1.2.1.0 componentlist.simulate

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componentlist.simulate - Function

1.2.1 Add some simulated components to the list

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


Inputs
howmany	How many components to simulate, greater than zero
	allowed:	int
	Default:	1
log	Send a message to the logger
	allowed:	bool
	Default:	true

Returns
bool

Example

      cl.simulate(2)
      cl.setflux(1, [2.78, 0, 0, 0]);
      cl.rename(’test.cl’);
      cl.close();

    This example creates a componentlist with two components.  The setflux function is used to
    modify the second component.  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.

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