effective_area

pyirf.irf.effective_area(n_selected, n_simulated, area)[source]

Calculate effective area for histograms of selected and total simulated events

Parameters:
n_selected: int or numpy.ndarray[int]

The number of surviving (e.g. triggered, analysed, after cuts)

n_simulated: int or numpy.ndarray[int]

The total number of events simulated

area: astropy.units.Quantity[area]

Area in which particle’s core position was simulated