The Python script nonaxi_velocity_field.py
can be used to compute the velocity distribution function using the backwards-integration method of Dehnen (2000), as implemented in galpy (Bovy 2015). You can use the nonaxi_velocity_field.py
code in a few different ways:
python nonaxi_velocity_field.py -h
gives information on the various options. Possible ways to run the code are:
python nonaxi_velocity_field.py bar_altrect_vr.ps \