frb.mw - Milky Way

Calculations related to the Milky Way, including ISM DM using the NE2001 electron density model.

Module for calculations related to the Galaxy

frb.mw.ismDM(coord)

Calculate the dispersion measure (DM) contribution from the interstellar medium (ISM) along a given line of sight in galactic coordinates. :param coord: The input sky coordinate to transform

into galactic coordinates.

Returns:

The dispersion measure (DM) value calculated for the ISM along the specified line of sight up to a distance of 100 parsecs.

Return type:

float

frb.mw.haloDM(coord, f_diffuse=0.75, zero=True)