SimSpin v2.8.1

A package for producing mock observations of simulations

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SimSpin is an R-package designed to take a simulation of a galaxy and produce a “mock” integral field spectroscopy (IFS) observation.

This software can be used to produce a synthetic data cube - i.e. spatial information in projection (xy) with spectral or kinematic information along the line-of-sight (z).

A mock data cube can be produced in three simple steps:

1. Read in your particle data and produce the relevant spectra using the make_simspin_file function.
2. Setup the observation by defining your telescope and observing_strategy.
3. Build your data cube using the build_datacube.

We incorporate limitations encountered by observers so that more consistent comparisons can be made between observations and theory.

This package, once installed, is fully documented and tested.

Another implementation of this code (SimSpin v1.1.3) written in Julia is also available at SimSpin.jl developed by Gerry Gralton.

The purpose of this guide is to act as a reference for users. It outlines the intended functionality and processes available in the SimSpin code. This is both a form of documentation and a collection of examples. For a basic walk-through of installing SimSpin and running a simple observation, please see the links on the left.

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