simtools-derive-trigger-rates#

Derive cosmic-ray trigger rates for a single telescope or an array of telescopes.

Uses simulated background events (e.g. from proton primaries) to calculate the trigger rates. Input is reduced event data generated from simulations for the given configuration.

Command line arguments#

event_data_file (str, required)

Event data file containing reduced event data.

array_layout_name (list, optional)

Name of the array layout to use for the simulation.

telescope_ids (str, optional)

Path to a file containing telescope configurations.

plot_histograms (bool, optional)

Plot histograms of the event data.

model_version (str, optional)

Version of the simulation model to use.

site (str, optional)

Name of the site where the simulation is being run.

Example#

Derive trigger rates for the South Alpha layout:

simtools-derive-trigger-rates \\
    --site South \\
    --model_version 6.0.0 \\
    --event_data_file /path/to/event_data_file.h5 \\
    --array_layout_name alpha\\
    --plot_histograms
derive_trigger_rates.main()[source]#

Derive trigger rates for a single telescope or an array of telescopes.