flux#

aep8.flux(location, time, energy, *, kind, solar, particle)[source]#

Calculate the flux in the radiation belt using the NASA AE8/AP8 model.

Deprecated since version 1.0.0: This method will be deprecated in aep8 v2.0.0. Please use aep8.model() instead.

Parameters:

location (EarthLocation) – Location at which to calculate the flux.
time (Time) – Time at which to calculate the flux.
energy (Annotated[Quantity, PhysicalType({'energy', 'torque', 'work'})]) – Energy at which to calculate the flux.
kind (Literal['integral', 'differential']) – Kind of flux: "integral" or "differential".
solar (Literal['min', 'max']) – Phase in the solar cycle: "min" for solar minimum or "max" for solar maximum.
particle (Literal['e', 'p']) – Particle species: "e" for electrons or "p" for protons.

Returns:

Estimated particle flux. If location or time are arrays, then this will also be an array with the same shape. The units are 1 / (s cm2) for integral flux, or 1 / (MeV s cm2) for differential flux.

Return type:

Quantity