Welcome to LIFEsim’s documentation!

LIFEsim is the simulator software for the Large Interferometer For Exoplanets (LIFE). It simulates the interferometric measurement of LIFE to demonstrate the capabilities of the observatory. Coupled with on-sky source simulations, LIFEsim will infer the amount and diversity of exoplanets observable with LIFE. Inputting spectral information of exoplanets allows for a description of the spectral measurement potential of LIFE.

For more information, please visit the LIFE Website.

Getting Started

• Installation (Linux and Mac OS)
  • Virtual Environment
  • Download from PyPI (Recommended)
  • Download from Github
  • Testing the Installation
• Installation (Windows)
  • Download Conda
  • Virtual Environment
  • Download from PyPI (Recommended)
  • Download from Github
  • Testing the Installation
• First Examples
  • Using the GUI
  • Simulating the Search Phase
    • Set-Up
    • Downloading the Catalog
    • Loading the Catalog
    • Creating the Instrument
    • Creating the Optimizer
    • Running the Simulation
    • Saving the Results
    • Reading the Results
    • Interpreting Results

Contributing

• Architecture
  • Introduction
  • General Structure
  • The Bus
  • Modules
  • The Data Class
  • Sockets
  • List of Parameters
• Contributing to LIFEsim

API Documentation

• lifesim.core package
  • Submodules
  • lifesim.core.core module
  • lifesim.core.data module
  • lifesim.core.modules module
• lifesim.instrument package
  • Submodules
  • lifesim.instrument.instrument module
  • lifesim.instrument.pn_star module
  • lifesim.instrument.pn_localzodi module
  • lifesim.instrument.pn_exozodi module
  • lifesim.instrument.transmission module
• lifesim.util package
  • Submodules
  • lifesim.util.options module
  • lifesim.util.radiation module
  • lifesim.util.habitable module
  • lifesim.util.constants module