allowed high-z threshold for cutting to be user-selectable

python_source/backend/launchers.py

@@ -467,7 +467,8 @@ def launchZobov(sample, binPath, zobovDir=None, logDir=None, continueRun=None,
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 def launchPrune(sample, binPath,
                 summaryFile=None, logFile=None, zobovDir=None,
-                continueRun=None, useComoving=False, mergingThreshold=0.2):
+                continueRun=None, useComoving=False, mergingThreshold=0.2,
+                highRedshiftTolerance=1.0):
 
   sampleName = sample.fullName
 
@@ -516,7 +517,7 @@ def launchPrune(sample, binPath,
     cmd += " --partAdj=" + zobovDir+"/adj_"+str(sampleName)+".dat"
     cmd += " --extraInfo=" + zobovDir+"/zobov_slice_"+str(sampleName)+\
            ".par"
-    cmd += " --tolerance=1.0"
+    cmd += " --tolerance=" + str(highRedshiftTolerance)
     cmd += " --mockIndex=" + str(mockIndex)
     cmd += " --maxCentralDen=" + str(maxDen)
     cmd += " --zMin=" + str(sample.zRange[0])

python_source/vide_pipeline/__main__.py

@@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ for sample in dataSampleList:
     launchPrune(sample, PRUNE_PATH, 
                 logFile=logFile, zobovDir=zobovDir, 
                 useComoving=sample.useComoving, continueRun=continueRun,
-                mergingThreshold=mergingThreshold)
+                mergingThreshold=mergingThreshold,
+                highRedshiftTolerance=highRedshiftTolerance)
 
 # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if (startCatalogStage <= 4) and (endCatalogStage >= 4):

python_source/vide_pipeline/defaults.py

@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ numZobovThreads = 2
 #   1e-9 (or smaller != 0) -> Do not merge anything
 mergingThreshold = 1.e-9
 
+# for observations, when cutting voids at the high-z boundary, what multiple
+#   of the radius to cut
+#   0: all voids with centers less than z_max will be allowed
+#   1: all voids at least 1*radius away from z_max will be allowed
+#   Any other nummber: aall voids at least tolerance*radius will be allowed
+highRedshiftTolerance = 1.0
+
 # simulation information
 numPart = 512*512*512
 lbox = 999.983 # Mpc/h