Getting Started

Documentation

Glish

Learn More

Programming

Contact Us

Version 1.9 Build 1556

News	FAQ
Search	Home

componentlist.simulate - Function

	Package	synthesis
	Module	componentmodels
	Tool	componentlist

Add some simulated components to the list

Synopsis
simulate(howmany, log)

Description
The simulate function adds simulated components to the list. The simulation criterion is very simple, all the components added are identical! They are point sources at the J2000 north pole with a flux in Stokes I of 1 Jy, and zero in the other polarizations. The spectrum is constant. The 'set' functions (eg., setflux, setfreq) can be used to change these parameters to desired ones.

The howmany argument indicates how many components to append to the list.

Arguments

howmany		How many components to simulate
		Allowed:	A positive integer
		Default:	1
log		Send a message to the logger
		Allowed:	Boolean
		Default:	T

Returns
nothing

Example

      include 'componentlist.g'
      cl := emptycomponentlist();
      cl.simulate(2)
      cl.edit(1);
      cl.setflux(2, [2.78, 0, 0, 0]);
      cl.rename('test.cl');
      cl.close();

This example creates a componentlist with two components. The component editor gui is then called on the first component to set the parameters to the desired ones, and the setflux function is used to modify the second one. The list is then saved on disk. I use short scripts like this a lot during testing.

I expect bad things will happen if you save the list to disk, using the close function, before having shut down the editor gui (using the done button) or if you modify the same component using any of the set functions while it is being modified by the gui.