Pulsar::Receiver::Field Class Reference

Stores the field orientation. More...

#include <Receiver_Field.h>

Inheritance diagram for Pulsar::Receiver::Field:

Public Member Functions
	Field ()
	Default constructor.
Angle	get_orientation () const
	Get the orientation of the basis about the line of sight.
void	set_orientation (const Angle &angle)
	Set the orientation of the basis about the line of sight.
Angle	get_symmetry_angle () const
	Get the orientation of the equal in-phase electric field vector.
void	set_symmetry_angle (const Angle &celestial_position_angle)
	Set the orientation of the equal in-phase electric field vector.
Public Member Functions inherited from Pulsar::Receiver::Native
	Native ()
	Default constructor.
Signal::Basis	get_basis () const
	Get the basis of the feed receptors.
void	set_basis (Signal::Basis _basis)
	Set the basis of the feed receptors.
Signal::Hand	get_hand () const
	Get the hand of the basis.
void	set_hand (Signal::Hand h)
	Set true if the basis is right-handed.
Angle	get_orientation () const
	Get the orientation of the basis about the line of sight.
void	set_orientation (const Angle &angle)
	Set the orientation of the basis about the line of sight.
Angle	get_reference_source_phase () const
	Get the phase of the reference source.
void	set_reference_source_phase (const Angle &phase)
	Set the phase of the reference source.
void	copy (const State *)
	Copy the state from another.
Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::Able
	Able (const Able &)
Able &	operator= (const Able &)
unsigned	get_reference_count () const
Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::HeapTracked
	HeapTracked (const HeapTracked &)
HeapTracked &	operator= (const HeapTracked &)
bool	__is_on_heap () const

Protected Attributes
bool	symmetry_angle
	Set true when set_symmetry_angle is called.
Protected Attributes inherited from Pulsar::Receiver::Native
Signal::Basis	basis
	Basis of the feed receptors.
Signal::Hand	hand
	The hand of the basis.
Angle	orientation
	The orientation of the basis about the line of sight.
Angle	reference_source_phase
	Phase of p^* q for reference source.

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::Able
static size_t	get_instance_count ()
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Reference::HeapTracked
static void *	operator new (size_t size, void *ptr=0)
static void	operator delete (void *location, void *ptr)
static void	operator delete (void *location)
static size_t	get_heap_queue_size ()
Protected Member Functions inherited from Reference::Able
Handle *	__reference (bool active) const
void	__dereference (bool auto_delete=true) const

Detailed Description

Stores the field orientation.

The orientation of the electric field vector that induces equal and in-phase responses in orthogonal receptors depends upon the basis. In the linear basis, it has an orientation of 45 degrees. In the circular basis, 0 degrees. Therefore, if the symmetry_angle attribute is set, the interpretation of the orientation will become basis dependent.

Member Function Documentation

get_orientation()

Angle Pulsar::Receiver::Field::get_orientation ( ) const

virtual

Get the orientation of the basis about the line of sight.

Implements Pulsar::Receiver::State.

References Pulsar::Receiver::Native::basis, Pulsar::Receiver::Native::orientation, and symmetry_angle.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• Receiver_Field.h
• Receiver_Field.C