characteristic Class Reference

Characteristic wavelengths of commonly used x-ray tube target materials. More...

#include <wavelengths.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	characteristic ()
	Default constructor. Calling certain methods may cause crashes!
	characteristic (std::string const &label)
	Retrieves characteristic wavelength for given label.
bool	is_valid () const
	Tests if the label passed to the contructor could be matched.
const char *	label () const
	Returns label (e.g. Cu or CuA1).
float	as_angstrom () const
	Wavelength (Angstrom).
float	as_kev () const
	Energy [keV].
float	as_ev () const
	Energy [eV].
Friends
class	characteristic_iterator

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Detailed Description

Characteristic wavelengths of commonly used x-ray tube target materials.

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

characteristic

(

std::string const &

label

)

Retrieves characteristic wavelength for given label.

The lookup is not case-sensitive.

See also: is_valid()

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Member Function Documentation

bool is_valid

(

)

const [inline]

Tests if the label passed to the contructor could be matched.

Shorthand for: as_angstrom() != 0

const char* label

(

)

const [inline]

Returns label (e.g. Cu or CuA1).

See also: is_valid()

float as_angstrom

(

)

const [inline]

Wavelength (Angstrom).

See also: is_valid()

float as_kev

(

)

const [inline]

Energy [keV].

See also: is_valid()

Referenced by characteristic::as_ev().

float as_ev

(

)

const [inline]

Energy [eV].

See also: is_valid()

References characteristic::as_kev().

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• cctbx/eltbx/wavelengths.h