lightcurvelynx.astro_utils.black_body
Functions
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Calculate the black-body luminosity density per solid angle. |
Module Contents
- black_body_luminosity_density_per_solid(temperature, radius, wavelengths)[source]
Calculate the black-body luminosity density per solid angle.
It is L_nu / (4 pi) for a spherical isotropic source.
- Parameters:
temperature (float) – The effective temperature of the star, in kelvins.
radius (float) – The radius of the star, in cm.
wavelengths (numpy.ndarray) – A length N array of wavelengths, in cm.
- Returns:
luminosity_density – A length N array of luminosity density values. Output is in CGS units of erg/s/Hz/steradian.
- Return type:
numpy.ndarray
Note
lightcurvelynx adopts nJy as the unit of flux density, so the output of this function may need to be converted to compatible units, e.g. multiply by 10^32.