rho_midplane

tripodpy.std.dust.rho_midplane(sim)[source]

Function calculates the midplane mass density.

Note that we have more particle sizes than surface densities, so we use the appropriate sigma for each size: [a0, fudge * a1, a1, 0.5 * amax, amax] -> [Sig0, Sig1, Sig1, Sig1, Sig1]

Parameters:
simFrame

Parent simulation frame

Returns:
rhoField

Midplane mass density