photobiology (version 0.10.6)

thin_wl: Thin the density of wavelength values

Description

Increase the wavelength step in stored spectral data in featureless regions to save storage space.

Usage

thin_wl(x, ...)
# S3 method for default
thin_wl(x, ...)
# S3 method for generic_spct
thin_wl(x, max.wl.step = 10, max.slope.delta = 0.001, col.names, ...)
# S3 method for source_spct
thin_wl(
  x,
  max.wl.step = 10,
  max.slope.delta = 0.001,
  unit.out = getOption("photobiology.radiation.unit", default = "energy"),
  ...
)
# S3 method for response_spct
thin_wl(
  x,
  max.wl.step = 10,
  max.slope.delta = 0.001,
  unit.out = getOption("photobiology.radiation.unit", default = "energy"),
  ...
)
# S3 method for filter_spct
thin_wl(
  x,
  max.wl.step = 10,
  max.slope.delta = 0.001,
  qty.out = getOption("photobiology.filter.qty", default = "transmittance"),
  ...
)
# S3 method for reflector_spct
thin_wl(x, max.wl.step = 10, max.slope.delta = 0.001, ...)
# S3 method for raw_spct
thin_wl(x, max.wl.step = 10, max.slope.delta = 0.001, col.names, ...)
# S3 method for cps_spct
thin_wl(x, max.wl.step = 10, max.slope.delta = 0.001, col.names, ...)
# S3 method for object_spct
thin_wl(x, max.wl.step = 10, max.slope.delta = 0.001, col.names, ...)
# S3 method for chroma_spct
thin_wl(x, ...)
# S3 method for calibration_spct
thin_wl(x, ...)
# S3 method for generic_mspct
thin_wl(x, max.wl.step = 10, max.slope.delta = 0.001, ...)
# S3 method for chroma_mspct
thin_wl(x, ...)
# S3 method for calibration_mspct
thin_wl(x, ...)

Arguments

x

An R object

...

additional named arguments passed down to f.

max.wl.step

numeric. Largest allowed wavelength difference between adjacent spectral values in nanometres (nm).

max.slope.delta

numeric in 0 to 1. Largest allowed change in relative slope of the spectral quantity per nm betweem adjacent pairs of values.

col.names

character. Name of the column of x containing the spectral data to check against max.slope.delta. Currently only one column supported.

unit.out

character Allowed values "energy", and "photon", or its alias "quantum".

qty.out

character Allowed values "transmittance", and "absorbance".

Value

An object of the same class as x but with a reduced density of wavelength values in those regions were slope is shallow and featureless.

Methods (by class)

• default: Default for generic function

• generic_spct:

• source_spct:

• response_spct:

• filter_spct:

• reflector_spct:

• raw_spct:

• cps_spct:

• object_spct:

• chroma_spct:

• calibration_spct:

• generic_mspct:

• chroma_mspct:

• calibration_mspct:

Details

The algorithm used for spectra is "naive" in an effort to keep it efficient. It works by iteratively attempting to delete every other observation along wavelengths, based on the criteria for maximum wavelength step and maximum relative step in the spectral variable between adjacent data values.

See Also

Other experimental utility functions: collect2mspct(), drop_user_cols(), uncollect2spct()

Examples

# NOT RUN {
nrow(yellow_gel.spct)
wl_stepsize(yellow_gel.spct)
thinned.spct <- thin_wl(yellow_gel.spct)
nrow(thinned.spct)
wl_stepsize(thinned.spct)

# }