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/**
 * @file GModelSky.cpp
 * @brief Sky model class implementation
 * @author Juergen Knoedlseder
 */
 
/* __ Includes ___________________________________________________________ */
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include <config.h>
#endif
#include "GTools.hpp"
#include "GException.hpp"
#include "GIntegral.hpp"
#include "GEnergies.hpp"
#include "GModelRegistry.hpp"
#include "GModelSky.hpp"
#include "GModelSpatialPointSource.hpp"
#include "GModelSpatialDiffuseCube.hpp"
#include "GModelSpatialRadial.hpp"
#include "GModelSpatialElliptical.hpp"
#include "GModelSpatialComposite.hpp"
#include "GModelSpatialRegistry.hpp"
#include "GModelSpectralRegistry.hpp"
#include "GModelTemporalRegistry.hpp"
#include "GModelTemporalConst.hpp"
#include "GSource.hpp"
#include "GResponse.hpp"
 
/* __ Globals ____________________________________________________________ */
const GModelSky         g_pointsource_seed("PointSource");
const GModelSky         g_extendedsource_seed("ExtendedSource");
const GModelSky         g_diffusesource_seed("DiffuseSource");
const GModelSky         g_compositesource_seed("CompositeSource");
const GModelRegistry    g_pointsource_registry(&g_pointsource_seed);
const GModelRegistry    g_extendedsource_registry(&g_extendedsource_seed);
const GModelRegistry    g_diffusesource_registry(&g_diffusesource_seed);
const GModelRegistry    g_compositesource_registry(&g_compositesource_seed);
 
/* __ Method name definitions ____________________________________________ */
#define G_NPRED           "GModelSky::npred(GEnergy&, GTime&, GObservation&)"
#define G_XML_SPATIAL                  "GModelSky::xml_spatial(GXmlElement&)"
#define G_XML_SPECTRAL                "GModelSky::xml_spectral(GXmlElement&)"
#define G_XML_TEMPORAL                "GModelSky::xml_temporal(GXmlElement&)"
#define G_INTEGRATE_TIME  "GModelSky::integrate_time(GEvent&, GObservation&,"\
                                                                     " bool)"
#define G_INTEGRATE_ENERGY     "GModelSky::integrate_energy(GEvent&, GTime&," \
                                                      " GObservation&, bool)"
#define G_INTEGRATE_DIR "GModelSky::integrate_dir(GEvent&, GEnergy&, GTime&,"\
                                                       " GObservation, bool)"
 
/* __ Macros _____________________________________________________________ */
 
/* __ Coding definitions _________________________________________________ */
 
/* __ Debug definitions __________________________________________________ */
//#define G_DUMP_MC                                  //!< Dump MC information
//#define G_DUMP_MC_DETAIL                  //!< Dump detailed MC information
 
 
/*==========================================================================
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/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Void constructor
 *
 * Construct an empty sky model. An empty sky model has no type.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky::GModelSky(void) : GModel()
{
    // Initialise members
    init_members();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Type constructor
 *
 * @param[in] type Model type.
 *
 * Construct an empty sky model of the specified @p type. This constructor
 * does basically the same than the void constructor with the only difference
 * that the m_type member of the class is set to the specified @p type
 * string.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky::GModelSky(const std::string& type) : GModel()
{
    // Initialise members
    init_members();
 
    // Set model type
    m_type = type;
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief XML constructor
 *
 * @param[in] xml XML element.
 *
 * Constructs a sky model from the model information that is found in the
 * @p xml element. Only the spatial and spectral information is handled by
 * this constructor. For the temporal component, a constant model of type
 * GModelTemporalConst will be allocated.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky::GModelSky(const GXmlElement& xml) : GModel(xml)
{
    // Initialise members
    init_members();
 
    // Get pointers on spectrum and spatial model
    const GXmlElement* spec = xml.element("spectrum", 0);
    const GXmlElement* spat = xml.element("spatialModel", 0);
 
    // Allocate constant
    GModelTemporalConst temporal;
 
    // Clone spatial and spectral models
    m_spatial  = xml_spatial(*spat);
    m_spectral = xml_spectral(*spec);
    m_temporal = temporal.clone();
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Set model type dependent on spatial model type
    set_type();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Construct sky model from spatial and spectral XML elements
 *
 * @param[in] spatial Spatial XML element.
 * @param[in] spectral Spectral XML element.
 *
 * Constructs a sky model from the @p spatial and @p spectral information
 * that is found in the respective XML elements. For the temporal component,
 * a constant model of type GModelTemporalConst will be allocated.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky::GModelSky(const GXmlElement& spatial, const GXmlElement& spectral) :
           GModel()
{
    // Initialise private members for clean destruction
    init_members();
 
    // Allocate constant
    GModelTemporalConst temporal;
 
    // Clone spatial and spectral models
    m_spatial  = xml_spatial(spatial);
    m_spectral = xml_spectral(spectral);
    m_temporal = temporal.clone();
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Set model type dependent on spatial model type
    set_type();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Construct sky model from spatial, spectral and temporal XML elements
 *
 * @param[in] spatial Spatial XML element.
 * @param[in] spectral Spectral XML element.
 * @param[in] temporal Temporal XML element.
 *
 * Constructs a sky model from the @p spatial, @p spectral and @p temporal
 * information that is found in the respective XML elements.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky::GModelSky(const GXmlElement& spatial,
                     const GXmlElement& spectral,
                     const GXmlElement& temporal) :
           GModel()
{
    // Initialise private members for clean destruction
    init_members();
 
    // Clone spatial and spectral models
    m_spatial  = xml_spatial(spatial);
    m_spectral = xml_spectral(spectral);
    m_temporal = xml_temporal(temporal);
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Set model type dependent on spatial model type
    set_type();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Construct sky model from spatial and spectral components
 *
 * @param[in] spatial Spatial model component.
 * @param[in] spectral Spectral model component.
 *
 * Constructs a sky model from @p spatial and @p spectral model components.
 * For the temporal component, a constant model of type GModelTemporalConst
 * will be allocated.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky::GModelSky(const GModelSpatial&  spatial,
                     const GModelSpectral& spectral) : 
           GModel()
{
    // Initialise members
    init_members();
 
    // Allocate temporal constant model
    GModelTemporalConst temporal;
 
    // Clone model components
    m_spatial  = spatial.clone();
    m_spectral = spectral.clone();
    m_temporal = temporal.clone();
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Set model type dependent on spatial model type
    set_type();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Construct sky model from spatial, spectral and temporal components
 *
 * @param[in] spatial Spatial model component.
 * @param[in] spectral Spectral model component.
 * @param[in] temporal Temporal model component.
 *
 * Constructs a sky model from @p spatial, @p spectral and @p temporal model
 * components.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky::GModelSky(const GModelSpatial& spatial,
                     const GModelSpectral& spectral,
                     const GModelTemporal& temporal) : 
           GModel()
{
    // Initialise members
    init_members();
 
    // Clone model components
    m_spatial  = spatial.clone();
    m_spectral = spectral.clone();
    m_temporal = temporal.clone();
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Set model type dependent on spatial model type
    set_type();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Copy constructor
 *
 * @param[in] model Sky model.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky::GModelSky(const GModelSky& model) : GModel(model)
{
    // Initialise private members for clean destruction
    init_members();
 
