util
Class Quasar

java.lang.Object
  util.Quasar

All Implemented Interfaces:

Star

public class Quasar
extends Object
implements Star

A data container to hold the quasar instances from the Hewitt and Burbidge catalog 1993ApJS...87..451H

Field Summary

static List<Line>	allLines
String	altid
static int	count
String	dec
boolean	hasEmissionLines
String	mag
String	name
String	ra
String	refs
String	zem
protected double	zemValue
static DecimalFormat	zFormatter

Constructor Summary

Quasar()

Method Summary

protected void	addEmissionLine(String aRow) Precondition: must have read zem first
void	addFirstRow(String aFirstRow)
void	addMoreRows(String anotherRow)
void	addSecondRow(String aSecondRow)
List<Line>	getAbsorptionLines() Get a list of Line objects representing absorption lines
List<Line>	getEmissionLines() Get a list of Line objects representing emission lines
double	getZem()
protected double	shift(double wavelength) Apply the cosmological redshift of this quasar to convert rest frame wavelength to the original observed frame wavedlength
String	toString() Format similar to Veron's one line per quasar table

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

zFormatter

public static DecimalFormat zFormatter

count

public static int count

allLines

public static List<Line> allLines

name

public String name

altid

public String altid

ra

public String ra

dec

public String dec

mag

public String mag

zem

public String zem

hasEmissionLines

public boolean hasEmissionLines

zemValue

protected double zemValue

refs

public String refs

Constructor Detail

Quasar

public Quasar()

Method Detail

addFirstRow

public void addFirstRow(String aFirstRow)

addSecondRow

public void addSecondRow(String aSecondRow)

addMoreRows

public void addMoreRows(String anotherRow)

getZem

public double getZem()

addEmissionLine

protected void addEmissionLine(String aRow)

Precondition: must have read zem first

shift

protected double shift(double wavelength)

Apply the cosmological redshift of this quasar to convert rest frame wavelength to the original observed frame wavedlength

toString

public String toString()

Format similar to Veron's one line per quasar table

Overrides:

toString in class Object

getEmissionLines

public List<Line> getEmissionLines()

Description copied from interface: Star

Get a list of Line objects representing emission lines

Specified by:

getEmissionLines in interface Star

getAbsorptionLines

public List<Line> getAbsorptionLines()

Description copied from interface: Star

Get a list of Line objects representing absorption lines

Specified by:

getAbsorptionLines in interface Star