Source code for ixpeobssim.utils.units_

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"""Facilities for conversions across different units.
"""

from __future__ import print_function, division


FACTOR_KEV_TO_ERG = 6.2415096471204e8
FACTOR_ERGCMS_TO_MCRAB = 0.5e11
FACTOR_MBAR_TO_ATM = 1013.249977
ZERO_CELSIUS = 273.15




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def erg_to_keV(val):
    """Convert erg to keV.
    """
    return val * FACTOR_KEV_TO_ERG





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def keV_to_erg(val):
    """Convert keV to erg.
    """
    return val / FACTOR_KEV_TO_ERG





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def ergcms_to_mcrab(val):
    """Convert a flux in erg per cm square into mcrab.
    """
    return val * FACTOR_ERGCMS_TO_MCRAB





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def arcmin_to_degrees(val):
    """Convert arcminutes to degrees.
    """
    return val / 60.





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def degrees_to_arcmin(val):
    """Convert degrees to arcminutes.
    """
    return val * 60.





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def arcsec_to_degrees(val):
    """Convert arcseconds to degrees.
    """
    return val / 3600.





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def degrees_to_arcsec(val):
    """Convert degrees to arcseconds.
    """
    return val * 3600.





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def arcsec_to_arcmin(val):
    """Convert arcseconds to arcminutes.
    """
    return val / 60.





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def arcmin_to_arcsec(val):
    """Convert arcminutes to arcseconds.
    """
    return val * 60.





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def mbar_to_atm(val):
    """Convert mbar to atm.
    """
    return val / FACTOR_MBAR_TO_ATM





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def atm_to_mbar(val):
    """Convert atm to mbar.
    """
    return val * FACTOR_MBAR_TO_ATM





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def celsius_to_kelvin(val):
    """Convert Celsius degrees to Kelvin degrees.
    """
    return val + ZERO_CELSIUS