    // Copy members
    copy_members(model);
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Destructor
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky::~GModelSky(void)
{
    // Free members
    free_members();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/*==========================================================================
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/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Assignment operator
 *
 * @param[in] model Sky model.
 * @return Sky model.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky& GModelSky::operator= (const GModelSky& model)
{
    // Execute only if object is not identical
    if (this != &model) {
 
        // Copy base class members
        this->GModel::operator=(model);
 
        // Free members
        free_members();
 
        // Initialise private members for clean destruction
        init_members();
 
        // Copy members
        copy_members(model);
 
    } // endif: object was not identical
 
    // Return
    return *this;
}
 
 
/*==========================================================================
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 =                             Public methods                              =
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/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Clear sky model
 *
 * This method properly resets the sky model to an initial state.
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::clear(void)
{
    // Free class members
    free_members();
    this->GModel::free_members();
 
    // Initialise members
    this->GModel::init_members();
    init_members();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Clone sky model
 *
 * @return Pointer to deep copy of sky model.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSky* GModelSky::clone(void) const
{
    // Clone sky model
    return new GModelSky(*this);
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Set spatial model component
 *
 * @param[in] spatial Pointer to spatial model component.
 *
 * Sets the spatial model component of the model.
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::spatial(const GModelSpatial* spatial)
{
    // Free spatial model component only if it differs from current
    // component. This prevents unintential deallocation of the argument
    if ((m_spatial != NULL) && (m_spatial != spatial)) {
        delete m_spatial;
    }
 
    // Clone spatial model component if it exists, otherwise set pointer
    // to NULL
    m_spatial = (spatial != NULL) ? spatial->clone() : NULL;
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Set model type dependent on spatial model type
    set_type();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Set spectral model component
 *
 * @param[in] spectral Pointer to spectral model component.
 *
 * Sets the spectral model component of the model.
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::spectral(const GModelSpectral* spectral)
{
    // Free spectral model component only if it differs from current
    // component. This prevents unintential deallocation of the argument
    if ((m_spectral != NULL) && (m_spectral != spectral)) {
        delete m_spectral;
    }
 
    // Clone spectral model component if it exists, otherwise set pointer
    // to NULL
    m_spectral = (spectral != NULL) ? spectral->clone() : NULL;
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Set temporal model component
 *
 * @param[in] temporal Pointer to temporal model component.
 *
 * Sets the temporal model component of the model.
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::temporal(const GModelTemporal* temporal)
{
    // Free temporal model component only if it differs from current
    // component. This prevents unintential deallocation of the argument
    if ((m_temporal != NULL) && (m_temporal != temporal)) {
        delete m_temporal;
    }
 
    // Clone temporal model component if it exists, otherwise set pointer
    // to NULL
    m_temporal = (temporal != NULL) ? temporal->clone() : NULL;
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return value of sky model for a given photon
 *
 * @param[in] photon Photon.
 * @return Value of sky model.
 *
 * Returns the value of the sky model for a given @p photon. If no model
 * components exist the model will return a value of 1.
 *
 * @todo We probably should return a value of 0 is no model components exist.
 * But we may also make sure that the model never has NULL pointers, which
 * would avoid all the pointer checks.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::value(const GPhoton& photon)
{
    // Initialise source model
    double source = 1.0;
 
    // Evaluate source model
    if (m_spatial  != NULL) source *= m_spatial->eval(photon);
    if (m_spectral != NULL) source *= m_spectral->eval(photon.energy(),
                                                       photon.time());
    if (m_temporal != NULL) source *= m_temporal->eval(photon.time());
 
    // Return
    return source;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return parameter gradients of sky model for a given photon
 *
 * @param[in] photon Photon.
 * @return Vector of parameter gradients
 *
 * Returns a vector of parameter gradients for the sky model for a given
 * @p photon. If there are no parameters in the sky model, an empty vector
 * will be returned.
 ***************************************************************************/
GVector GModelSky::gradients(const GPhoton& photon)
{
    // Evaluate source model gradients
    if (m_spatial  != NULL) m_spatial->eval(photon, true);
    if (m_spectral != NULL) m_spectral->eval(photon.energy(), photon.time(),
                                             true);
    if (m_temporal != NULL) m_temporal->eval(photon.time(), true);
 
    // Set vector of gradients
    GVector gradients;
    if (size() > 0) {
        gradients = GVector(size());
        for (int i = 0; i < size(); ++i) {
            gradients[i] = m_pars[i]->factor_gradient();
        }
    }
 
    // Return gradients
    return gradients;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Evaluate sky model for a given event of an observation
 *
 * @param[in] event Observed event.
 * @param[in] obs Observation.
 * @param[in] gradients Compute gradients?
 * @return Value of sky model.
 *
 * Evalutes the value of the sky model for an @p event of a specific
 * observation @p obs.
 *
 * If the @p gradients flag is true the method will also compute the
 * parameter gradients for all model parameters.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::eval(const GEvent&       event,
                       const GObservation& obs,
                       const bool&         gradients) const
{
    // Evaluate model
    double value = obs.response()->convolve(*this, event, obs, gradients);
 
    // If gradients were requested then signal all computed analytical
    // gradients
    if (gradients) {
        signal_analytical_gradients(obs);
    }
 
    // Return
    return value;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Evaluate sky model for all events of an observation
 *
 * @param[in] obs Observation.
 * @param[out] gradients Pointer to sparse matrix holding model gradients.
 * @param[in] offset Column index of first matrix gradient (not used).
 * @return Values of sky model.
 *
 * Evalutes the value of the sky model for an @p event of a specific
 * observation @p obs.
 *
 * If the @p gradients flag is true the method will also compute the
 * parameter gradients for all model parameters.
 ***************************************************************************/
GVector GModelSky::eval(const GObservation& obs,
                        GMatrixSparse*      gradients,
                        const int&          offset) const
{
    // Evaluate model
    GVector values = obs.response()->convolve(*this, obs, gradients);
 
    // If gradients were requested then signal all computed analytical
    // gradients
    if (gradients) {
        signal_analytical_gradients(obs);
    }
 
    // Return
    return values;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return spatially integrated sky model
 *
 * @param[in] obsEng Measured photon energy.
 * @param[in] obsTime Measured photon arrival time.
 * @param[in] obs Observation.
 * @return Spatially integrated sky model.
 *
 * Computes
 *
 * \f[
 *    N_{\rm pred}(E',t') = \int_{\rm ROI}
 *                          P(p',E',t') \, dp' \, dE'
 * \f]
 *
 * of the event probability
 *
 * \f[
 *    P(p',E',t') = \int \int \int
 *                  S(p,E,t) \times R(p',E',t'|p,E,t) \, dp \, dE \, dt
 * \f]
 *
 * where
 * \f$S(p,E,t)\f$ is the source model,
 * \f$R(p',E',t'|p,E,t)\f$ is the instrument response function,
 * \f$p'\f$ is the measured photon direction,
 * \f$E'\f$ is the measured photon energy,
 * \f$t'\f$ is the measured photon arrival time,
 * \f$p\f$ is the true photon arrival direction,
 * \f$E\f$ is the true photon energy, and
 * \f$t\f$ is the true photon arrival time.
 *
 * The method calls the GResponse::nroi() method that does the relevant
 * integration.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::npred(const GEnergy&      obsEng,
                        const GTime&        obsTime,
                        const GObservation& obs) const
{
    // Initialise result
    double npred = 0.0;
 
