How to get IMA tables

Azimuth table

Azimuthal angle tables for VEX/MEX IMA are obtained from functions - irfpy.vima.fov.get_azimuth_angle() - irfpy.mima.fov.get_azimuth_angle()

You can get the angles as follows.

>>> import irfpy.vima.fov
>>> print(irfpy.vima.fov.get_azimuth_angle(7))
-78.75

Elevation table

Elevation angle values for VEX(/MEX) IMA are obtained from functions

Todo

Corresponding functions of above functions to be implemented for MEX. Currently for MEX, only the object oriented version is available. - irfpy.mima.fov.SimpleFOV - irfpy.mima.fov.TableFOV

Direction as vector

From azimuth and elevation angles, the unit vector of the instrument channel can be derived. - irfpy.vima.fov.get_vector() - irfpy.mima.fov.get_vector() provide this functionality.

Todo

The implementation of above functions.

Energy table

Energy tables for VEX/MEX IMA are obtained from functions in irfpy.vima.energy and irfpy.mima.energy.

Note

Different from the other table, these functions return the energy table as array.

Todo

Make a function that returns the energy for the given index.

irfpy.vima.energy.get_default_table_v1() returns the energy table (96 element array) for the beginning phase of the VEX/IMA operation. Later, the energy table was changed to irfpy.vima.energy.get_default_table_v3().

Similarly, for MEX/IMA, following functions returns the energy table as 96 element array.

The fast mode table has only 32 energy steps; If one wants 32-energy step array, one can use:

Mass table

Mass value for VEX/MEX IMA are obtained from functions below.

These functions returns the mass index corresponding to the given energy and mass.

Todo

Implement of the inverse functions, namely, the mass ring index to the physical mass.

To obtain the expected width of the mass response, use