gals/
ajs_double_schechter.pro
topajs_double_schechter
result = ajs_double_schechter(absmag [, params] [, mstar=mstar] [, alpha_1=alpha_1] [, phistar_1=phistar_1] [, alpha_2=alpha_2] [, phistar_2=phistar_2] [, loglum=loglum])
This function generates a double Schechter function (single value of M-star, but two values for alpha and phi-star) along an input array of absolute magnitudes.
Compatible with mpfit
Return value
Array of phi for corresponding absmag
Parameters
- absmag in required
- Array of absolute magnitudes 
- params in optional
- [mstar, alpha_1, phistar_1, alpha_2, phistar_2] OR input separately: 
Keywords
- mstar in optional
- alpha_1 in optional
- phistar_1 in optional
- alpha_2 in optional
- phistar_2 in optional
- loglum in optional
- Set to /loglum to input log10 luminosity instead of absolute magnitudes 
Author information
| History: | 21 April 2008 Written, Anthony Smith | 
File attributes
| Modifcation date: | Fri Jun 6 08:19:26 2008 | 
| Lines: | 55 | 
| Docformat: | rst rst | 
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