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76 changes: 40 additions & 36 deletions docs/dust_extinction/choose_model.rst
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One often used alternative to these straight average models is to use one of
the parameter dependent models with the average R(V) value. For the Milky
Way, the usual average used is R(V) = 3.1.
Way, the usual average used is R(V) = 3.1. See the next section.

+--------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| Model | x range | wavelength range | galaxy |
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behavior of Milky Way extinction curves has been shown to be dependent on R(V)
= A(V)/E(B-V). R(V) roughly tracks with the average dust grain size.

The most general model is :class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.G16` as this
For MW type extinction, the
:class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.G23` model should be considered as it
spectroscopically covers the far-ultraviolet (912 A) to mid-infared (30 micron)
and is based on the spectroscopic extinction curves used for the
:class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.GCC09`,
:class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.F19`,
:class:`~dust_extinction.averages.G21_MWAvg`, and
:class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.D22` studies.

A more general model is :class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.G16` as this
model encompasses the average measured behavior of extinction curves in the MW,
LMC, and SMC. The :class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.G16` model reduces
LMC, and SMC. But it only covers wavelengths between 1150 A and 3 micron.
The :class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.G16` model reduces
to the :class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.F99` model with f\ :sub:`A`\ =
1.0. If only MW type extinction is expected, then the
:class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.F19` model should be considered as it
is based on spectroscopic extinction curves in the optical and ultraviolet and
significantly more extinction curves than the
:class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.CCM89` or
:class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.O94` models.

+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| Model | Parameters | x range | wavelength range | galaxy |
| | | [1/micron] | [micron] | |
+==========+=============+=============+==================+==============+
| CCM89 | R(V) | 0.3 - 10.0 | 0.1 - 3.3 | MW |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| O94 | R(V) | 0.3 - 10.0 | 0.1 - 3.3 | MW |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| F99, F04 | R(V) | 0.3 - 10.0 | 0.1 - 3.3 | MW |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| VCG04 | R(V) | 3.3 - 8.0 | 0.125 - 0.31 | MW |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| GCC09 | R(V) | 3.3 - 11.0 | 0.091 - 0.31 | MW |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| M14 | R_5495 | 0.3 - 3.3 | 0.31 - 3.3 | MW, LMC |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| G16 | R(V)_A, f_A | 0.3 - 10.0 | 0.1 - 3.3 | MW, LMC, SMC |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| F19 | R(V) | 0.3 - 8.7 | 0.115 - 3.3 | MW |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
| D22 | R(V) | 0.2 - 1.25 | 0.8 - 5.0 | MW |
+----------+-------------+-------------+------------------+--------------+
1.0.


+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| Model | Parameters | x range | wavelength range | galaxy |
| | | [1/micron] | [micron] | |
+==========+=============+==============+==================+==============+
| CCM89 | R(V) | 0.3 - 10.0 | 0.1 - 3.3 | MW |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| O94 | R(V) | 0.3 - 10.0 | 0.1 - 3.3 | MW |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| F99, F04 | R(V) | 0.3 - 10.0 | 0.1 - 3.3 | MW |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| VCG04 | R(V) | 3.3 - 8.0 | 0.125 - 0.31 | MW |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| GCC09 | R(V) | 3.3 - 11.0 | 0.0912 - 0.31 | MW |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| M14 | R_5495 | 0.3 - 3.3 | 0.31 - 3.3 | MW, LMC |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| G16 | R(V)_A, f_A | 0.3 - 10.0 | 0.1 - 3.3 | MW, LMC, SMC |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| F19 | R(V) | 0.3 - 8.7 | 0.115 - 3.3 | MW |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| D22 | R(V) | 0.2 - 1.25 | 0.8 - 5.0 | MW |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+
| G23 | R(V) | 0.033 - 11.0 | 0.0912 - 30.0 | MW |
+----------+-------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+

Notes
-----

The :class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.GCC09` model is the only
model that applies all the way to 912 A, but has the limitation that it
only applies to the UV spectral region (not derived in the NIR/Optical).

The :class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.M14` models focus on refining
models in the optical, and use the
:class:`~dust_extinction.parameter_averages.CCM89` models for the NIR and the UV.
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G21: `Gordon et al. 2021, ApJ, 916, 33
<https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021ApJ...916...33G>`_

G23: `Gordon et al. 2022, in preparation`

I05: `Indebetouw et al. 2005, ApJ, 619, 931
<https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005ApJ...619..931I>`_

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