vice.singlezone.MgSchmidt¶
Type : real number
Default : 6.0e+09
The normalization of the gas supply in \(M_\odot\) when star formation efficiency is dependent on the gas supply:
\[\tau_\star \sim
\left(\frac{M_g}{M_{g,\text{Schmidt}}}\right)^{-\alpha}\]
where \(\alpha\) is specified by the attribute schmidt_index
.
Note
This attribute is irrelevant when the attribute tau_star
is a function of two variables.
Tip
In practice, this quantity should be comparable to a typical gas supply of the simulated zone so that the actual star formation efficiency at a given timestep is near the user-specified value.
See also
vice.singlezone.tau_star
vice.singlezone.schmidt
vice.singlezone.schmidt_index
Example Code¶
>>> import vice
>>> sz = vice.singlezone(name = "example")
>>> sz.MgSchmidt = 5.0e+09