Ulysses HISCALE Data Analysis Handbook
Appendix 11. HISCALE IDL Display System (IDL_HS)
A11.2 Part Two - Reference (continued)
A11.2.3 Common Blocks (continued)
Blocks for PLOT_PAD
These common blocks are used only by PLOT_PAD.
ACCUMBUF
common accumbuf, accum8, accumt8, accum4, accumt4, magf, tmagf, tcol, ncol
| accum8 | float | array | Accumulated 8-sector rates. |
| accumt8 | float | array | Totalled 8-sector rates. |
| accum4 | float | array | Accumulated 4-sector rates. |
| accumt4 | float | array | Totalled 4-sector rates. |
| magf | float | array | Accumulated magnetic field. |
| tmagf | float | array | Totalled magnetic field. |
| tcol | float | array | Start time of columns. |
| ncol | int | scalar | Total number of columns. |
CHANSETS
common chansets, npages, nrows, ychan, ichan, isect, idet, det8, det4, lookon
| npages | int | scalar | Maximum number of pages to a format. |
| nrows | int | scalar | Maximum number of rows to a page. |
| ychan | string | array | Names of the channels in each row. |
| ichan | int | array | Numbers of the channels in each row. |
| isect | int | array | Number of sectors in each channel. |
| idet | int | array | Detector head for each channel. |
| det8 | float | array | Direction of each 8-sectored head. |
| det4 | float | array | Direction of each 4-sectored head. |
| lookon | int | array | Whether a given plot is look or pad. |
FRAMPAR
common frampar, xorig, yorig, xstep, ystep, sectlab, pad_ch_s
| xorig | float | scalar | Normalized x-coordinate of lower left of plots. |
| yorig | float | scalar | Normalized y-coordinate of lower left of plots. |
| xstep | float | scalar | Normalized x-size of a plot. |
| ystep | float | scalar | Normalized y-size of a plot. |
| sectlab | string | array(8,2) | The character used to label the sectors. |
| pad_ch_s | float | scalar | The base character size to use in PAD plots. |
PAD_FLAGS
common pad_flags, pad_replot_ok, pad_flux_done, pad_pad_ok, pad_bg_flag
| pad_replot_ok | int | scalar | Is it O.K. to plot without reading data? |
| pad_flux_done | int | scalar | Have the data been converted to flux? |
| pad_pad_ok | int | scalar | Were there any field data? |
| pad_bg_flag | int | scalar | Have backgrounds been subtracted from these PAD plots? |
PAD_NAMES
common pad_names, r8channel, r4channel, r8det, r4det
| r8channel | string | array | The names of the 8-sector channels. |
| r4channel | string | array | The names of the 4-sector channels. |
| r8det | string | array | The names of the 8-sector detector heads. |
| r4det | string | array | The names of the 4-sector detector heads. |
PAD_SECT_ORIENT
common pad_sect_orient, sect_8, sect_4, t_sect,
sect_b, tb_look, $
r8theta, r8phi, r4theta, r4phi, btheta, bphi,
b_magnitude, $
sc_rtn, ttrans
| sect_8 | float | array | Look directions of sectors of 8-sectored heads. |
| sect_4 | float | array | Look directions of sectors for 4-sectored heads. |
| t_sect | float | scalar | Accumulation time for averaging the above. |
| sect_b | float | array | Direction of magnetic field. |
| tb_look | float | scalar | Accumulation time for averaging above. |
| r8theta | float | array | Accumulated theta angles of 8-sectored heads. |
| r8phi | float | array | Accumulated phi angles of 8-sectored heads. |
| r4theta | float | array | Accumulated theta angles for 4-sectored heads. |
| r4phi | float | array | Accumulated phi angles for 4-sectored heads. |
| btheta | float | array | Accumulated theta angles for field. |
| bphi | float | array | Accumulated phi angles for field. |
| b_magnitude | float | array | Accumulated field magnitude. |
| sc_rtn | float | array | Accumulated RTN transform, for flow look plots. |
| ttrans | float | scalar | Accumulation for above, to form average. |
PAD_SET
common pad_set, spinint, pad_flux_count,
layout_pad, chan_file, $
pad_want_flow, flow_theta, flow_phi, joinup,
flow_speed, $
pad_ang, pad_xlevel, pad_every, pad_use_sym
| spinint | int | scalar | Number of spins over which to average. |
| pad_flux_count | int | scalar | Whether to plot flux or count rates. |
| layout_pad | int | array(3) | Layout specification of plots. |
| chan_file | string | scalar | File with channel specifications. |
| pad_want_flow | int | scalar | Pitch angle or flow angle plots? |
| flow_theta | float | scalar | The theta value of the flow direction. |
| flow_phi | float | scalar | The phi value of the flow direction. |
| joinup | long | scalar | How to connect points in plot. |
| flow_speed | float | scalar | Assumed speed for flow, for look plot headers. |
| pad_ang | int | scalar | Plot against angles or cos(angle). |
| pad_xlevel | int | scalar | Level for x-ray exclusion. |
| pad_every | int | scalar | use only every (pad_every)th plot. |
| pad_use_sym | int | scalar | Whether to plot symbols. |
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Updated 8/8/19, Cameron Crane
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