RadialDistributionSource

class marxs.source.RadialDistributionSource(**kwargs)

Bases: AstroSource

Base class for sources where photons follow some radial distribution on the sky

Parameters

radial_distributioncallable

A function that takes an interger as input, which specifies the number of photons to produce. The output must be an astropy.units.Quantity object with n angles in it.

func_parobject

radial_distribution has access to self.func_par to hold function parameters. This could be, e.g. a tuple with coeffications.

kwargssee Source

Other keyword arguments include flux, energy and polarization. See Source for details.

Define a new MARXS element.

Methods Summary

generate_photons(exposuretime)

Photon positions are generated in a frame that is centered on the coordinates set in coords, then they get transformed into the global sky system.

Methods Documentation

generate_photons(exposuretime: Unit('s'))

Photon positions are generated in a frame that is centered on the coordinates set in coords, then they get transformed into the global sky system.