source: branches/casa-release-4_3/external-alma/components/SpectralComponents/PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement.h@ 3062

Last change on this file since 3062 was 2980, checked in by Malte Marquarding, 10 years ago

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1//# SpectralElement.h: Describes (a set of related) spectral lines
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27//# $Id: SpectralElement.h 20652 2009-07-06 05:04:32Z Malte.Marquarding $
28
29#ifndef COMPONENTS_POWERLOGPOLYNOMIALSPECTRALELEMENT_H
30#define COMPONENTS_POWERLOGPOLYNOMIALSPECTRALELEMENT_H
31
32#include <components/SpectralComponents/CompiledSpectralElement.h>
33
34namespace casa { //# NAMESPACE CASA - BEGIN
35
36// <summary>
37// Describes the function most often used for determining spectral index plus higher order terms:
38// y = c_0 * x**( c_1 + c_2*ln(x) + c_3*ln(x)**2 + ... )
39// where c_1 is the traditional spectral index (alpha).
40// </summary>
41
42// <use visibility=export>
43
44// <reviewed reviewer="" date="yyyy/mm/dd" tests="tSpectralFit" demos="">
45// </reviewed>
46
47// <prerequisite>
48// <li> <linkto class=SpectralElement>SpectralElement</linkto> module
49// </prerequisite>
50//
51// <etymology>
52// From power law, logarithm, and polynomial and spectral line and element
53// </etymology>
54//
55// <synopsis>
56// Describes a function that can be used to fit for spectral index and higher order terms
57
58// </synopsis>
59//
60// <example>
61// </example>
62//
63// <motivation>
64// To have a spectral element representing a spectral index function.
65// </motivation>
66
67
68class PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement: public SpectralElement {
69public:
70
71 /*
72 // Constructor. The n coefficients c_i to be solved for are
73 // c_0 * nu**(c_1 + c_2*log(x) + c_3*log(x)**2 + ... + c_(n-1)*log(x)**(n - 2))
74 explicit PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement(uInt n);
75*/
76 // Construct with the given parameters. See above constructor for order in which the parameters should
77 // be supplied.
78 PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement(const Vector<Double> &param);
79
80 // Copy constructor (deep copy)
81 PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement(const PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement &other);
82
83 ~PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement();
84
85 PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement &operator=(
86 const PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement& other
87 );
88
89 SpectralElement* clone() const;
90/*
91private:
92 void _makeFunction();
93*/
94};
95
96ostream &operator<<(ostream& os, const PowerLogPolynomialSpectralElement& elem);
97
98
99} //# NAMESPACE CASA - END
100
101#endif
102
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