Pulsar::Telescope Class Reference

Contains information about the telescope used for the observation. More...

#include <Telescope.h>

Inheritance diagram for Pulsar::Telescope:

Public Types
enum	Mount {   Equatorial, Horizon, Meridian, KrausType,   Fixed, Mobile }
	Types of primary reflector mounts. More...
enum	Reflector { Parabolic, Spherical }
	Types of primary reflector. More...
enum	Focus { PrimeFocus, Cassegrain, Gregorian }
	Types of focus. More...

Public Member Functions
	Telescope ()
	Default constructor.
	Telescope (const Telescope &extension)
	Copy constructor.
const Telescope &	operator= (const Telescope &extension)
	Operator =.
	~Telescope ()
	Destructor.
Telescope *	clone () const
	Clone method.
std::string	get_name () const
	Get the name of the observatory and/or primary reflector.
void	set_name (const std::string &_name)
	Set the name of the observatory and/or primary reflector.
Angle	get_latitude () const
	Get the latitude of the antenna.
void	set_latitude (const Angle &_latitude)
	Set the latitude of the antenna.
Angle	get_longitude () const
	Get the longitude of the antenna.
void	set_longitude (const Angle &_longitude)
	Set the longitude of the antenna.
float	get_elevation () const
	Get the elevation of the antenna in metres.
void	set_elevation (float _elevation)
	Set the elevation of the antenna in metres.
void	set_coordinates (const std::string &code)
	Set the coordinates of the telescope based on known tempo codes.
void	set_coordinates ()
	Set the coordinates using the telescope name.
Mount	get_mount () const
	Get the type of primary reflector mount.
void	set_mount (Mount _mount)
	Set the type of primary reflector mount.
Reflector	get_primary () const
	Get the type of primary reflector.
void	set_primary (Reflector _primary)
	Set the type of primary reflector.
Focus	get_focus () const
	Get the type of focus.
void	set_focus (Focus _focus)
	Set the type of focus.
Directional *	get_Directional () const
	Get a Directional object set up for this telescope.
Public Member Functions inherited from Pulsar::Archive::Extension
	Extension (const char *name)
	Construct with a name.
virtual	~Extension ()
	Destructor.
virtual TextInterface::Parser *	get_interface ()
	Return a text interface that can be used to access this instance.
std::string	get_extension_name () const
	Return the name of the Extension.
virtual std::string	get_short_name () const
	Return an abbreviated name that can be typed relatively quickly.
virtual bool	has_data () const
	Returns true if the Extension contains useful data.
virtual void	resize (unsigned nsubint, unsigned npol=0, unsigned nchan=0, unsigned nbin=0)
	Resize the Extension.
virtual void	frequency_append (Archive *to, const Archive *from)
	Append data along frequency dimension, if applicable.
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
std::string	name
	Name of the observatory and/or primary reflector.
Angle	latitude
	Latitude of the antenna.
Angle	longitude
	Longitude of the antenna.
float	elevation
	Elevation of the antenna in metres.
Mount	mount
	Mount type of primary reflector.
Reflector	primary
	Type of primary reflector.
Focus	focus
	Type of focus.
Protected Attributes inherited from Pulsar::Archive::Extension
std::string	extension_name
	Extension name - useful when debugging.

Additional Inherited Members
Static Public Member Functions inherited from Pulsar::Archive::Extension
static Extension *	factory (const std::string &name)
	Derived type factory.
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

Contains information about the telescope used for the observation.

Member Enumeration Documentation

Focus

enum Pulsar::Telescope::Focus

Types of focus.

Enumerator
PrimeFocus	Prime Focus: primary reflector; receiver at primary focus
Cassegrain	Cassegrain: primary and secondary reflectors; receiver at secondary focus; prime focus is behind secondary reflector
Gregorian	Gregorian: primary and secondary reflectors; receiver at secondary focus; prime focus is in front of secondary reflector

Mount

enum Pulsar::Telescope::Mount

Types of primary reflector mounts.

Enumerator
Equatorial	Equatorial (right ascension, declination)
Horizon	Horizon (altidue, azimuth)
Meridian	Meridian (aka X-Y, meridianal longitude and latitude)
KrausType	Kraus-type (e.g. Nancay)
Fixed	Fixed (e.g. LOFAR)
Mobile	Mobile (satellite)

Reflector

enum Pulsar::Telescope::Reflector

Types of primary reflector.

Enumerator
Parabolic	Parabolic.
Spherical	Spherical.

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

• Telescope.h
• Telescope.C