Magnitude.h File Reference

Utilities for converting between flux and magnitude in C++. More...

#include <cmath>

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Namespaces
namespace	lsst
namespace	lsst::cpputils

Functions
double	lsst::cpputils::nanojanskyToABMagnitude (double flux)
	Convert a flux in nanojansky to AB magnitude.
double	lsst::cpputils::ABMagnitudeToNanojansky (double magnitude)
	Convert an AB magnitude to a flux in nanojansky.

Detailed Description

Utilities for converting between flux and magnitude in C++.

Use astropy.units ABmag and nJy for converstions in python:

import astropy.units as u
mag = (flux*u.nJy).to_value(u.ABmag)
flux = (mag*u.ABmag).to_value(u.nJy)

Definition in file Magnitude.h.