msd_co

edge_pydb.conversion.msd_co(sb_co, alphaco=4.3, name='sigmol')[source]

Convert CO intensity to H_2 (+ He) mass surface density.

Parameters:
sb_conumpy.array or astropy.table.Column

CO integrated intensity values, in K km/s

alphacofloat

CO to H2 conversion factor, from K km/s to Msol/pc2

namestring

The name of the output Column, if input is a Column

Returns:
numpy.array or astropy.table.Column, matching input