redback.utils.bandflux_error_from_limiting_mag
- redback.utils.bandflux_error_from_limiting_mag(fiveSigmaDepth, bandflux_ref)[source]
Function to compute the error associated with the flux measurement of the transient source, computed based on the observation databse determined five-sigma depth.
Parameters:
- fiveSigmaDepth: float
The magnitude at which an exposure would be recorded as having an SNR of 5 for this observation.
- bandflux_ref: float
The total flux that would be transmitted through the chosen bandfilter given the chosen reference system.
Returns:
- bandflux_error: float
The error associated with the computed bandflux.