Constants#

Module that provides global constants.

xvamp.constants.AVOGADRO = <Quantity 6.02214076e+23 1 / mol>#

Avogadro constant [1/mol]

xvamp.constants.BOLTZMANN = <Quantity 1.380649e-23 J / K>#

Boltzmann constant [J/K]

xvamp.constants.ESU_CM = Unit("Fr cm")#

Unit [esu cm = 1e18 D]

xvamp.constants.E_CHARGE = <Quantity -1.60217663e-19 C>#

(Negative) electron charge [C]

xvamp.constants.E_MASS = <Quantity 9.1093837e-31 kg>#

Electron mass [kg]

xvamp.constants.FREE_SPACE_PERM = <Quantity 8.85418782e-12 F / m>#

Free space permittivity [F/m]

xvamp.constants.GAS_CONSTANT = <Quantity 8.31446262 m2 kg / (K mol s2)>#

Gas constant [J / K mol]

xvamp.constants.G_PER_MOL = Unit("g / mol")#

Unit [g/mol]

xvamp.constants.HEADERPATTERN = re.compile('(.+) \\[(.*)\\]')#

File header regex pattern to extract column name and unit

xvamp.constants.PLANCK = <Quantity 6.62607015e-34 J s>#

Planck constant [J s]

xvamp.constants.SPEC_MOL_M = {'AR': <Quantity 39.948 g / mol>, 'CO': <Quantity 28.0101 g / mol>, 'CO2': <Quantity 44.0095 g / mol>, 'H2O': <Quantity 18.01524 g / mol>, 'H2SO4': <Quantity 98.0785 g / mol>, 'N2': <Quantity 28.0134 g / mol>, 'OCS': <Quantity 60.0751 g / mol>, 'SO2': <Quantity 64.0638 g / mol>}#

Species molar masses [g/mol]

xvamp.constants.SPEED_OF_LIGHT = <Quantity 2.99792458e+08 m / s>#

Speed of light in vacuum [m/s]

xvamp.constants.VENUS_GRAV_PARAM = <Quantity 3.24859e+14 m3 / s2>#

Venus gravitational parameter [m^3/s^2]

xvamp.constants.VENUS_RADIUS = <Quantity 6051800. m>#

Venus radius [m]

xvamp.constants.VISAR_FREQUENCY = <Quantity 7.9e+09 Hz>#

Nominal VISAR radar frequency [Hz]

xvamp.constants.VISAR_WAVELENGTH = <Quantity 0.03794841 m>#

Nominal VISAR radar wavelength [m]