Package gaiasky.util.gaia

Class NslUtil

java.lang.Object
gaiasky.util.gaia.NslUtil
public class NslUtil extends Object
Class with various static methods for analytical scanning laws.

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    NslUtil()
     

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    static double
    calcSNom(double xi, double precRate)
    Calculates the nominal speed of the z axis in solar motion units, as function of the precession rate precRate [rev/yr] and the solar aspect angle xi [rad].

    Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

  • Constructor Details

    • NslUtil

      public NslUtil()

  • Method Details

    • calcSNom

      public static double calcSNom(double xi, double precRate)
      Calculates the nominal speed of the z axis in solar motion units, as function of the precession rate precRate [rev/yr] and the solar aspect angle xi [rad].

      This method implements Eq. (26) in FM-037-2, accurate to O(1/K^12).

      Parameters:
      xi - solar aspect angle [rad]
      precRate - precession rate [rev/yr]
      Returns:
      nominal speed (S)