radial_profiles.hernquist_density_profile#

radial_profiles.hernquist_density_profile(M_0, a)[source]#

A Hernquist density profile [Hern90].

Parameters:

  • M_0 (float) – The total mass in Msun.

  • a (float) – The scale radius in kpc.

Returns:

The corresponding radial profile object.

Return type:

RadialProfile

References

[Hern90]

(Hernquist, L. 1990, ApJ, 356, 359).