fiesta.arepo.ArepoCubicGrid.write_mask_to_FITS#

ArepoCubicGrid.write_mask_to_FITS(mask_FITS_file_path, mask_bounds, verbose=False)[source]#

Write a mask .FITS file. Useful for masking certain regions before feeding into DisPerSE.

Parameters:

  • mask_FITS_file_path (str) – FITS file path to write the masked grid into.

  • mask_bounds (list of int’s) – The grid indices outside which everything is masked, in the format [xmin, xmax, ymin, ymax, zmin, zmax].

  • verbose (bool, optional) – If True, prints output during file writing. Default value is False.