GscDetectors

class gdt.missions.maxi.gsc.detectors.GscDetectors(value, names=None, *, module=None, qualname=None, type=None, start=1, boundary=None)

Bases: Detectors

The MAXI GSC detectors.

Attributes Summary

azimuth	The azimuth of the detector normal
elevation	The elevation of the detector normal
full_name	The full detector name
number	The detector number
zenith	The zenith of the detector normal

Methods Summary

from_full_name(full_name)	Create a Detector from the full detector name
from_num(num)	Create a Detector from an index number
from_str(value)	Create a Detector from a short string name
h_detectors()	Get all detectors that are in the horizontal direction.
is_h_detector()	Check if detector is a horizontal detector.
is_z_detector()	Check if detector is a zenith detector.
pointing()	The detector pointing in azimuth and zenith
skycoord(frame)	Return an Astropy SkyCoord of the detector pointing in the SpacecraftFrame.
z_detectors()	Get all detectors that are in the zenith direction.

Attributes Documentation

azimuth

The azimuth of the detector normal

Type:

(float)

elevation

The elevation of the detector normal

Type:

(float)

full_name

The full detector name

Type:

(str)

number

The detector number

Type:

(int)

zenith

The zenith of the detector normal

Type:

(float)

Methods Documentation

classmethod from_full_name(full_name)

Create a Detector from the full detector name

Parameters:

full_name (str) – The full name of the detector

Returns:

(Detector)

classmethod from_num(num)

Create a Detector from an index number

Parameters:

num (int) – The index number

Returns:

(Detector)

classmethod from_str(value)

Create a Detector from a short string name

Parameters:

value (str) – The detector name

Returns:

(Detector)

classmethod h_detectors()

Get all detectors that are in the horizontal direction.

Returns:

(list of GscDetectors)

is_h_detector()

Check if detector is a horizontal detector.

Returns:

(bool)

is_z_detector()

Check if detector is a zenith detector.

Returns:

(bool)

pointing()

The detector pointing in azimuth and zenith

Returns:

(float, float)

skycoord(frame)

Return an Astropy SkyCoord of the detector pointing in the SpacecraftFrame.

Parameters:

frame (SpacecraftFrame) – The spacecraft frame

Returns:

(astropy.coordinates.SkyCoord)

classmethod z_detectors()

Get all detectors that are in the zenith direction.

Returns:

(list of GscDetectors)

Attributes Summary

HA0
HA1
HA2
HB0
HB1
HB2
ZA0
ZA1
ZA2
ZB0
ZB1
ZB2

Attributes Documentation

HA0 = ('GSC_0', 0, None, None)

HA1 = ('GSC_1', 1, None, None)

HA2 = ('GSC_2', 2, None, None)

HB0 = ('GSC_6', 6, None, None)

HB1 = ('GSC_7', 7, None, None)

HB2 = ('GSC_8', 8, None, None)

ZA0 = ('GSC_3', 3, None, None)

ZA1 = ('GSC_4', 4, None, None)

ZA2 = ('GSC_5', 5, None, None)

ZB0 = ('GSC_9', 9, None, None)

ZB1 = ('GSC_A', 10, None, None)

ZB2 = ('GSC_B', 11, None, None)