Read, plot and analyze lifetime data. Currently, it inherently supports reading data collected using Picoharp instruments.
Suports only Python >3.6.
pip install pykaalimport pykaal as kl
# Read Picoharp .phd files
p = kl.read_phd(filename)
# Get number of traces
len(p)
# General information about the data
print(p)
# Get specific traces
p.curve(0) # get the first trace
# Get trace resolution
p.res(0)
# Get time-axis for the first trace
p.t(0)
# Plot the first trace
p.plot(0)
# Plot multiple traces on a matplotlib figure
import matplotib.pyplot as plt
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
p.plot(0, ax=ax) # plot the first trace on axis 'ax'
p.plot(1, ax=ax) # plot the second trace on the same axis
# Alternatively, you can also plot the following way
plt.plot(p.t(0), p.curve(0))
# Plot traces without normalizing
p.plot(0, norm=False) # default is True
# Simple boxcar smoothening
p.smooth(0, smooth=True, boxwidth=3) # you can also specify the 'mode', refer to numpy.convolve for more info
# Plot with smoothening
p.plot(0, smooth=True, boxwidth=3)- Lifetime analysis