NAME:
neosignal
PURPOSE: (one line only)
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORY:
Asteroids
CALLING SEQUENCE:
signal=neosignal(diam,albedo,sun,delta,phang)
INPUTS:
diam - Diameter of object in km
albedo - geometric albedo
sun - Heliocentric distance (AU)
delta - distance between observer and object (AU)
phang - observer-object-Sun angle (phase angle) in radians
OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS:
KEYWORD INPUT PARAMETERS:
exptime - exposure time in seconds for integration (default=180)
OUTPUTS:
KEYWORD OUTPUT PARAMETERS:
COMMON BLOCKS:
SIDE EFFECTS:
RESTRICTIONS:
This is not very generally written yet. There are many hardcoded values
such as the band pass of integration, telescope aperture, and more.
PROCEDURE:
MODIFICATION HISTORY:
2016/01/21, Written by Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute