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Magnitude.cc
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27namespace lsst {
28namespace cpputils {
29
30double nanojanskyToABMagnitude(double flux) { return -2.5 * log10(flux / referenceFlux); }
31
32double ABMagnitudeToNanojansky(double magnitude) { return pow(10, magnitude / -2.5) * referenceFlux; }
33
34} // namespace cpputils
35} // namespace lsst
Utilities for converting between flux and magnitude in C++.
const double referenceFlux
The Oke & Gunn (1983) AB magnitude reference flux, in nJy (often approximated as 3631....
Definition: Magnitude.h:46
double ABMagnitudeToNanojansky(double magnitude)
Convert an AB magnitude to a flux in nanojansky.
Definition: Magnitude.cc:32
double nanojanskyToABMagnitude(double flux)
Convert a flux in nanojansky to AB magnitude.
Definition: Magnitude.cc:30