Published March 25, 2016
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eblur/dust: a modular Python approach to extinction and scattering
Description
I will present a library of python codes -- github.com/eblur/dust -- which calculate dust scattering and extinction properties from the IR to the X-ray.
The modular interface allows for custom defined dust grain size distributions, optical constants, and scattering physics.
These codes are currently undergoing a major overhaul to include multiple scattering effects, parallel processing, parameterized grain size distributions beyond power law, and optical constants for different grain compositions.
I use eblur/dust primarily to study dust scattering images in the X-ray, but it might be extended to applications at other wavelengths.