    // Continue only if model is valid)
    if (valid_model()) {
 
        // Compute Nroi
        npred = obs.response()->nroi(*this, obsEng, obsTime, obs);
 
        // Compile option: Check for NaN/Inf
        #if defined(G_NAN_CHECK)
        if (gammalib::is_notanumber(npred) || gammalib::is_infinite(npred)) {
            std::cout << "*** ERROR: GModelSky::npred:";
            std::cout << " NaN/Inf encountered";
            std::cout << " (npred=" << npred;
            std::cout << ", obsEng=" << obsEng;
            std::cout << ", obsTime=" << obsTime;
            std::cout << ")" << std::endl;
        }
        #endif
 
    } // endif: model was valid
 
    // Return npred
    return npred;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Read sky model from XML element
 *
 * @param[in] xml XML element.
 *
 * Reads the sky model from an XML element. The XML element is expected to
 * respect the following format:
 *
 *     <source name=".." type=".." instrument=".." id=".." ts="..">
 *       <spectrum type="..">
 *         ..
 *       </spectrum>
 *       <spatialModel type="..">
 *         ..
 *       </spatialModel>
 *       <temporal type="..">
 *         ..
 *       </temporal>
 *     </source>
 *
 * The temporal element is optional. In no temporal element is specified a
 * constant component with unity normalization will be assumed.
 *
 * Optionally, the model may also contain scale parameters following the
 * format:
 *
 *     <source name=".." type=".." instrument=".." id=".." ts="..">
 *       <spectrum type="..">
 *         ..
 *       </spectrum>
 *       <spatialModel type="..">
 *         ..
 *       </spatialModel>
 *       <temporal type="..">
 *         ..
 *       </temporal>
 *       <scaling>
 *         <instrument name=".." scale="1.0" min="0.1" max="10.0" value="1.0" free="0"/>
 *         <instrument name=".." scale="1.0" min="0.1" max="10.0" value="0.5" free="0"/>
 *       </scaling>
 *     </source>
 *
 * (see GModel::read_scales() for more information on instrument scales).
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::read(const GXmlElement& xml)
{
    // Clear sky model
    clear();
 
    // Get pointers on spectrum and spatial model
    const GXmlElement* spec = xml.element("spectrum", 0);
    const GXmlElement* spat = xml.element("spatialModel", 0);
 
    // Set spatial and spectral models
    m_spatial  = xml_spatial(*spat);
    m_spectral = xml_spectral(*spec);
 
    // Handle optional temporal model
    if (xml.elements("temporal") > 0) {
        const GXmlElement* temp = xml.element("temporal", 0);
        m_temporal = xml_temporal(*temp);
    }
    else {
        GModelTemporalConst temporal;
        m_temporal = temporal.clone();
    }
 
    // Read model attributes
    read_attributes(xml);
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Set model type dependent on spatial model type
    set_type();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Write model into XML element
 *
 * @param[in] xml Source library.
 *
 * Writes the sky model into an XML source library. The format written to
 * the @p xml element is as follows:
 *
 *     <source name=".." type=".." instrument=".." id=".." ts="..">
 *       <spectrum type="..">
 *         ..
 *       </spectrum>
 *       <spatialModel type="..">
 *         ..
 *       </spatialModel>
 *       <temporal type="..">
 *         ..
 *       </temporal>
 *       <scaling>
 *         <instrument name=".." scale="1.0" min="0.1" max="10.0" value="1.0" free="0"/>
 *         <instrument name=".." scale="1.0" min="0.1" max="10.0" value="0.5" free="0"/>
 *       </scaling>
 *     </source>
 *
 * For compatibility reasons the temporal element will only be written if it
 * is a non-constant component or a constant component with a normalization
 * that differs from unity.
 *
 * The scaling element will only be written optionally in case that instrument
 * dependent scaling factors exist (see GModel::write_scales() for more
 * information on instrument scales).
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::write(GXmlElement& xml) const
{
    // Initialise pointer on source
    GXmlElement* src = NULL;
 
    // Search corresponding source
    int n = xml.elements("source");
    for (int k = 0; k < n; ++k) {
        GXmlElement* element = static_cast<GXmlElement*>(xml.element("source", k));
        if (element->attribute("name") == name()) {
            src = element;
            break;
        }
    }
 
    // If the temporal model is not a constant with unit normalization then
    // set cons to a NULL pointer
    GModelTemporalConst* cons = dynamic_cast<GModelTemporalConst*>(temporal());
    if (cons != NULL) {
        if (cons->norm() != 1.0) {
            cons = NULL;
        }
    }
 
    // If no source with corresponding name was found then append one
    if (src == NULL) {
        src = xml.append("source");
        if (spectral() != NULL) src->append(GXmlElement("spectrum"));
        if (spatial()  != NULL) src->append(GXmlElement("spatialModel"));
        if (temporal() != NULL && cons == NULL) src->append(GXmlElement("temporal"));
    }
 
    // Write spectral model
    if (spectral() != NULL) {
        GXmlElement* spec = src->element("spectrum", 0);
        spectral()->write(*spec);
    }
 
    // Write spatial model
    if (spatial() != NULL) {
        GXmlElement* spat = src->element("spatialModel", 0);
        spatial()->write(*spat);
    }
 
    // Write temporal model (only if not a constant with unit normalization
    // factor)
    if (temporal() != NULL && cons == NULL) {
        GXmlElement* temp = src->element("temporal", 0);
        temporal()->write(*temp);
    }
 
    // Write model attributes
    write_attributes(*src);
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return simulated list of photons
 *
 * @param[in] area Simulation surface area (cm2).
 * @param[in] dir Centre of simulation cone.
 * @param[in] radius Radius of simulation cone (deg).
 * @param[in] emin Minimum photon energy.
 * @param[in] emax Maximum photon energy.
 * @param[in] tmin Minimum photon arrival time.
 * @param[in] tmax Maximum photon arrival time.
 * @param[in,out] ran Random number generator.
 * @return List of photons
 *
 * Returns a list of photons that has been derived by Monte Carlo simulation
 * from the model. A simulation region is define by specification of
 * - a simulation cone, which is a circular region on the sky defined by
 *   a centre direction @p dir and a @p radius,
 * - an energy range [@p emin, @p emax], and
 * - a time interval [@p tmin, @p tmax].
 *
 * Only photons with parameters in the simulation region will be returned
 * by the method.
 *
 * The simulation cone may eventually cover the entire sky (by setting
 * the radius to 180 degrees), yet simulations will be more efficient if
 * only the sky region will be simulated that is actually observed by the
 * telescope.
 *
 * @todo Implement unique model ID to assign as Monte Carlo ID
 ***************************************************************************/
GPhotons GModelSky::mc(const double& area,
                       const GSkyDir& dir,  const double&  radius,
                       const GEnergy& emin, const GEnergy& emax,
                       const GTime&   tmin, const GTime&   tmax,
                       GRan& ran) const
{
    // Allocate photons
    GPhotons photons;
 
