Compound

class roentgen.absorption.Compound(materials)

Bases: object

An object which provides the x-ray properties of a compound (i.e.

many materials).

Parameters:

materials : list

A list of Material objects

Examples

>>> from roentgen.absorption.material import Material, Compound
>>> import astropy.units as u
>>> detector = Compound([Material('Pt', 5 * u.um), Material('cdte', 500 * u.um)])

Methods Summary

absorption(energy)	Provides the absorption fraction (0 to 1).
transmission(energy)	Provide the transmission fraction (0 to 1).

Methods Documentation

absorption(energy)

Provides the absorption fraction (0 to 1).

Parameters:

energy : astropy.units.Quantity

An array of energies in keV.

transmission(energy)

Provide the transmission fraction (0 to 1).

Parameters:

energy : astropy.units.Quantity

An array of energies in keV