edu.nrao.sss.model.source
Class DiskBrightness

java.lang.Object
  edu.nrao.sss.model.source.SourceBrightness
      edu.nrao.sss.model.source.DescriptiveBrightness
          edu.nrao.sss.model.source.AreaBrightness
              edu.nrao.sss.model.source.DiskBrightness

All Implemented Interfaces:

Identifiable, Cloneable, Comparable<SourceBrightness>

public class DiskBrightness
extends AreaBrightness

A source brightness of type BrightnessDistribution.DISK. This is a specialization of a diffuse brightness with the addition of a limb darkening property.

CVS Info:

$Revision: 161 $

$Date: 2006-12-15 11:48:34 -0700 (Fri, 15 Dec 2006) $

$Author: btruitt $

Since:

2006-05-16

Author:

David M. Harland

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface edu.nrao.sss.util.Identifiable

UNIDENTIFIED

Method Summary

double	getLimbDarkening() Returns the limb darkening of this source brightness.
void	setLimbDarkening(double darkening) Sets the limb darkening of this source brightness.

Methods inherited from class edu.nrao.sss.model.source.AreaBrightness

getMajorAxisDiameter, getMinorAxisDiameter, getPositionAngle, setMajorAxisDiameter, setMinorAxisDiameter, setPositionAngle

Methods inherited from class edu.nrao.sss.model.source.DescriptiveBrightness

getPeakFluxDensity, getPolarization, getTotalFluxDensity, getValidFrequency, setPeakFluxDensity, setPolarization, setTotalFluxDensity, setValidFrequency

Methods inherited from class edu.nrao.sss.model.source.SourceBrightness

clone, compareTo, createBrightness, createBrightnesses, equals, getBrightnessFile, getDistributionType, getId, getObservation, getValidTime, getVlaObservation, hashCode, isFileBased, isValidFor, reset, setValidTime

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

setLimbDarkening

public void setLimbDarkening(double darkening)

Sets the limb darkening of this source brightness.

Parameters:

darkening - a number that is a measure of shape.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if darkening is not a number.

getLimbDarkening

public double getLimbDarkening()

Description copied from class: SourceBrightness

Returns the limb darkening of this source brightness.

The value returned is a measure of shape.

Overrides:

getLimbDarkening in class SourceBrightness

Returns:

the limb darkening of this source brightness.