Allow for scaling true energy in IRFs to assess energy-scale systematics

docs/examples/irf_dl3_tool_config.json

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     "true_energy_min": 0.005,
     "true_energy_max": 500,
     "true_energy_n_bins": 25,
+    "scale_true_energy": 1.0,
     "reco_energy_min": 0.005,
     "reco_energy_max": 500,
     "reco_energy_n_bins": 25,

lstchain/io/event_selection.py

@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ class DataBinning(Component):
         default_value=25,
     ).tag(config=True)
 
+    scale_true_energy= Float(
+        help="Scaling value for True energy",
+        default_value=1.0,
+    ).tag(config=True)
+
     reco_energy_min = Float(
         help="Minimum value for Reco Energy bins in TeV units",
         default_value=0.005,

lstchain/tools/lstchain_create_irf_files.py

@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 If you want to generate source-dependent IRFs, source-dep flag should be activated.
 The global alpha cut used to generate IRFs is stored as AL_CUT in the HDU header.
 
+Modified IRFs with true energy scaled by a given factor can be created to evaluate 
+the systematic uncertainty in the light collection efficiency. This can be done by 
+setting a value different from one for the "scale_true_energy" argument present in 
+the DataBinning Component of the configuration file of the IRF creation Tool.
+(The true energy of the MC events will be scaled before filling the IRFs histograms 
+when pyirf commands are used. The effects expected are a non-diagonal energy dispersion
+matrix and a different spectrum).
+
+
 """
 
 from astropy import table
@@ -136,7 +145,12 @@ class IRFFITSWriter(Tool):
         --global-alpha-cut 10
         --source-dep
 
-    """
+    To build modified IRFs by specifying a scaling factor applying to the true energy (without using a config file):
+    > lstchain_create_irf_files
+        -g /path/to/DL2_MC_gamma_file.h5
+        -o /path/to/irf.fits.gz
+        --scale-true-energy 1.15
+        """
 
     input_gamma_dl2 = traits.Path(
         help="Input MC gamma DL2 file",
@@ -221,6 +235,7 @@ class IRFFITSWriter(Tool):
         "global-alpha-cut": "DL3Cuts.global_alpha_cut",
         "allowed-tels": "DL3Cuts.allowed_tels",
         "overwrite": "IRFFITSWriter.overwrite",
+        "scale-true-energy": "DataBinning.scale_true_energy"
     }
 
     flags = {
@@ -317,6 +332,12 @@ def start(self):
                 p["geomag_params"],
             ) = read_mc_dl2_to_QTable(p["file"])
 
+
+            if self.data_bin.scale_true_energy != 1.0:
+                p["events"]["true_energy"] *= self.data_bin.scale_true_energy
+                p["simulation_info"].energy_min *= self.data_bin.scale_true_energy
+                p["simulation_info"].energy_max *= self.data_bin.scale_true_energy
+
             p["mc_type"] = check_mc_type(p["file"])
 
             self.log.debug(
@@ -527,7 +548,10 @@ def start(self):
             geomag_params["GEOMAG_DELTA"].to_value(u.deg),
             "deg",
         )
-
+        extra_headers["ETRUE_SCALE"]= (
+            self.data_bin.scale_true_energy
+        )
+
         if self.point_like:
             self.log.info("Generating point_like IRF HDUs")
         else:

lstchain/tools/tests/test_tools.py

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from astropy.io import fits
 import numpy as np
 
