blackbody

ChiantiPy.tools.sources.blackbody(temperature, variable, hnu=1)

Calculate the blackbody photon distribution as a function of energy (hnu = 1) or as a function of wavelength (hnu = 0) in units of \(\mathrm{photons}\,\mathrm{cm}^{-2}\,\mathrm{s}^{-1}\,\mathrm{str}^{-1}\,\mathrm{erg}^{-1}\)

Parameters:

temperature : float64

Temperature at which to calculate the blackbody photon distribution

variable : ndarray

Either energy (in erg) or wavelength (in angstrom)

hnu : int

If 1, calculate distribution as a function of energy. Otherwise, calculate it as a function of wavelength

Returns:

{‘photons’, ‘temperature’, ‘energy’} or {‘photons’, ‘temperature’, ‘wvl’} : dict