Pathway.geometric_factor#

Pathway.geometric_factor(relative=False, angles=None)[source]#

Geometric R-factor for pathway intensity for isotropic initial density matrix.

\[R^{(0)}_0(\epsilon_i^\ast, \epsilon_j, \epsilon_k^\ast, \epsilon_l; J_i, J_j, J_k, J_l) = \sum_{k=0}^2 T^{(0)}_0(\epsilon_i^\ast, \epsilon_j, \epsilon_k^\ast, \epsilon_l; k)G(J_i, J_j, J_k, J_l; k)\]
Parameters:

relative (bool) – Gives value relative to XXXX polarization.

Returns:

Purely J- and polarization-dependent part of the response.

Return type:

float