ConverterIntensity.h

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#ifndef CONVERTERINTENSITY_H_
#define CONVERTERINTENSITY_H_

#include <QString>
#include <QList>
#include <casa/Arrays/Vector.h>
#include <coordinates/Coordinates/SpectralCoordinate.h>

namespace casa {

        class ConverterIntensity {
        public:
                static const QString FRACTION_OF_PEAK;
                static const QString KELVIN;
                static const QString JY_SR;
                static const QString JY_ARCSEC;
                static const QString JY_BEAM;
                static const QString JY;
                static const QString ADU;
                static const QString TIMES_PIXELS;
                static bool isSupportedUnits( const QString& yUnit );
                //Hertz values are needed corresponding to the values for Jy/Beam Kelvin conversions
                //only.  Both oldUnits and newUnits refer to the old and new units of the values
                //array.  In order to do FRACTION_OF_PEAK conversions, a maximum value with
                //corresponding maximum units must be passed in.
                static void convert( casacore::Vector<float>& values, const casacore::Vector<float> hertzValues,
                                     const QString& oldUnits, const QString& newUnits,
                                     double maxValue, const QString& maxUnits,
                                     double beamAngle, double beamArea, casacore::SpectralCoordinate coord );

                //Converts between Jy/Beam units.  For example, MJy/Beam <-> Jy/Beam
                static double convertJyBeams( const QString& sourceUnits, const QString& destUnits,
                                double value, casacore::SpectralCoordinate& coord );
                static double convertJY( const QString& oldUnits, const QString& newUnits,
                                double value, casacore::SpectralCoordinate& coord );
                static double convertJYSR( const QString& oldUnits,const QString& newUnits,
                                double value, casacore::SpectralCoordinate& coord );
                static double convertKelvin( const QString& oldUnits,const QString& newUnits,
                                double value, casacore::SpectralCoordinate& coord );
                virtual ~ConverterIntensity();

        private:
                ConverterIntensity();
                static double percentToValue( double yValue, double maxValue );
                static double valueToPercent( double yValue, double maxValue );
                static double convertQuantity( double yValue, double frequencyValue,
                                               const QString& oldUnits, const QString& newUnits,
                                               double beamSolidAngle, double beamArea );
                static void convertJansky( casacore::Vector<float>& values, const QString& oldUnits,
                                           const QString& newUnits, casacore::SpectralCoordinate& coord );
                static void convertKelvin( casacore::Vector<float>& values, const QString& oldUnits,
                                           const QString& newUnits, casacore::SpectralCoordinate& coord );
                static bool isJansky( const QString& units );
                static bool isKelvin( const QString& units );
                static double convertNonKelvinUnits( double yValue, const QString& oldUnits,
                                const QString& newUnits, double beamArea );
                static QString getJanskyBaseUnits( const QString& units );
                static QString getKelvinBaseUnits( const QString& units );
                static QString stripPixels( const QString& units );
                static double beamToArcseconds( double yValue, double beamArea );
                static double arcsecondsToBeam( double yValue, double beamArea );
                static double srToArcseconds( double yValue );
                static double arcsecondsToSr( double yValue );
                static const QList<QString> BEAM_UNITS;
                static const QList<QString> JY_UNITS;
                static const QList<QString> JY_SR_UNITS;
                static const QList<QString> KELVIN_UNITS;
                static const double SPEED_LIGHT_FACTOR;
                static const double FREQUENCY_FACTOR;
                static const double ARCSECONDS_PER_STERADIAN;
        };

} /* namespace casa */
#endif /* CONVERTERINTENSITY_H_ */