RPrior

class ssapy.rvsampler.RPrior(rmean, rsigma)[source][source]

Bases: object

Gaussian prior on distance from origin |r|.

Parameters:

  • rmean (float) – Prior mean on |r| in meters.

  • rsigma (float) – Prior standard deviation on |r| in meters.

rMean[source]
rSigma[source]
__call__(orbit)[source][source]

Returns log prior probability of given orbit.

Methods Summary

__call__(orbit[, distance, chi])

Return log prior probability of given orbit.

Methods Documentation

__call__(orbit, distance=None, chi=False)[source][source]

Return log prior probability of given orbit.

Parameters:

  • orbit (Orbit) – The given orbit.

  • distance (float, optional) – Distance between object and observer (m) [not used]

Returns:

logprior – The log of the prior probability for given orbit.

Return type:

float