gauss: The Gaussian Function

In astro: Astronomy Functions, Tools and Routines

Description

This function calculates the Gaussian function for an input data range.

Usage

gauss(x, mean = 0, sigma = 1, norm = 1, bw = 0.1, ftype = "lin", ...)

Arguments

x	input values (typically a smooth data range)
mean	the mean(s) of the Gaussian function
sigma	the 1-sigma value
norm	the normalisation(s) of the Gaussian function
bw	integration bin width sizes
ftype	type of input data [lin/log/ln]
...	additional arguments to be passed to 'integrate'

Value

A vector of length equal to the length of data representing the number density *per dex* at each input data point. Note: to convert the final number densities into their original bin-width (e.g., per 0.5 dex) multiply the output of this function by the bin-width.

Author(s)

Lee Kelvin <[e-mail]>

See Also

The astronomy package: astro.

astro documentation built on May 2, 2019, 2:14 a.m.