eta_a_from_areas¶
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pycraf.conversions.
eta_a_from_areas
(geom_area, eff_area)[source] [edit on github]¶ Antenna efficiency from geometric and effective antenna areas.
The effective and geometric antenna areas are linked via the antenna efficiency:
A_eff = eta_a * A_geom.
- Parameters
- Returns
- eta_a
Quantity
Antenna efficiency [%, dimless]
- eta_a
Notes
Because all parameters/returned values are Astropy Quantities (see
Quantity
), unit conversion is automatically performed.