    // Continue only if model is valid)
    if (valid_model()) {
 
        // Determine the spatial model normalization within the simulation
        // cone and check whether the model will produce any photons in that
        // cone.
        double norm      = m_spatial->mc_norm(dir, radius);
        bool   use_model = (norm > 0.0) ? true : false;
 
        // Continue only if model overlaps with simulation region
        if (use_model) {
 
            // Initialise de-allocation flag
            bool free_spectral = false;
 
            // Set pointer to spectral model
            GModelSpectral* spectral = m_spectral;
 
            // If the spectral model is a diffuse cube then create a node
            // function spectral model that is the product of the diffuse
            // cube node function and the spectral model evaluated at the
            // energies of the node function
            GModelSpatialDiffuseCube* cube =
                         dynamic_cast<GModelSpatialDiffuseCube*>(m_spatial);
            if (cube != NULL) {
 
                // Set MC cone
                cube->mc_cone(GSkyRegionCircle(dir, radius));
 
                // Allocate node function to replace the spectral component
                GModelSpectralNodes* nodes =
                                     new GModelSpectralNodes(cube->spectrum());
                for (int i = 0; i < nodes->nodes(); ++i) {
                    GEnergy energy    = nodes->energy(i);
                    double  intensity = nodes->intensity(i);
                    double  value     = m_spectral->eval(energy, tmin);
                    nodes->intensity(i, value*intensity);
                }
 
                // Signal that node function needs to be de-allocated later
                free_spectral = true;
 
                // Set the spectral model pointer to the node function
                spectral = nodes;
 
                // Kluge: if there are no nodes then the spectral->flux method
                // will throw an exception. We therefore set here the use_model
                // flag to false in case that there are no spectral nodes
                if (nodes->nodes() == 0) {
                    use_model = false;
                }
 
            } // endif: spatial model was a diffuse cube
 
            // Compute flux within [emin, emax] in model from spectral
            // component (units: ph/cm2/s)
            double flux = (use_model) ? spectral->flux(emin, emax) : 0.0;
 
            // Derive expecting counting rate within simulation surface
            // (units: ph/s)
            double rate = flux * area * norm;
 
            // Debug option: dump rate
            #if defined(G_DUMP_MC)
            std::cout << "GModelSky::mc(\"" << name() << "\": ";
            std::cout << "flux=" << flux << " ph/cm2/s, ";
            std::cout << "rate=" << rate << " ph/s, ";
            std::cout << "norm=" << norm << ")" << std::endl;
            #endif
 
            // Continue only if rate is positive
            if (rate > 0.0) {
 
                // Get photon arrival times from temporal model
                GTimes times = m_temporal->mc(rate, tmin, tmax, ran);
 
                // Debug option: dump number of times
                #if defined(G_DUMP_MC_DETAIL)
                std::cout << "  Times=" << times.size() << std::endl;
                #endif
 
                // Reserve space for photons
                if (times.size() > 0) {
                    photons.reserve(times.size());
                }
 
                // Loop over photons
                for (int i = 0; i < times.size(); ++i) {
 
                    // Debug option: dump photon index
                    #if defined(G_DUMP_MC_DETAIL)
                    std::cout << "  Photon=" << i << std::endl;
                    #endif
 
                    // Allocate photon
                    GPhoton photon;
 
                    // Set photon arrival time
                    photon.time(times[i]);
 
                    // Debug option: dump time
                    #if defined(G_DUMP_MC_DETAIL)
                    std::cout << "    Time=" << times[i] << std::endl;
                    #endif
 
                    // Set photon energy. If an invalid_return_value exception
                    // occurs the energy returned by the spectral Monte Carlo
                    // method is invalid and the photon is skipped.
                    try {
                        photon.energy(spectral->mc(emin, emax, photon.time(),
                                                   ran));
                    }
                    catch (GException::invalid_return_value) {
                        continue;
                    }
 
                    // Debug option: dump energy
                    #if defined(G_DUMP_MC_DETAIL)
                    std::cout << "    Energy=" << photon.energy() << std::endl;
                    #endif
 
                    // Set incident photon direction. If an invalid_return_value
                    // exception occurs the sky direction returned by the
                    // spatial Monte Carlo method is invalid and the photon is
                    // skipped.
                    try {
                        photon.dir(m_spatial->mc(photon.energy(), photon.time(),
                                                 ran));
                    }
                    catch (GException::invalid_return_value) {
                        continue;
                    }
 
                    // Debug option: dump direction
                    #if defined(G_DUMP_MC_DETAIL)
                    std::cout << "    Direction=" << photon.dir() << std::endl;
                    #endif
 
                    // Append photon
                    if (dir.dist_deg(photon.dir()) <= radius) {
                        photons.append(photon);
                    }
 
                } // endfor: looped over photons
 
            } // endif: rate was positive
 
            // Free spectral model if required
            if (free_spectral) delete spectral;
 
        } // endif: model was used
 
    } // endif: model was valid
 
    // Return photon list
    return photons;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return sky model photon flux
 *
 * @param[in] emin Minimum energy.
 * @param[in] emax Maximum energy.
 * @return Sky model photon flux (cm\f$^{-2}\f$ s\f$^{-1}\f$)
 *
 * Returns the spatially integrate photon flux in the sky model.
 *
 * @todo Take spatial photon flux normalisation into account
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::flux(const GEnergy& emin, const GEnergy& emax) const
{
    // Initialise flux
    double flux = 0.0;
 
    // Get pointer on diffuse cube spatial model component
    const GModelSpatialDiffuseCube* cube =
          dynamic_cast<const GModelSpatialDiffuseCube*>(spatial());
 
    // If spatial model is a diffuse cube then compute the flux by
    // multiplying the spectrum of the spatial and spectral components
    // using a node function
    if (cube != NULL) {
 
        // Get spectral nodes
        GModelSpectralNodes nodes = cube->spectrum();
 
        // Multiply spectral nodes with spectral model
        for (int i = 0; i < nodes.nodes(); ++i) {
 
            // Get energy and intensity
            GEnergy energy    = nodes.energy(i);
            double  intensity = nodes.intensity(i);
 
            // Multiply intensity with spectral model
            intensity *= spectral()->eval(energy);
 
            // Store intensity
            nodes.intensity(i, intensity);
 
        } // endfor: multiplied spectral nodes with spectral model
 
        // Compute flux
        flux = nodes.flux(emin, emax);
 
    } // endif: spatial model was a diffuse cube
 
    // ... otherwise assume that the spatial model is unity and compute
    // flux from the spectral component
    else {
        flux = spectral()->flux(emin, emax);
    }
 
    // Return flux
    return flux;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return sky model photon flux within sky region
 *
 * @param[in] region Sky region.
 * @param[in] emin Minimum energy.
 * @param[in] emax Maximum energy.
 * @return Sky model photon flux (cm\f$^{-2}\f$ s\f$^{-1}\f$)
 *
 * Returns the photon flux of the sky model within a given sky region.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::flux(const GSkyRegion& region,
                       const GEnergy&    emin,
                       const GEnergy&    emax) const
{
    // Initialise flux
    double flux = 0.0;
 
    // Signal for which models the spatial component depends on energy
    bool dependence = (spatial()->classname() == "GModelSpatialDiffuseCube") ||
                      (spatial()->classname() == "GModelSpatialComposite");
 
    // If the spatial component depends on energy then use
    if (dependence) {
 
        // Get boundaries in MeV
        double mev_min = emin.MeV();
        double mev_max = emax.MeV();
 
        // Continue only if valid
        if (mev_max > mev_min) {
 
            // Setup integration function
            GModelSky::flux_kern integrand(this, &region);
            GIntegral            integral(&integrand);
 
            // Do Romberg integration
            flux = integral.romberg(std::log(mev_min), std::log(mev_max));
 
        } // endif: energy interval was valid
 
    } // endif: spatial model was a diffuse cube
 
    // ... otherwise the spatial model does not depend on energy, hence
    // the flux is computed as the product between the spatial and
    // spectral flux. Note that this correctly takes the spatial
    // normalisation into account since the flux() method does this.
    else {
        flux = spatial()->flux(region) * spectral()->flux(emin, emax);
    }
 
    // Return flux
    return flux;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return sky model energy flux
 *
 * @param[in] emin Minimum energy.
 * @param[in] emax Maximum energy.
 * @return Sky model energy flux (erg cm\f$^{-2}\f$ s\f$^{-1}\f$)
 *
 * Returns the spatially integrate energy flux in the sky model.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::eflux(const GEnergy& emin, const GEnergy& emax) const
{
    // Initialise energy flux
    double eflux = 0.0;
 
    // Get pointer on diffuse cube spatial model component
    const GModelSpatialDiffuseCube* cube =
          dynamic_cast<const GModelSpatialDiffuseCube*>(spatial());
 
    // If spatial model is a diffuse cube then compute the flux by
    // multiplying the spectrum of the spatial and spectral components
    // using a node function
    if (cube != NULL) {
 
        // Get spectral nodes
        GModelSpectralNodes nodes = cube->spectrum();
 
        // Multiply spectral nodes with spectral model
        for (int i = 0; i < nodes.nodes(); ++i) {
 
            // Get energy and intensity
            GEnergy energy    = nodes.energy(i);
            double  intensity = nodes.intensity(i);
 
            // Multiply intensity with spectral model
            intensity *= spectral()->eval(energy);
 
            // Store intensity
            nodes.intensity(i, intensity);
 
        } // endfor: multiplied spectral nodes with spectral model
 
        // Compute energy flux
        eflux = nodes.eflux(emin, emax);
 
    } // endif: spatial model was a diffuse cube
 
    // ... otherwise assume that the spatial model is unity and compute
    // energy flux from the spectral component
    else {
        eflux = spectral()->eflux(emin, emax);
    }
 
    // Return energy flux
    return eflux;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return sky model energy flux within sky region
 *
 * @param[in] region Sky region.
 * @param[in] emin Minimum energy.
 * @param[in] emax Maximum energy.
 * @return Sky model energy flux (erg cm\f$^{-2}\f$ s\f$^{-1}\f$)
 *
 * Returns the energy flux of the sky model within a given sky region. If
 * the spatial model is energy dependent the method integrates the flux over
 * the specified energy range. Otherwise the spatially integrated flux is
 * multiplied by the spectral flux.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::eflux(const GSkyRegion& region,
                        const GEnergy&    emin,
                        const GEnergy&    emax) const
{
    // Initialise flux
    double eflux = 0.0;
 
    // Signal for which models the spatial component depends on energy
    bool dependence = (spatial()->classname() == "GModelSpatialDiffuseCube") ||
                      (spatial()->classname() == "GModelSpatialComposite");
 
    // If the spatial component depends on energy then use
    if (dependence) {
 
        // Get boundaries in MeV
        double mev_min = emin.MeV();
        double mev_max = emax.MeV();
 
        // Continue only if valid
        if (mev_max > mev_min) {
 
            // Setup integration function
            GModelSky::eflux_kern integrand(this, &region);
            GIntegral             integral(&integrand);
 
            // Do Romberg integration
            eflux = integral.romberg(std::log(mev_min), std::log(mev_max));
 
        } // endif: energy interval was valid
 
    } // endif: spatial model was a diffuse cube
 
    // ... otherwise the spatial model does not depend on energy, hence
    // the flux is computed as the product between the spatial and
    // spectral flux. Note that this correctly takes the spatial
    // normalisation into account since the flux() method does this.
    else {
        eflux = spatial()->flux(region) * spectral()->eflux(emin, emax);
    }
 
    // Return flux
    return eflux;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return sky model photon flux error
 *
 * @param[in] emin Minimum energy.
 * @param[in] emax Maximum energy.
 * @return Sky model photon flux error (cm\f$^{-2}\f$ s\f$^{-1}\f$)
 *
 * Returns the spatially integrate photon flux error in the sky model. The
 * photon flux error is computed using Gaussian error propagation
 *
 * \f[
 *    \Delta F_{ph} = \sqrt{
 *    \sum_i \left( \frac{\partial F_{ph}}{\partial p_i} \right)^2
 *    \left( \Delta p_i \right)^2 }
 * \f]
 *
 * where
 * \f$F_{ph}\f$ is the sky model photon flux and
 * \f$p_i\f$ are the sky model parameters.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::flux_error(const GEnergy& emin, const GEnergy& emax) const
{
    // Initialise flux error
    double flux_error = 0.0;
 
    // Loop over all model parameters
    for (int ipar = 0; ipar < size(); ++ipar) {
 
        // Get non-const model pointer
        GModelPar* par = const_cast<GModelPar*>(&(*this)[ipar]);
 
        // Consider only free parameters
        if (par->is_free()) {
 
            // Save current model parameter
            GModelPar current = *par;
 
            // Autoscale model parameter
            par->autoscale();
 
            // Get actual parameter value
            double x = par->factor_value();
 
            // Set fixed step size for computation of derivative.
            const double step_size = 0.0002;
            double       h         = step_size;
 
            // Re-adjust the step-size h in case that the initial step size is
            // larger than the allowed parameter range
            if (par->has_min() && par->has_max()) {
                double par_h = par->factor_max() - par->factor_min();
                if (par_h < h) {
                    h = par_h;
                }
            }
 
            // Initialise derivative
            double derivative = 0.0;
 
            // Continue only if step size is positive
            if (h > 0.0) {
 
                // If we are too close to the minimum boundary use a right
                // sided difference ...
                if (par->has_min() && ((x-par->factor_min()) < h)) {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x);
                    double fs1 = flux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x+h);
                    double fs2 = flux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
                // ... otherwise if we are too close to the maximum boundary use
                // a left sided difference ...
                else if (par->has_max() && ((par->factor_max()-x) < h)) {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x);
                    double fs1 = flux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x-h);
                    double fs2 = flux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
                // ... otherwise use a symmetric difference
                else {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x+h);
                    double fs1 = flux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x-h);
                    double fs2 = flux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = 0.5 * (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
            } // endif: step size was positive
 
