iactrace¶

Top-level package providing convenient access to the most commonly used classes and functions.

All items listed here are re-exported from their respective submodules for convenience. See the linked module documentation for full details.

Quick Reference¶

`Telescope`	Optical system: mirrors, lenses, obstructions, camera frame
`Camera`	Detection system: sensor groups, concentrator, photodetector
`RayBundle`	Ray positions/directions/values exchanged between the two
`LazyRayBundle`	Deferred render returned by `Telescope.render()`, folded by the camera

`SquareSensorGroup`	Rectangular pixel grid sensor
`HexagonalSensorGroup`	Hexagonally-packed pixel sensor

`ConstantQE`	Flat scalar quantum efficiency (the default detector)
`TabulatedQE`	Detector carrying a measured QE curve (bulk `qe` x `qe_curve`)
`PMT`	Photomultiplier: sensor surface, QE, optional dispersive window
`WinstonCone`	Winston light concentrator (per pixel)
`OkumuraCone`	Okumura-style light concentrator (per pixel)

`Spectrum`	What a source emits, as a distribution over wavelength
`ResponseCurve`	\(R(\theta, \lambda)\) behind reflectivity, transmittance and QE
`RefractiveIndex`	\(n(\lambda)\) for lenses, windows and PMT entrance windows

`Telescope.from_yaml`	Load a telescope from a standalone telescope YAML file
`Camera.from_yaml`	Load a camera from a standalone camera YAML file
`save_telescope()`	Save a telescope to a standalone YAML file
`save_camera()`	Save a camera to a standalone YAML file

Display a sensor image (hexagonal or square pixel layout)

Available under iactrace.analysis:

`FlatFocalPlane`	Flat focal plane for spot-diagram analysis
`AsphericFocalSurface`	Curved aspheric focal surface for spot-diagram analysis
`FocalSurfaceHits`	Per-ray intersection results returned by `FocalSurface.intersect()`