Distance
These XML Web Services calculate different distance measures in a given cosmology.
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The following operations are supported. For a formal definition, please review the Service Description.
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AngularDiameter
Return the angular diameter distance
Input 1: Redshift (float)
Input 2: Dimensionless Hubble parameter today, h=H/100 (float)
Input 3: Omega matter (float)
Input 4: Omega lambda (float)
Output: Distance in Mpc (float) -
ComovingLineOfSight
Return the comoving line of sight distance
Input 1: Redshift (float)
Input 2: Dimensionless Hubble parameter today, h=H/100 (float)
Input 3: Omega matter (float)
Input 4: Omega lambda (float)
Output: Distance in Mpc (float) -
ComovingTransverse
Return the comoving transverse a.k.a. proper motion distance
Input 1: Redshift (float)
Input 2: Dimensionless Hubble parameter today, h=H/100 (float)
Input 3: Omega matter (float)
Input 4: Omega lambda (float)
Output: Distance in Mpc (float) -
DistanceModulus
Return the distance modulus
Input 1: Redshift (float)
Input 2: Dimensionless Hubble parameter today, h=H/100 (float)
Input 3: Omega matter (float)
Input 4: Omega lambda (float)
Output: Distance modulus DM, as in equation M=m-DM-K (float) -
Hubble
Return the Hubble distance
Input 1: Dimensionless Hubble parameter today, h=H/100 (float)
Output: Distance in Mpc (float) -
Luminosity
Return the luminosity distance
Input 1: Redshift (float)
Input 2: Dimensionless Hubble parameter today, h=H/100 (float)
Input 3: Omega matter (float)
Input 4: Omega lambda (float)
Output: Distance in Mpc (float) -
Revisions
Return current revision number.