commit c126c34e04bbcd6541ec7e392d5529c17b6247b5
parent f2e7291c8a22cf46d1585f4a027f1d27158f67d0
Author: Vincent Forest <vincent.forest@meso-star.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:38:44 +0100
Use "transmissivity" in the sln-slab man page
It was previously named "transmittance"
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/sln-slab.1 b/doc/sln-slab.1
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
-calculates the transmittance and the emissivity in a one-dimensional
+calculates the transmissivity and the emissivity in a one-dimensional
homogeneous slab of arbitrary thickness using a Monte Carlo algorithm
that samples the spectral lines that make up the gas mixture.
These computations are accelerated by sampling the lines based on the
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ of the same quantity performed by another radiative transfer code.
.Pp
The output of
.Nm
-displays the estimated transmittance and emissivity, their standard
+displays the estimated transmissivity and emissivity, their standard
deviation, and the number of Monte Carlo realisations rejected due to
issues encountered during the computation, such as numerical
uncertainty.
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ The maximum is 3.
.Ex -std
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.Sh EXAMPLES
-Estimate the transmittance and emissivity between 100 and 2500 cm^-1 for
-a slab 2 meters thick.
+Estimate the transmissivity and emissivity between 100 and 2500 cm^-1
+for a slab 2 meters thick.
The slab consists of a homogeneous gas mixture of H2O, CO2 and CO
molecules.
The thermodynamic properties of the mixture, such as its pressure,
