mc_antennaSetGaussianByFWHM

Workspace.mc_antennaSetGaussianByFWHM(self: pyarts.arts._Workspace, mc_antenna: Optional[Union[pyarts.arts.WorkspaceVariable, pyarts.arts.MCAntenna]] = self.mc_antenna, za_fwhm: Union[pyarts.arts.WorkspaceVariable, pyarts.arts.Numeric], aa_fwhm: Union[pyarts.arts.WorkspaceVariable, pyarts.arts.Numeric], verbosity: Optional[Union[pyarts.arts.WorkspaceVariable, pyarts.arts.Verbosity]] = self.verbosity) None

Makes mc_antenna (used by MCGeneral) a 2D Gaussian pattern.

The gaussian antenna pattern is determined by za_fwhm and aa_fwhm, which represent the full width half maximum (FWHM) of the antenna response, in the zenith and azimuthal planes.

Author(s): Cory Davis

Parameters:
  • mc_antenna (MCAntenna, optional) – Antenna pattern description for dedicated MC calculaions. See mc_antenna, defaults to self.mc_antenna [OUT]

  • za_fwhm (Numeric) – Width in the zenith angle dimension as described above. [IN]

  • aa_fwhm (Numeric) – Width in the azimuth angle dimension as described above. [IN]

  • verbosity (Verbosity) – ARTS verbosity. See verbosity, defaults to self.verbosity [IN]