pyrex.custom.arianna.antenna.ARIANNAAntenna.directional_gain

ARIANNAAntenna.directional_gain(theta, phi)

Calculate the (complex) directional gain of the antenna.

This function defines the directionality of the antenna: Given theta and phi in the antenna’s coordinate system, what is the (complex) gain? It is expected to be overridden in subclasses, as for the base class it simply returns 1 for any theta and phi.

Parameters

thetafloat

Polar angle (radians) from which a signal is arriving.

phifloat

Azimuthal angle (radians) from which a signal is arriving.

Returns

complex

Complex gain in voltage for the given incoming angles.