            // Add contribution
            if (derivative > 0.0) {
                double factor = derivative * par->factor_error();
                flux_error   += factor * factor;
            }
 
            // Restore current model parameter
            *par = current;
 
        } // endif: parameter was free
 
    } // endfor: looped over all parameters
 
    // Take square root if required
    if (flux_error > 0.0) {
        flux_error = std::sqrt(flux_error);
    }
 
    // Return flux error
    return flux_error;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return sky model photon flux error within sky region
 *
 * @param[in] region Sky region.
 * @param[in] emin Minimum energy.
 * @param[in] emax Maximum energy.
 * @return Sky model photon flux error (cm\f$^{-2}\f$ s\f$^{-1}\f$)
 *
 * Returns the spatially integrate photon flux error in the sky model. The
 * photon flux error is computed using Gaussian error propagation
 *
 * \f[
 *    \Delta F_{ph} = \sqrt{
 *    \sum_i \left( \frac{\partial F_{ph}}{\partial p_i} \right)^2
 *    \left( \Delta p_i \right)^2 }
 * \f]
 *
 * where
 * \f$F_{ph}\f$ is the sky model photon flux and
 * \f$p_i\f$ are the sky model parameters.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::flux_error(const GSkyRegion& region,
                             const GEnergy&    emin,
                             const GEnergy&    emax) const
{
    // Initialise flux error
    double flux_error = 0.0;
 
    // Loop over all model parameters
    for (int ipar = 0; ipar < size(); ++ipar) {
 
        // Get non-const model pointer
        GModelPar* par = const_cast<GModelPar*>(&(*this)[ipar]);
 
        // Consider only free parameters
        if (par->is_free()) {
 
            // Save current model parameter
            GModelPar current = *par;
 
            // Autoscale model parameter
            par->autoscale();
 
            // Get actual parameter value
            double x = par->factor_value();
 
            // Set fixed step size for computation of derivative.
            const double step_size = 0.0002;
            double       h         = step_size;
 
            // Re-adjust the step-size h in case that the initial step size is
            // larger than the allowed parameter range
            if (par->has_min() && par->has_max()) {
                double par_h = par->factor_max() - par->factor_min();
                if (par_h < h) {
                    h = par_h;
                }
            }
 
            // Initialise derivative
            double derivative = 0.0;
 
            // Continue only if step size is positive
            if (h > 0.0) {
 
                // If we are too close to the minimum boundary use a right
                // sided difference ...
                if (par->has_min() && ((x-par->factor_min()) < h)) {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x);
                    double fs1 = flux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x+h);
                    double fs2 = flux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
                // ... otherwise if we are too close to the maximum boundary use
                // a left sided difference ...
                else if (par->has_max() && ((par->factor_max()-x) < h)) {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x);
                    double fs1 = flux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x-h);
                    double fs2 = flux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
                // ... otherwise use a symmetric difference
                else {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x+h);
                    double fs1 = flux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x-h);
                    double fs2 = flux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = 0.5 * (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
            } // endif: step size was positive
 
            // Add contribution
            if (derivative > 0.0) {
                double factor = derivative * par->factor_error();
                flux_error   += factor * factor;
            }
 
            // Restore current model parameter
            *par = current;
 
        } // endif: parameter was free
 
    } // endfor: looped over all parameters
 
    // Take square root if required
    if (flux_error > 0.0) {
        flux_error = std::sqrt(flux_error);
    }
    // Return flux error
    return flux_error;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return sky model energy flux error
 *
 * @param[in] emin Minimum energy.
 * @param[in] emax Maximum energy.
 * @return Sky model energy flux error (erg cm\f$^{-2}\f$ s\f$^{-1}\f$)
 *
 * Returns the spatially integrate energy flux error in the sky model. The
 * energy flux error is computed using Gaussian error propagation
 *
 * \f[
 *    \Delta F_E = \sqrt{
 *    \sum_i \left( \frac{\partial F_E}{\partial p_i} \right)^2
 *    \left( \Delta p_i \right)^2 }
 * \f]
 *
 * where
 * \f$F_E\f$ is the sky model energy flux and
 * \f$p_i\f$ are the sky model parameters.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::eflux_error(const GEnergy& emin, const GEnergy& emax) const
{
    // Initialise flux error
    double eflux_error = 0.0;
 
    // Loop over all model parameters
    for (int ipar = 0; ipar < size(); ++ipar) {
 
        // Get non-const model pointer
        GModelPar* par = const_cast<GModelPar*>(&(*this)[ipar]);
 
        // Consider only free parameters
        if (par->is_free()) {
 
            // Save current model parameter
            GModelPar current = *par;
 
            // Autoscale model parameter
            par->autoscale();
 
            // Get actual parameter value
            double x = par->factor_value();
 
            // Set fixed step size for computation of derivative.
            const double step_size = 0.0002;
            double       h         = step_size;
 
            // Re-adjust the step-size h in case that the initial step size is
            // larger than the allowed parameter range
            if (par->has_min() && par->has_max()) {
                double par_h = par->factor_max() - par->factor_min();
                if (par_h < h) {
                    h = par_h;
                }
            }
 
            // Initialise derivative
            double derivative = 0.0;
 
            // Continue only if step size is positive
            if (h > 0.0) {
 
                // If we are too close to the minimum boundary use a right
                // sided difference ...
                if (par->has_min() && ((x-par->factor_min()) < h)) {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x);
                    double fs1 = eflux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x+h);
                    double fs2 = eflux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
                // ... otherwise if we are too close to the maximum boundary use
                // a left sided difference ...
                else if (par->has_max() && ((par->factor_max()-x) < h)) {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x);
                    double fs1 = eflux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x-h);
                    double fs2 = eflux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
                // ... otherwise use a symmetric difference
                else {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x+h);
                    double fs1 = eflux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x-h);
                    double fs2 = eflux(emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = 0.5 * (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
            } // endif: step size was positive
 
            // Add contribution
            if (derivative > 0.0) {
                double factor = derivative * par->factor_error();
                eflux_error  += factor * factor;
            }
 
            // Restore current model parameter
            *par = current;
 
        } // endif: parameter was free
 
    } // endfor: looped over all parameters
 
    // Take square root if required
    if (eflux_error > 0.0) {
        eflux_error = std::sqrt(eflux_error);
    }
 
    // Return flux error
    return eflux_error;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return sky model energy flux error within sky region
 *
 * @param[in] region Sky region.
 * @param[in] emin Minimum energy.
 * @param[in] emax Maximum energy.
 * @return Sky model energy flux error (erg cm\f$^{-2}\f$ s\f$^{-1}\f$)
 *
 * Returns the spatially integrate energy flux error in the sky model. The
 * energy flux error is computed using Gaussian error propagation
 *
 * \f[
 *    \Delta F_E = \sqrt{
 *    \sum_i \left( \frac{\partial F_E}{\partial p_i} \right)^2
 *    \left( \Delta p_i \right)^2 }
 * \f]
 *
 * where
 * \f$F_E\f$ is the sky model energy flux and
 * \f$p_i\f$ are the sky model parameters.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::eflux_error(const GSkyRegion& region,
                              const GEnergy&    emin,
                              const GEnergy&    emax) const
{
    // Initialise flux error
    double eflux_error = 0.0;
 
