pyrfu.mms.hpca_spin_sum module#

pyrfu.mms.hpca_spin_sum.hpca_spin_sum(inp, saz, method: str = 'mean')[source]#

Sum or average teh Hot Plasma Composition Analyser (HPCA) data over each spin.

Parameters:
  • inp (xarray.DataArray) – Ion PSD or flux; [nt, npo16, ner63], looking direction

  • saz (xarray.DataArray) – Start azimuthal spin indices.

  • method ({"mean", "sum"}, Optional) – Method either “sum” or “mean”. Default is “mean”

Returns:

out – Distribution averaged over each spin.

Return type:

xarray.DataArray