pycrtools.tasks.xmaxmethod

Task([ws, parfile])	Base class from which all tasks should be derived.
XmaxMethod([ws, parfile])	Obtain Xmax from a series of simulations.

Xmax method

Module author: Stijn Buitink <s.buitink@astro.ru.nl>

class pycrtools.tasks.xmaxmethod.XmaxMethod(ws=None, parfile=None, **kwargs)

Obtain Xmax from a series of simulations.

See also

Buitink et al. Phys. Rev. D 90, 082003 - Published 17 October 2014

Input parameters

event

Event object

eventid [default value: None ]

Event ID

plot_prefix [default value: “” ]

Prefix for plots

plot_title [default value: True ]

Plot title, turn off for publication ready figures.

plot_type [default value: “png” ]

Plot type (e.g. png, jpeg, pdf)

plotlist [default value: [] ]

List of plots

save_plots [default value: False ]

Store plots

simulation_directory [default value: None ]

Directory containing simulations

Output parameters

fit_energy

Energy (in GeV) determined by fit of models to data.

fit_output

Fit parameter dictionary.

fit_xmax

Xmax (in g / cm^2) determined by fit of models to data.

fit_xmax_uncertainty

Uncertainty on Xmax (in g / cm^2) determined by fit of models to data.

run()

Run the task.