LALPulsar  6.1.0.1-b72065a
PulsarSignalParams Struct Reference

Detailed Description

Input parameters to GeneratePulsarSignal(), defining the source and the time-series.

Definition at line 279 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

Data Fields

struct {
   LIGOTimeGPS   refTime
 reference time of pulsar parameters (in SSB!) More...
 
   SkyPosition   position
 source location (in radians) More...
 
   REAL4   psi
 polarization angle (radians) at tRef More...
 
   REAL4   aPlus
 plus-polarization amplitude at tRef More...
 
   REAL4   aCross
 cross-polarization amplitude at tRef More...
 
   REAL8   phi0
 initial phase (radians) at tRef More...
 
   REAL8   f0
 WAVE-frequency(!) at tRef (in Hz) More...
 
   REAL8Vector *   spindown
 wave-frequency spindowns at tRef (NOT f0-normalized!) More...
 
pulsar
 
struct {
   LIGOTimeGPS   tp
 time of observed periapsis passage (in SSB) More...
 
   REAL8   argp
 argument of periapsis (radians) More...
 
   REAL8   asini
 projected, normalized orbital semi-major axis (s) More...
 
   REAL8   ecc
 orbital eccentricity More...
 
   REAL8   period
 orbital period (sec) More...
 
orbit
 
REAL8 sourceDeltaT
 source-frame sampling period ('0' means use previous internal defaults) More...
 
const COMPLEX8FrequencySeriestransfer
 detector transfer function (NULL if not used) More...
 
const LALDetectorsite
 detector location and orientation More...
 
const EphemerisDataephemerides
 Earth and Sun ephemerides. More...
 
LIGOTimeGPS startTimeGPS
 start time of output time series More...
 
UINT4 duration
 length of time series in seconds More...
 
REAL8 samplingRate
 sampling rate of time-series (= 2 * frequency-Band) More...
 
REAL8 fHeterodyne
 heterodyning frequency for output time-series More...
 
UINT4 dtDelayBy2
 half-interval for the Doppler delay look-up table for LALPulsarSimulateCoherentGW() More...
 
UINT4 dtPolBy2
 half-interval for the polarisation response look-up table for LALPulsarSimulateCoherentGW() More...
 

Field Documentation

◆ refTime

LIGOTimeGPS PulsarSignalParams::refTime

reference time of pulsar parameters (in SSB!)

Definition at line 282 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ position

SkyPosition PulsarSignalParams::position

source location (in radians)

Definition at line 283 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ psi

REAL4 PulsarSignalParams::psi

polarization angle (radians) at tRef

Definition at line 284 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ aPlus

REAL4 PulsarSignalParams::aPlus

plus-polarization amplitude at tRef

Definition at line 285 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ aCross

REAL4 PulsarSignalParams::aCross

cross-polarization amplitude at tRef

Definition at line 286 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ phi0

REAL8 PulsarSignalParams::phi0

initial phase (radians) at tRef

Definition at line 287 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ f0

REAL8 PulsarSignalParams::f0

WAVE-frequency(!) at tRef (in Hz)

Definition at line 288 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ spindown

REAL8Vector* PulsarSignalParams::spindown

wave-frequency spindowns at tRef (NOT f0-normalized!)

Definition at line 289 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

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struct { ... } PulsarSignalParams::pulsar

◆ tp

LIGOTimeGPS PulsarSignalParams::tp

time of observed periapsis passage (in SSB)

Definition at line 292 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ argp

REAL8 PulsarSignalParams::argp

argument of periapsis (radians)

Definition at line 293 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ asini

REAL8 PulsarSignalParams::asini

projected, normalized orbital semi-major axis (s)

Definition at line 294 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ ecc

REAL8 PulsarSignalParams::ecc

orbital eccentricity

Definition at line 295 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ period

REAL8 PulsarSignalParams::period

orbital period (sec)

Definition at line 296 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

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struct { ... } PulsarSignalParams::orbit

◆ sourceDeltaT

REAL8 PulsarSignalParams::sourceDeltaT

source-frame sampling period ('0' means use previous internal defaults)

Definition at line 298 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ transfer

const COMPLEX8FrequencySeries* PulsarSignalParams::transfer

detector transfer function (NULL if not used)

Definition at line 301 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ site

const LALDetector* PulsarSignalParams::site

detector location and orientation

Definition at line 302 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ ephemerides

const EphemerisData* PulsarSignalParams::ephemerides

Earth and Sun ephemerides.

Definition at line 303 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ startTimeGPS

LIGOTimeGPS PulsarSignalParams::startTimeGPS

start time of output time series

Definition at line 306 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ duration

UINT4 PulsarSignalParams::duration

length of time series in seconds

Definition at line 307 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ samplingRate

REAL8 PulsarSignalParams::samplingRate

sampling rate of time-series (= 2 * frequency-Band)

Definition at line 308 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ fHeterodyne

REAL8 PulsarSignalParams::fHeterodyne

heterodyning frequency for output time-series

Definition at line 309 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ dtDelayBy2

UINT4 PulsarSignalParams::dtDelayBy2

half-interval for the Doppler delay look-up table for LALPulsarSimulateCoherentGW()

Definition at line 310 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.

◆ dtPolBy2

UINT4 PulsarSignalParams::dtPolBy2

half-interval for the polarisation response look-up table for LALPulsarSimulateCoherentGW()

Definition at line 311 of file GeneratePulsarSignal.h.