Brief description
The Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory (TAO) houses queryable data from multiple popular cosmological simulations and galaxy formation models. Results can be funnelled through higher-level modules to build custom mock galaxy catalogues and images. TAO is accessible from anywhere you can access the internet.
TAO Input data:
Each simulation and galaxy model contains a vast array of properties. The following is a brief description of the simulated data and models contained in the Theoretical Astrophysical Observatory.
Full description
Millennium Simulation
- Cosmology: WMAP-1
- Cosmological parameters: Ωm = 0.25, ΩΛ = 0.75, Ωb = 0.045, σ8 = 0.9, h = 0.73, n = 1
- Box size: 500 Mpc/h
- Mass resolution: 8.6x10^8 Msun/h
- Force resolution: 5 kpc/h
Please refer to Springel et al. (2005): http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0504097, for the full details of the Millennium Simulation
Project website: www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/millennium/
Mini-Millennium Simulation
- Cosmology: WMAP-1
- Cosmological parameters: Ωm = 0.25, ΩΛ = 0.75, Ωb = 0.045, σ8 = 0.9, h = 0.73, n = 1
- Box size: 62.5 Mpc/h
- Mass resolution: 8.6x10^8 Msun/h
- Force resolution: 5 kpc/h
Please refer to Springel et al. (2005): http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0504097, for the full details of the Mini-Millennium Simulation
Project website: www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/millennium/
Bolshoi Simulation
- Cosmology: WMAP5
- Cosmological parameters: Ωm = 0.27, ΩΛ = 0.73, Ωb = 0.0469, σ8 = 0.82, h = 0.70, n=0.95
- Box Size: 250 Mpc/h
- Mass resolution: 1.35x10^8 Msun/h
- Force resolution: 1 kpc/h
- Paper: Klypin, Trujillo-Gomez & Primack 2011
Please refer to Klypin, Trujillo-Gomez & Primack (2011): http://arxiv.org/abs/1002.3660, for the full details of the Bolshoi Simulation
Project website: http://hipacc.ucsc.edu/Bolshoi/
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