Welcome to the documentation for the IRATE project

The IRATE (IRvine Astrophysical simulaTion structurE) package contain tools for accessing and validating HDF5 files following the IRATE format, a format for astropysical n-body and hydrodynamical simulations.

Contents:

• Getting and Installing IRATE
  • Getting IRATE
  • Installing
• IRATE Format Specification
  • IRATE File Format
    • Unit Information
    • Other Metadata
    • Particle Data
    • Grid Data
    • Halo Catalogs
    • Galaxy Catalogs
    • Merger Trees
  • Examples
• Command Line Scripts and Conversion Tools
  • IRATE Utilities
    • Validate IRATE File Structure
    • Gather IRATE File
  • Format Converters
    • Tipsy Binary -> IRATE
    • Gadget Binary -> IRATE
    • EnBiD -> IRATE
    • Gadget Binary + EnBiD -> IRATE
    • AHF ASCII -> IRATE
    • AHF Particles -> IRATE
  • Rockstar -> IRATE
• Custom Validators/Extending the IRATE Format
  • Writing Validator Subclasses
• Tips for Using IRATE and writing I/O modules
• Reference Guide
  • irate.core Module
  • irate.validate Module
  • irate.ahf Module
  • irate.gadget Module
  • irate.enbid Module
  • irate.rockstar Module
  • irate.tipsy Module

Indices and tables

• Index
• Module Index
• Search Page