Welcome
Welcome to the home of CLUMPY, a code modeling AGN clumpy dust torus emission. It was originally developed at the University of Kentucky, and is now developed and maintained at NOIRLab (ex-NOAO).
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or download the SEDs
[NEW] or download the hypercube of brightness and dust maps plus the HYPERCAT Python software
Please follow the latest News & Updates, as the models may change at any time.
Disclaimers & Referencing
All data available on our website are public, and reflect the latest state of our scientific research and development. Please feel free to use them for the benefit of your research, provided that acknowledgment is made in each publication.
If you are using the CLUMPY model SEDs, please cite:
Nenkova, M., Sirocky, M.M., Ivezic, Z. & Elitzur, M., "AGN Dusty Tori: I. Handling of Clumpy Media", 2008, ApJ, 685, 147
Nenkova, M., Sirocky, M.M., Nikutta, R., Ivezic, Z. & Elitzur, M., "AGN Dusty Tori: II. Observational Implications of Clumpiness", 2008, ApJ, 685, 160
If you are using the model images / dustmaps, telescope pupil images, example notebooks, and/or any components of the HYPERCAT software, please also cite:
Nikutta, R., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Ichikawa, K., Levenson, N.A., Packham, C., Hönig, S.F., Alonso-Herrero, A., "Hypercubes of AGN Tori (HYPERCAT) -- I. Models and Image Morphology", ApJ 2021, 919, 136
Nikutta, R., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Ichikawa, K., Levenson, N.A., Packham, C., Hönig, S.F., Alonso-Herrero, A., "Hypercubes of AGN Tori (HYPERCAT) -- II. Resolving the Torus with Extremely Large Telescopes", ApJ 2021 (accepted)
Please note that models may be subject to changes or updates at any time. Therefore, please make sure to check back here and always use the latest models available.