convert_stokes_to_linear

ska_sdp_datamodels.science_data_model.convert_stokes_to_linear(stokes, polaxis=1)[source]

Convert Stokes IQUV to Linear (complex image)

Based on Equation 4.58 from Thompson’s book (TMS): Thompson, A. R., Moran, J. M., and Swenson, G. W., Interferometry and Synthesis in Radio Astronomy, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-44431-4

Parameters:

  • stokes – […,4] Stokes vector in I,Q,U,V (can be complex)

  • polaxis – Axis of stokes with polarisation (default 1)

Returns:

linear vector in XX, XY, YX, YY sequence