fixing broken link in README

Henry-Best-01 · Henry-Best-01 · commit cf4dfaeaa8f6 · 2025-07-25T15:52:48.000+02:00
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ requires a representation of the 2-dimensional magnification map generated from
 microlens' Einstein radius is calculated, angular diameter distances are computed, and flux distributions and magnification maps
 are convolved to provide microlensing light curves of each source.
 
-Some precomputed ray tracings may be found `here <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vx8HUBXw6SaDq5uS4jQCyWdg13XfCRCv?usp=share_link>`_
+Some precomputed ray tracings may be found `here <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WGuzCXMKXwSawcfF8LE1gQTc042pzz_2/view?usp=share_link>`_
 which contains a zipped folder of .fits files for various inclination angles of Schwarzschild black holes.
 
 More explicit use cases may be found at the `ReadTheDocs <https://amoeba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?version=latest>`_ .
diff --git a/amoeba/.DS_Store b/amoeba/.DS_Store
diff --git a/amoeba/Notebooks/amoeba_accretion_disks_and_microlensing_examples.ipynb b/amoeba/Notebooks/amoeba_accretion_disks_and_microlensing_examples.ipynb
diff --git a/amoeba/README.rst b/amoeba/README.rst
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ requires a representation of the 2-dimensional magnification map generated from
 microlens' Einstein radius is calculated, angular diameter distances are computed, and flux distributions and magnification maps
 are convolved to provide microlensing light curves of each source.
 
-Some precomputed ray tracings may be found `here <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vx8HUBXw6SaDq5uS4jQCyWdg13XfCRCv?usp=share_link>`_
+Some precomputed ray tracings may be found `here <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WGuzCXMKXwSawcfF8LE1gQTc042pzz_2/view?usp=share_link>`_
 which contains a zipped folder of .fits files for various inclination angles of Schwarzschild black holes.
 
 More explicit use cases may be found at the `ReadTheDocs <https://amoeba.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?version=latest>`_ .
diff --git a/amoeba/example_scripts/visualize_blr.py b/amoeba/example_scripts/visualize_blr.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 maximum_blr_height = 1000  # rg
 characteristic_distance = 500  # in rg, for outflowing velocity model
 asymptotic_poloidal_velocity = 0.5  # units v / c
-height_step = 10  # rg, defines thickness of each blr slab
+height_step = 5  # rg, defines thickness of each blr slab
 radial_step = 10  # rg, defines resolution of each slab
 
 blr_rest_frame_emission = 500  # nm
diff --git a/amoeba/src/amoeba/Util/util.py b/amoeba/src/amoeba/Util/util.py
@@ -1926,8 +1926,11 @@ def calculate_blr_transfer_function(
     Todo: this is a relatively slow function. If there's a way to project the BLR into the
     3-dimensional cylindrical grid faster then compute the time lags as a function of
     (R, Z, phi) and take a single histogram over the whole space, that would probably
-    speed it up significantly. It sped up by reducing the resolution of the blr transfer
-    function, but still could be faster
+    speed it up significantly. Notes: It sped up by reducing the resolution of the blr transfer
+    function, but still could be faster. Additional note: I tried generating the 3d space
+    using a 3 dimensional grid, but it was actually slower than looping through each
+    height slab. It's possible it was slower due to the significant RAM required and
+    my testing Macbook was using swap-files to handle the task. Still requires further testing.
 
     :param blr_density_rz_grid: a 2d array of values representing the density of the blr
         at each point in (R, Z) coords.
