Characteristic

class plasmapy.diagnostics.langmuir.Characteristic(bias: Unit('V'), current: Unit('A'))

Bases: object

Class representing a single I-V probe characteristic for convenient experimental data access and computation. Supports units.

bias

Array of applied probe biases in units convertible to V.

Type

astropy.units.Quantity, ndarray

current

Array of applied probe currents in units convertible to A.

Type

astropy.units.Quantity, ndarray

Methods Summary

get_padded_limit(padding[, log])	Return the limits of the current range for plotting, taking into account padding.
get_unique_bias([inplace])	Remove any duplicate bias values through averaging.
plot()	Plot the characteristic in matplotlib.
sort()	Sort the characteristic by ascending bias.

Methods Documentation

get_padded_limit(padding, log=False)

Return the limits of the current range for plotting, taking into account padding. Matplotlib lacks this functionality.

Parameters

• padding (float) – The padding ratio as a float between 0.0 and 1.0.

• log (boolean, optional) – If True the calculation will be performed on a logarithmic scale. Default is False.

get_unique_bias(inplace=False)

Remove any duplicate bias values through averaging.

plot()

Plot the characteristic in matplotlib.

sort()

Sort the characteristic by ascending bias.