-
 def test_create_irf_full_enclosure(temp_dir_observed_files, simulated_dl2_file):
     """
     Generating full enclosure IRF file from a test DL2 files
@@ -415,3 +414,103 @@ def test_index_srcdep_dl3_files(temp_dir_observed_srcdep_files):
             'EFFECTIVE AREA', 'ENERGY DISPERSION'
     ]:
         assert hdu_name in data.hdu_table['HDU_NAME']
+
+def test_add_scale_true_energy_in_irfs(temp_dir_observed_files, simulated_dl2_file):
+    """
+    Checking the validity of modified IRFs after scaling the True Energy by a factor.
+    """
+
+    from lstchain.tools.lstchain_create_irf_files import IRFFITSWriter
+    from gammapy.irf import EffectiveAreaTable2D, EnergyDispersion2D
+    import astropy.units as u
+
+    irf_file=temp_dir_observed_files / "fe_irf.fits.gz"
+    irf_file_mod = temp_dir_observed_files / "mod_irf.fits.gz"
+    config_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "docs/examples/irf_dl3_tool_config.json")
+
+    assert (
+        run_tool(
+            IRFFITSWriter(),
+            argv=[
+                f"--input-gamma-dl2={simulated_dl2_file}",
+                f"--input-proton-dl2={simulated_dl2_file}",
+                f"--input-electron-dl2={simulated_dl2_file}",
+                f"--output-irf-file={irf_file}",
+                f"--config={config_file}",
+                "--overwrite",
+                "--DataBinning.true_energy_n_bins=2",
+                "--DataBinning.reco_energy_n_bins=2",
+                "--DataBinning.true_energy_min: 0.2",
+                "--DataBinning.true_energy_max: 0.3",
+                "--DL3Cuts.min_event_p_en_bin=2",
+            ],
+            cwd=temp_dir_observed_files,
+        )
+        == 0
+    )
+    assert (
+        run_tool(
+            IRFFITSWriter(),
+            argv=[
+                f"--input-gamma-dl2={simulated_dl2_file}",
+                f"--input-proton-dl2={simulated_dl2_file}",
+                f"--input-electron-dl2={simulated_dl2_file}",
+                f"--output-irf-file={irf_file_mod}",
+                f"--config={config_file}",
+                "--overwrite",
+                "--DataBinning.true_energy_n_bins=2",
+                "--DataBinning.reco_energy_n_bins=2",
+                "--DataBinning.true_energy_min: 0.2",
+                "--DataBinning.true_energy_max: 0.3",
+                "--DL3Cuts.min_event_p_en_bin=2",
+                "--DataBinning.scale_true_energy=1.15",
+            ],
+            cwd=temp_dir_observed_files,
+        )
+        == 0
+    )
+
+    aeff_hdu=EffectiveAreaTable2D.read(irf_file, hdu='EFFECTIVE AREA')
+    aeff_mod_hdu=EffectiveAreaTable2D.read(irf_file_mod, hdu='EFFECTIVE AREA')
+
+    edisp_hdu=EnergyDispersion2D.read(irf_file, hdu='ENERGY DISPERSION')
+    edisp_mod_hdu=EnergyDispersion2D.read(irf_file_mod, hdu='ENERGY DISPERSION')
+
+    assert aeff_mod_hdu.data.shape==aeff_hdu.data.shape
+    assert edisp_mod_hdu.data.shape==edisp_hdu.data.shape
+
+    edisp=EnergyDispersion2D.read(irf_file)
+    edisp_mod=EnergyDispersion2D.read(irf_file_mod)
+
+    e_migra = edisp.axes["migra"].center
+    e_migra_mod=edisp_mod.axes["migra"].center
+
+    e_true_list=[0.2,2,20]
+    e_migra_prob=[]
+    e_migra_prob_mod=[]
+
+    for i in e_true_list:
+        e_true = i* u.TeV
+        e_migra_prob.append(edisp.evaluate(
+        offset=0.4*u.deg,
+        energy_true=e_true,
+        migra=e_migra
+        ))
+        e_migra_prob_mod.append(edisp_mod.evaluate(
+        offset=0.4*u.deg,
+        energy_true=e_true,
+        migra=e_migra_mod
+        ))
+
+    #check that the maximum of the density probability of the migration has shifted
+    order_max = []
+    order_max_mod = []
+    for idx, _ in enumerate(e_true_list):
+        for j in range(len(e_migra)):
+            if e_migra_prob[idx][j] > e_migra_prob[idx][j-1]:
+                order_max.append(j)
+            if e_migra_prob_mod[idx][j] > e_migra_prob_mod[idx][j-1]:
+                order_max_mod.append(j)
+
+    for i in range(len(order_max)):
+        assert order_max[i]!=order_max_mod[i]