mag_to_photons

simcado.source.mag_to_photons(filter_name, magnitude=0)

Return the number of photons for a certain filter and magnitude

Parameters

filter_namestr

filter name. See simcado.optics.get_filter_set()

magnitudefloat

[mag] the source brightness

Returns

fluxfloat

[ph/s/m2] Photon flux in the given filter

See also

photons_to_mag()

zero_magnitude_photon_flux()

simcado.optics.get_filter_set()