AMReX-Astro / AMReX-Astro/Microphysics

Implement cosmic ray attenuation

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Description

At some point, we might want to think about implementing cosmic ray attenuation within the ISM chemistry networks. The simplest way is to attenuate the cosmic ray ionization rate as a function of the gas column density (e.g, following Appendix E of Padovani et al. 2020). But maybe @markkrumholz has better ideas. Creating an issue here for future reference.

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No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by locating the ISM chemistry networks and reviewing the proposed column-density attenuation in Appendix E of Padovani et al. 2020; the issue needs a decided attenuation model and implementation scope before completion can be defined.

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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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