# SIMBA

`SIMBA` is a Python software package that numerically solves time-dependent chemical reaction networks for astrophysical environments. The code is optimized for modeling complex chemical evolution in settings such as the interstellar medium (ISM), molecular clouds, and protoplanetary disks.

## Installation

`SIMBA` can be installed using pip:
```bash
pip install simba_chem
```


## Support

If you are having any issues, please email [l.keyte@qmul.ac.uk](mailto:l.keyte@qmul.ac.uk)

## Citation

If you use `SIMBA` as part of your research, please cite our code overview article:

```text
@ARTICLE{2025MNRAS.543.2599K,
       author = {{Keyte}, Luke and {Ran}, Jason},
        title = "{SIMBA: a PYTHON-based single-point astrochemical solver and analysis tool}",
      journal = {\mnras},
     keywords = {astrochemistry, methods: numerical, protoplanetary discs, ISM: abundances, Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics of Galaxies, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics},
         year = 2025,
        month = nov,
       volume = {543},
       number = {3},
        pages = {2599-2612},
          doi = {10.1093/mnras/staf1619},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
       eprint = {2509.12298},
 primaryClass = {astro-ph.IM},
       adsurl = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025MNRAS.543.2599K},
      adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}
```

```{toctree}
:maxdepth: 3
:caption: Contents

quick_start/index
chemical_model/index
using_the_code/index
gui/index
lukenet_module_reference/index
faq/index