redback.utils.deceleration_timescale

redback.utils.deceleration_timescale(e0, g0, n0)[source]

Calculate the deceleration timescale for an afterglow

Parameters:

  • e0 – kinetic energy of afterglow

  • g0 – lorentz factor of afterglow

  • n0 – nism number density

Returns:

peak time in seconds