3D ionization structure of nova ejecta from 1D best fit parameters

[Mohit Singh bisht]

Hi everybody

I am a first-year Ph.D. student, and I have obtained the best-fit parameters from 1D CLOUDY modeling. I want to use these parameters to generate the 3D ionization structure of the nova ejecta to visualize the spatial distribution of elements at different epochs, similar to the approach described in this paper: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019A%26A...622A.126P/abstract.

I have  few questions:

1. From which code should I start this process?
2. Where can I find information about the inclination angle from the velocity profile?
3. How can I determine the best-fit 3D structure?

Thank You

[Christophe Morisset]

Hi,

Sorry for the delay to answer.

3D structures are not that easy to study, as projection effects are hard to estimate. You can try using Shape code from W. Steffen. There is also a 3D module in the pyCloudy library. These are cited in the paper you are mentioning, I guess you already had a look at them.

I'm not co-author of this paper, I think the best would be to contact them if you want to have more information on the methods they used.

Best regards,

Christophe