pyrfu.mms.remove_idist_background module#
- pyrfu.mms.remove_idist_background.remove_idist_background(vdf, def_bg)[source]#
Remove the mode background population due to penetrating radiation def_bg from the ion velocity distribution function vdf using the method from [1].
- Parameters:
vdf (xarray.Dataset) – Ion velocity distribution function.
def_bg (xarray.DataArray) – Omni-directional ion differential energy flux.
- Returns:
vdf_new – Ion velocity distribution function cleaned.
- Return type:
References
[1]Gershman, D. J., Dorelli, J. C., Avanov,L. A., Gliese, U., Barrie, A., Schiff, C.,et al. (2019). Systematic uncertainties in plasma parameters reported by the fast plasma investigation on NASA’s magnetospheric multiscale mission. Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 124, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JA026980