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What is a the Python program you requested given the following:
I am working on the file "Sessions/Session11/Day3/GalaxyPhotometryAndShapesSolutions.ipynb".
The first task is:
(d) Repeat part (c), but this time use a Gaussian aperture whose width $\sigma_w$ you vary to optimize the S/N ratio of the aperture flux, i.e. a function gaussian_flux(img,sigma_w) is needed.  Which performs better, the optimized tophat or the optimized Gaussian?
Can you write Python program for it?
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#Here is the Python program you requested.

# I can do this quickly by making a Gaussian Aperture class and plugging it into 
# my aperture_flux code
class GaussAp:
    # A tophat weight function of radius sigma
    def __init__(self,sigma):
        self.sigma = sigma
        return
    def __call__(self,dx,dy):
        # Given equal-shaped arrays dx=x-x0, dy=y-y0,
        # returns an array of the same shape giving weight function.

        # Calculate distance of a pixel from the center
        rsq = np.square(dx) + np.square(dy)
    
        # Now return the weight
        return np.exp(-rsq/(2.*self.sigma*self.sigma))

sigma_list = np.arange(1.0,10.,0.25)
sn_ratio = []
for s in sigma_list:
    weight = GaussAp(s)
    gauss_flux = aperture_flux(noiseless,weight)
    expected_variance = n_bg * np.sum(np.square(weight(x,y)))
    sn_ratio.append( gauss_flux / np.sqrt(expected_variance))
    
# Now plot the results
pl.plot(sigma_list, sn_ratio,'ro')
pl.xlabel('Gaussian aperture sigma (pixels)')
pl.ylabel('Flux S/N ratio')
pl.grid()

# Where's the best?
i = np.argmax(sn_ratio)
print("Best S/N is",sn_ratio[i],"at aperture sigma",sigma_list[i])

# The Gaussian aperture yields about 15% higher S/N, equivalent to 30% more exposure time!