# Copyright (c) 2016-2017 Weitian LI # MIT license """ Utilities for conversion among common astronomical quantities. """ from .units import (UnitConversions as AUC, Constants as AC) def Sb_to_Tb(Sb, freq): """ Convert surface brightness to brightness temperature, using the Rayleigh-Jeans law, in the Rayleigh-Jeans limit. Tb = Sb * c^2 / (2 * k_B * nu^2) where `Sb` is the surface brightness density measured at a certain frequency, in units of [Jy/arcsec^2]. 1 [Jy] = 1e-23 [erg/s/cm^2/Hz] = 1e-26 [W/m^2/Hz] NOTE ---- It is very easy to use ``astropy.units`` for the conversion: equiv = au.brightness_temperature(omega, freq) Tb = Fnu.to(au.K, equivalencies=equiv) WARNING: Using `astropy.units` for the conversion may be much slower. This can be used as a cross check for the calculation. Parameters ---------- Sb : float Input surface brightness Unit: [Jy/arcsec^2] freq : float Frequency where the flux density measured Unit: [MHz] Returns ------- Tb : float Calculated brightness temperature Unit: [K] References ---------- - Brightness and Flux http://www.cv.nrao.edu/course/astr534/Brightness.html - Wikipedia: Brightness Temperature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brightness_temperature - NJIT: Physics 728: Introduction to Radio Astronomy: Lecture #1 https://web.njit.edu/~gary/728/Lecture1.html - Astropy: Equivalencies: Brightness Temperature / Flux Density http://docs.astropy.org/en/stable/units/equivalencies.html """ # NOTE: [rad] & [sr] are dimensionless arcsec2 = AUC.arcsec2rad ** 2 # [sr] Sb /= arcsec2 # [Jy/arcsec^2] -> [Jy/sr] coef = 1e-35 # unit conversion coefficient Tb = coef * (Sb * AC.c**2) / (2*AC.k_B * freq**2) # [K] return Tb def Fnu_to_Tb(Fnu, omega, freq): """ Convert flux density to brightness temperature, using the Rayleigh-Jeans law, in the Rayleigh-Jeans limit. Avoid using `astropy.units` to optimize the speed. Parameters ---------- Fnu : float Input flux density Unit: [Jy] = 1e-23 [erg/s/cm^2/Hz] = 1e-26 [W/m^2/Hz] omega : float Source angular size/area Unit: [arcsec^2] freq : float Frequency where the flux density measured Unit: [MHz] Returns ------- Tb : float Calculated brightness temperature Unit: [K] """ Sb = Fnu / omega # [Jy/arcsec^2] return Sb_to_Tb(Sb, freq) def JyPerPix_to_K(freq, pixelsize): """ The factor that converts [Jy/pixel] to [K] (brightness temperature). Parameters ---------- freq : float The frequency where the flux density measured. Unit: [Jy] pixelsize : float The pixel size. Unit: [arcsec] """ factor = Fnu_to_Tb(Fnu=1.0, omega=pixelsize**2, freq=freq) return factor