    // Loop over all model parameters
    for (int ipar = 0; ipar < size(); ++ipar) {
 
        // Get non-const model pointer
        GModelPar* par = const_cast<GModelPar*>(&(*this)[ipar]);
 
        // Consider only free parameters
        if (par->is_free()) {
 
            // Save current model parameter
            GModelPar current = *par;
 
            // Autoscale model parameter
            par->autoscale();
 
            // Get actual parameter value
            double x = par->factor_value();
 
            // Set fixed step size for computation of derivative.
            const double step_size = 0.0002;
            double       h         = step_size;
 
            // Re-adjust the step-size h in case that the initial step size is
            // larger than the allowed parameter range
            if (par->has_min() && par->has_max()) {
                double par_h = par->factor_max() - par->factor_min();
                if (par_h < h) {
                    h = par_h;
                }
            }
 
            // Initialise derivative
            double derivative = 0.0;
 
            // Continue only if step size is positive
            if (h > 0.0) {
 
                // If we are too close to the minimum boundary use a right
                // sided difference ...
                if (par->has_min() && ((x-par->factor_min()) < h)) {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x);
                    double fs1 = eflux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x+h);
                    double fs2 = eflux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
                // ... otherwise if we are too close to the maximum boundary use
                // a left sided difference ...
                else if (par->has_max() && ((par->factor_max()-x) < h)) {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x);
                    double fs1 = eflux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x-h);
                    double fs2 = eflux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
                // ... otherwise use a symmetric difference
                else {
 
                    // Compute fs1
                    par->factor_value(x+h);
                    double fs1 = eflux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute fs2
                    par->factor_value(x-h);
                    double fs2 = eflux(region, emin, emax);
 
                    // Compute derivative
                    derivative = 0.5 * (fs1 - fs2) / h;
 
                }
 
            } // endif: step size was positive
 
            // Add contribution
            if (derivative > 0.0) {
                double factor = derivative * par->factor_error();
                eflux_error  += factor * factor;
            }
 
            // Restore current model parameter
            *par = current;
 
        } // endif: parameter was free
 
    } // endfor: looped over all parameters
 
    // Take square root if required
    if (eflux_error > 0.0) {
        eflux_error = std::sqrt(eflux_error);
    }
    // Return flux error
    return eflux_error;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Print model information
 *
 * @param[in] chatter Chattiness.
 * @return String containing model information.
 ***************************************************************************/
std::string GModelSky::print(const GChatter& chatter) const
{
    // Initialise result string
    std::string result;
 
    // Continue only if chatter is not silent
    if (chatter != SILENT) {
 
        // Append header
        result.append("=== GModelSky ===");
 
        // Determine number of parameters per type
        int n_spatial  = (m_spatial  != NULL) ? m_spatial->size()  : 0;
        int n_spectral = (m_spectral != NULL) ? m_spectral->size() : 0;
        int n_temporal = (m_temporal != NULL) ? m_temporal->size() : 0;
 
        // Append attributes
        result.append("\n"+print_attributes());
 
        // Append model type
        result.append("\n"+gammalib::parformat("Model type")+type());
 
        // Append model components
        result.append("\n"+gammalib::parformat("Model components"));
        if (n_spatial > 0) {
            result.append("\""+spatial()->type()+"\"");
            if (n_spectral > 0 || n_temporal > 0) {
                result.append(" * ");
            }
        }
        if (n_spectral > 0) {
            result.append("\""+spectral()->type()+"\"");
            if (n_temporal > 0) {
                result.append(" * ");
            }
        }
        if (n_temporal > 0) {
            result.append("\""+temporal()->type()+"\"");
        }
 
        // Append parameters
        result.append("\n"+gammalib::parformat("Number of parameters"));
        result.append(gammalib::str(size()));
        result.append("\n"+gammalib::parformat("Number of spatial par's"));
        result.append(gammalib::str(n_spatial));
        for (int i = 0; i < n_spatial; ++i) {
            result.append("\n"+(*spatial())[i].print());
        }
        result.append("\n"+gammalib::parformat("Number of spectral par's"));
        result.append(gammalib::str(n_spectral));
        for (int i = 0; i < n_spectral; ++i) {
            result.append("\n"+(*spectral())[i].print());
        }
        result.append("\n"+gammalib::parformat("Number of temporal par's"));
        result.append(gammalib::str(n_temporal));
        for (int i = 0; i < n_temporal; ++i) {
            result.append("\n"+(*temporal())[i].print());
        }
        result.append("\n"+gammalib::parformat("Number of scale par's"));
        result.append(gammalib::str(scales()));
        for (int i = 0; i < scales(); ++i) {
            result.append("\n"+scale(i).print());
        }
 
    } // endif: chatter was not silent
 
    // Return result
    return result;
}
 
 
/*==========================================================================
 =                                                                         =
 =                             Private methods                             =
 =                                                                         =
 ==========================================================================*/
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Initialise class members
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::init_members(void)
{
    // Initialise members
    m_type.clear();
    m_spatial  = NULL;
    m_spectral = NULL;
    m_temporal = NULL;
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Copy class members
 *
 * @param[in] model Sky model.
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::copy_members(const GModelSky& model)
{
    // Copy attributes
    m_type = model.m_type;
 
    // Clone model components
    m_spatial  = (model.m_spatial  != NULL) ? model.m_spatial->clone()  : NULL;
    m_spectral = (model.m_spectral != NULL) ? model.m_spectral->clone() : NULL;
    m_temporal = (model.m_temporal != NULL) ? model.m_temporal->clone() : NULL;
 
    // Set parameter pointers
    set_pointers();
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Delete class members
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::free_members(void)
{
    // Free memory
    if (m_spatial  != NULL) delete m_spatial;
    if (m_spectral != NULL) delete m_spectral;
    if (m_temporal != NULL) delete m_temporal;
 
    // Signal free pointers
    m_spatial  = NULL;
    m_spectral = NULL;
    m_temporal = NULL;
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Set parameter pointers
 *
 * Gathers all parameter pointers from the model into a flat array of model
 * pointers. 
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::set_pointers(void)
{
    // Clear parameters
    m_pars.clear();
 
    // Determine the number of parameters
    int n_spatial  = (spatial()  != NULL) ? spatial()->size()  : 0;
    int n_spectral = (spectral() != NULL) ? spectral()->size() : 0;
    int n_temporal = (temporal() != NULL) ? temporal()->size() : 0;
    int n_pars     = n_spatial + n_spectral + n_temporal;
    int n_scales   = m_scales.size();
 
    // Continue only if there are parameters
    if (n_pars > 0) {
 
        // Gather spatial parameter pointers
        for (int i = 0; i < n_spatial; ++i) {
            m_pars.push_back(&((*spatial())[i]));
        }
 
        // Gather spectral parameters
        for (int i = 0; i < n_spectral; ++i) {
            m_pars.push_back(&((*spectral())[i]));
        }
 
        // Gather temporal parameters
        for (int i = 0; i < n_temporal; ++i) {
            m_pars.push_back(&((*temporal())[i]));
        }
 
