lihwai Lin and Sebastián F. Sánchez},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.05095},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
Accepted for publication in RevMxAA, 8 figures, 34 pages