AbstractChannel#

class sunkit_instruments.response.abstractions.AbstractChannel[source]#

Bases: ABC

An abstract base class for defining instrument channels.

For all methods and properties defined here, see the topic guide on instrument response for more information.

Attributes Summary

`camera_gain`
`effective_quantum_efficiency`
`energy_per_electron`
`energy_per_photon`
`filter_transmittance`
`geometrical_area`
`mirror_reflectance`
`pixel_solid_angle`
`wavelength`

Methods Summary

`degradation`([obstime])
`effective_area`([obstime])	Effective area as a function of wavelength.
`wavelength_response`([obstime])	Instrument response as a function of wavelength

Attributes Documentation

camera_gain#

effective_quantum_efficiency#

energy_per_electron#

energy_per_photon#

filter_transmittance#

geometrical_area#

mirror_reflectance#

pixel_solid_angle#

wavelength#

Methods Documentation

abstract degradation(obstime=None)[source]#

effective_area(obstime=None)[source]#

Effective area as a function of wavelength.

The effective area is the geometrical collecting area weighted by the mirror reflectance, filter transmittance, quantum efficiency, and instrument degradation.

Parameters:: obstime (any format parsed by sunpy.time.parse_time, optional) – If specified, this is used to compute the time-dependent instrument degradation.

wavelength_response(obstime=None)[source]#

Instrument response as a function of wavelength

The wavelength response is the effective area with the conversion factors from photons to DN and steradians to pixels.

Parameters:: obstime (any format parsed by parse_time, optional) – If specified, this is used to compute the time-dependent instrument degradation.