vice.toolkit.J21_sf_law.Sigma_g2 ================================ Type : float Default : 2.0e+07 The larger of the two surface densities of gas at which there is a break in the :math:`\dot{\Sigma}_\star - \Sigma_\text{gas}` relation. Below this value, the relation scales as a power-law with index set by the attribute ``index2``, and above it, it is assumed to be linear. Assumes units of :math:`M_\odot kpc^{-2}`. .. note:: The value of this attribute should be larger than that of the attribute ``Sigma_g1``, the smaller of the two surface densities of gas. Default values are chosen based on the aggregate data from Bigiel et al. (2010) [1]_ and Leroy et al. (2013) [2]_ presented in Krumholz et al (2018) [3]_. Example Code ------------ >>> import vice >>> mw = vice.milkyway(name = "example") >>> mw.zones[0].tau_star.Sigma_g2 2.0e+07 >>> for i in range(mw.n_zones): >>> mw.zones[i].tau_star.Sigma_g2 = 1.5e+07 >>> mw.zones[0].tau_star.Sigma_g2 1.5e+07 .. [1] Bigiel et al. (2010), AJ, 140, 1194 .. [2] Leroy et al. (2013), AJ, 146, 19 .. [3] Krumholz et al. (2018), MNRAS, 477, 2716