PointSource

class marxs.source.PointSource(**kwargs)

Bases: AstroSource

Astrophysical point source.

Parameters:

kwargssee Source

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

Define a new MARXS element.

Methods Summary

generate_photons(exposuretime)

Central function to generate photons.

Methods Documentation

generate_photons(exposuretime: Unit('s'))

Central function to generate photons.

Calling this function generates a photon table according to the flux, energy, and polarization of this source. The number of photons depends on the total exposure time, which is a parameter of this function. Depending on the setting for flux the photons could be distributed equally over the interval 0..exposuretime or follow some other distribution.

Parameters:

exposuretimeastropy.quantity.Quantity

Total exposure time.

Returns:

photonsastropy.table.Table

Table with photon properties.