Source code for pulsar_spectra.models

"""
Spectral models from Jankowski et al. 2018 and references within
"""

import numpy as np

[docs]def simple_power_law(v, a, b): """Simple power law: .. math:: S_v = b x^a where :math:`x=\\frac{v}{1.3e9}` Parameters ---------- v : `list` Frequency in Hz. a : `float` Spectral Index. b : `float` Constant. Returns ------- S_v : `list` The flux density predicted by the model. """ v0 = 1.3e9 return b*(v/v0)**a
[docs]def broken_power_law(v, vb, a1, a2, b): """Broken power law: .. math:: S_v = b \left\{\\begin{matrix} x^{a_1} & \mathrm{if} x ≤ x_b \\\\ x^{a_2}x_b^{a_1-a_2} & \mathrm{otherwise'} \end{matrix}\\right. where :math:`x=\\frac{v}{1.3e9},x_b=\\frac{v_b}{1.3e9}` Parameters ---------- v : `list` Frequency in Hz. v_b : `float` The frequency of the break in Hz. a_1 : `float` The spectral index before the break. a_2 : `float` The spectral index after the break. b : `float` Constant. Returns ------- S_v : `list` The flux density predicted by the model. """ v0 = 1.3e9 x = v / v0 xb = vb / v0 y1 = b*x**a1 y2 = b*x**a2*(xb)**(a1-a2) return np.where(x <= xb, y1, y2)
def double_broken_power_law(v, vb1, vb2, a1, a2, a3, b): v0 = 1.3e9 x = v / v0 xb1 = vb1 / v0 xb2 = vb2 / v0 y1 = b*x**a1 y2 = b*x**a2*(xb1)**(a1-a2) y3 = b*x**a3*(xb2)**(a2-a3) return np.piecewise(x, [x <= xb1, (x > xb1) & (x <= xb2), x > xb2], [y1, y2, y3])
[docs]def log_parabolic_spectrum(v, a, b, c): """Log-parabolic spectrum: .. math:: \mathrm{log}_{10} S_v = ax^2 + bx +c where :math:`x=\mathrm{log}_{10} \left ( \\frac{v}{1.3e9} \\right )` Parameters ---------- v : `list` Frequency in Hz. a : `float` Curvature parameter. b : `float` The spectral index for :math:`a = 0`. c : `float` Constant. Returns ------- S_v : `list` The flux density predicted by the model. """ v0 = 1.3e9 x = np.log10( v / v0 ) return 10**(a*x**2 + b*x + c)
[docs]def high_frequency_cut_off_power_law(v, vc, a, b): """Power law with high-frequency cut-off off: .. math:: S_v = bx^{-2} \left ( 1 - \\frac{x}{x_c} \\right ), x < x_c where :math:`x=\\frac{v}{1.3e9},x_c=\\frac{v_c}{1.3e9}` Parameters ---------- v : `list` Frequency in Hz. v_c : `list` Cut off frequency in Hz. a : `float` The spectral index before the power cut-off. b : `float` Constant. Returns ------- S_v : `list` The flux density predicted by the model. """ v0 = 1.3e9 x = v / v0 xc = vc / v0 y1 = b*x**(-2) * ( 1 - x / xc ) y2 = b*x**a return np.where(x < xc, y1, y2)
[docs]def low_frequency_turn_over_power_law(v, vc, a, b, beta): """power law with low-frequency turn-over: .. math:: S_v = bx^{a} exp\left ( \\frac{a}{\\beta} x_c^{-\\beta} \\right ) where :math:`x=\\frac{v}{1.3e9},x_c=\\frac{v_c}{1.3e9}` Parameters ---------- v : `list` Frequency in Hz. v_c : `list` Trun-over frequency in Hz. a : `float` The spectral index. b : `float` Constant. beta : `float` The smoothness of the turn-over. Returns ------- S_v : `list` The flux density predicted by the model. """ v0 = 1.3e9 x = v / v0 xc = v / vc return b * x**a * np.exp( a / beta * xc**(-beta) )