synthesizer.load_data.load_simba¶

Load Simba galaxy data from a caesar file and snapshot

Method for loading galaxy and particle data for the [Simba](http://simba.roe.ac.uk/) simulation

Functions

synthesizer.load_data.load_simba.load_Simba(directory='.', snap_name='snap_033.hdf5', caesar_name='fof_subhalo_tab_033.hdf5', caesar_directory=None, load_halo=False)[source]¶

Load Simba galaxy data from a caesar file and snapshot

Parameters:

directory (string) – data location
snap_name (string) – snapshot filename
caesar_name (string) – Subfind / FOF filename
caesar_directory (string) – optional argument specifying location of fof file if different to snapshot
load_halo (bool, false) – optional argument, whether to load galaxy or halo objects. If False (default), will load individual galaxies.

Returns:

ParticleGalaxy object containing star and gas particles

Return type:

galaxies (object)