ld_to_kipping

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ld_to_kipping#

luas.exoplanet.transit_fns.ld_to_kipping(u1: Array, u2: Array) Tuple[Array, Array][source]#

Converts quadratic limb darkening parameters to the Kipping (2013) parameterisation from the standard quadratic limb darkening coefficients:

\[I(r) = 1 − u_1(1 − \mu) − u_2(1 − \mu)^2\]

Values are converted using:

\[q_1 = (u_1 + u_2)^2\]
\[q_2 = \frac{u_1}{2(u_1 + u_2)}\]
Parameters:
  • u1 (JAXArray) – First quadratic limb darkening coefficient(s).

  • u2 (JAXArray) – Second quadratic limb darkening coefficient(s).

Returns:

The first and second quadratic limb darkening coefficient(s) in the Kipping (2013) parameterisation.

Return type:

(JAXArray, JAXArray)