    }
 
    // Append scales if they exist
    if (n_scales > 0) {
        for (int i = 0; i < n_scales; ++i) {
            m_pars.push_back(&m_scales[i]);
        }
    }
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Set model type based on spatial model component
 *
 * Set the model type depending on the class type of the spatial model
 * component.
 *
 * @todo A method could be implemented in the GModelSpatial class that
 *       determines the model type. This is however not very critical.
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::set_type(void)
{
    // Clear model type
    m_type.clear();
 
    // Continue only if we have a spatial model component
    if (m_spatial != NULL) {
 
        // Is spatial model a point source?
        if (dynamic_cast<const GModelSpatialPointSource*>(m_spatial) != NULL) {
            m_type = "PointSource";
        }
 
        // ... otherwise, is spatial model a radial source?
        else if (dynamic_cast<const GModelSpatialRadial*>(m_spatial) != NULL) {
            m_type = "ExtendedSource";
        }
 
        // ... otherwise, is spatial model an elliptical source?
        else if (dynamic_cast<const GModelSpatialElliptical*>(m_spatial) != NULL) {
            m_type = "ExtendedSource";
        }
 
        // ... otherwise, is spatial model a composite source?
        else if (dynamic_cast<const GModelSpatialComposite*>(m_spatial) != NULL) {
            m_type = "CompositeSource";
        }
 
        // ... otherwise we have a diffuse model
        else {
            m_type = "DiffuseSource";
        }
 
    } // endif: there was a spatial model component
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Signal all parameters that have analytical gradients for a given
 *        observation
 *
 * @param[in] obs Observation.
 *
 * This method signals all spatial, spectral, temporal and model scaling
 * parameters for which analytical gradients exist for a given observation.
 * Analytical gradients will be signalled for all of these parameters that
 * are free and for which `has_grad()` is `true`.
 *
 * So far, spatial analytical gradients for shape parameter exist only
 * for the "RadialGaussian" model, and since not all convolution method
 * support the handling of these analytical gradients, the corresponding
 * parameters are excluded here. However other spatial parameters, such as
 * scaling parameters, are considered.
 ***************************************************************************/
void GModelSky::signal_analytical_gradients(const GObservation& obs) const
{
    // If the model has a spatial component then signal all free parameters
    // with analytical gradients
    if (spatial() != NULL) {
        for (int i = 0; i < spatial()->size(); ++i) {
            GModelPar& par = (*(spatial()))[i];
            if ((par.name() != "GLON") &&
                (par.name() != "GLAT") &&
                (par.name() != "RA")   &&
                (par.name() != "DEC")  &&
                (par.name() != "Sigma")) { // Kludge
                if (par.is_free() && par.has_grad()) {
                    obs.computed_gradient(*this, par);
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    // If the model has a spectral component then signal all free parameters
    // with analytical gradients
    if (spectral() != NULL) {
        for (int i = 0; i < spectral()->size(); ++i) {
            GModelPar& par = (*(spectral()))[i];
            if (par.is_free() && par.has_grad()) {
                obs.computed_gradient(*this, par);
            }
        }
    }
 
    // If the model has a temporal component then signal all free parameters
    // with analytical gradients
    if (temporal() != NULL) {
        for (int i = 0; i < temporal()->size(); ++i) {
            GModelPar& par = (*(temporal()))[i];
            if (par.is_free() && par.has_grad()) {
                obs.computed_gradient(*this, par);
            }
        }
    }
 
    // If the model has a scales then signal all free parameters with
    // analytical gradients
    if (has_scales()) {
        for (int i = 0; i < scales(); ++i) {
            const GModelPar& par = scale(i);
            if (par.name() == obs.instrument()) {
                if (par.is_free() && par.has_grad()) {
                    obs.computed_gradient(*this, par);
                }
            }
        }
    }
 
    // Return
    return;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return pointer to spatial model from XML element
 *
 * @param[in] spatial XML element.
 * @return Pointer to spatial model.
 *
 * Returns pointer to spatial model that is defined in an XML element.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSpatial* GModelSky::xml_spatial(const GXmlElement& spatial) const
{
    // Get spatial model
    GModelSpatialRegistry registry;
    GModelSpatial*        ptr = registry.alloc(spatial);
 
    // Return pointer
    return ptr;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return pointer to spectral model from XML element
 *
 * @param[in] spectral XML element.
 * @return Pointer to spectral model.
 *
 * Returns pointer to spectral model that is defined in an XML element.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelSpectral* GModelSky::xml_spectral(const GXmlElement& spectral) const
{
    // Get spectral model
    GModelSpectralRegistry registry;
    GModelSpectral*        ptr = registry.alloc(spectral);
 
    // Return pointer
    return ptr;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Return pointer to temporal model from XML element
 *
 * @param[in] temporal XML element.
 * @return Pointer to temporal model.
 *
 * Returns pointer to temporal model that is defined in an XML element.
 ***************************************************************************/
GModelTemporal* GModelSky::xml_temporal(const GXmlElement& temporal) const
{
    // Get temporal model
    GModelTemporalRegistry registry;
    GModelTemporal*        ptr = registry.alloc(temporal);
 
    // Return pointer
    return ptr;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Verifies if model has all components
 *
 * @return True is model is valid, false otherwise.
 ***************************************************************************/
bool GModelSky::valid_model(void) const
{
    // Set result
    bool result = ((m_spatial  != NULL) &&
                   (m_spectral != NULL) &&
                   (m_temporal != NULL));
 
    // Return result
    return result;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Integration kernel for flux_kern() class
 *
 * @param[in] x Function value.
 * @return Photon flux (erg/cm2/s/MeV)
 *
 * This method implements the integration kernel needed for the flux()
 * method.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::flux_kern::eval(const double& x)
{
    // Set energy
    GEnergy eng;
    double expx = std::exp(x);
    eng.MeV(expx);
 
    // Get photon flux within sky region -> (ph/cm2/s)
    double value = m_parent->spatial()->flux(*m_region, eng);
 
    // Multiply by spectral model -> (ph/cm2/s/MeV)
    value *= m_parent->spectral()->eval(eng);
 
    // Correct for variable substitution
    value *= expx;
 
    // Return value
    return value;
}
 
 
/***********************************************************************//**
 * @brief Integration kernel for eflux_kern() class
 *
 * @param[in] x Function value.
 * @return Energy flux (erg/cm2/s/MeV)
 *
 * This method implements the integration kernel needed for the eflux()
 * method.
 ***************************************************************************/
double GModelSky::eflux_kern::eval(const double& x)
{
    // Set energy
    GEnergy eng;
    double expx = std::exp(x);
    eng.MeV(expx);
 
    // Get photon flux within sky region -> (ph/cm2/s)
    double value = m_parent->spatial()->flux(*m_region, eng);
 
    // Multiply by spectral model -> (ph/cm2/s/MeV)
    value *= m_parent->spectral()->eval(eng);
 
    // Correct for variable substitution
    value *= expx;
 
    // Multiply by energy in MeV -> (MeV/cm2/s/MeV)
    value *= expx * gammalib::MeV2erg;
 
    // Return value
    return value;
}