FieldLines

class pfsspy.FieldLines(field_lines)

Bases: object

A collection of FieldLine.

Parameters:
field_lines : list of FieldLine

Attributes Summary

polarities Magnetic field line polarities.
solar_feet Coordinates of the solar footpoints.
source_surface_feet Coordinates of the source suface footpoints.

Attributes Documentation

polarities

Magnetic field line polarities.

solar_feet

Coordinates of the solar footpoints.

Notes

For closed field lines, the footpoint pointing out from the solar surface is returned.

source_surface_feet

Coordinates of the source suface footpoints.

Notes

For closed field lines, there is no source surface footpoint, but instead the solar footpoint pointing in towards the solar surface is returned.