vice.singlezone.IMF

Type : str [case-insensitive]

Default : “kroupa”

The assumed stellar initial mass function (IMF). Strings denote built-in IMFs.

Built-in IMFs:

• “kroupa” 1

• “salpeter” 2

Example Code

>>> import vice
>>> sz = vice.singlezone(name = "example")
>>> sz.IMF = "kroupa"
>>> sz.IMF = "salpeter"

1

Kroupa (2001), MNRAS, 322, 231

2

Salpeter (1955), ApJ, 121, 161