pyrex.ray_tracing.UniformRayTracePath

class pyrex.ray_tracing.UniformRayTracePath(parent_tracer, launch_angle, reflections)

Class for representing a single ray solution in uniform ice.

Stores parameters of the ray path through uniform ice. Most properties are lazily evaluated to save on computation time. If any attributes of the class instance are changed, the lazily-evaluated properties will be cleared.

Parameters

parent_tracerUniformRayTracer

Ray tracer for which this path is a solution.

launch_anglefloat

Launch angle (radians) of the ray path.

reflectionsint

Number of reflections made by the ray path at boundaries of the ice.

See also

pyrex.internal_functions.LazyMutableClass

Class with lazy properties which may depend on other class attributes.

UniformRayTracer

Class for calculating ray solutions in uniform ice.

Notes

Even more attributes than those listed are available for the class, but are mainly for internal use. These attributes can be found by exploring the source code.

Attributes

from_pointndarray

The starting point of the ray path.

to_pointndarray

The ending point of the ray path.

theta0float

The launch angle of the ray path at from_point.

ice

The ice model used for the ray tracer.

directboolean

Whether the ray path is direct (does not reflect).

emitted_direction

received_direction

path_length

tof

coordinates

Methods

attenuation(f[, dz])	Calculate the attenuation factor for signal frequencies.
propagate([signal, polarization])	Propagate the signal with optional polarization along the ray path.