Add MockPulsar class, for easy use of Mock data with Enterprise #361
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This adds a very rudimentary MockPulsar class: a class that can be easily instantiated without a timing package (PINT/Tempo2). All Enterprise models can be run on this type of pulsar object, but it can be instantiated from mock data very quickly. This is useful for anyone who wants to use Enterprise on fake data. Previously, one had to rely on fake par/tim files, created through libstempo.toasim or otherwise.
Note: this is coded up as part of Enterprise, and not Enterprise_extensions, because the pulsar class is essential for usage of Enterprise. By allowing Enterprise to be useful without a timing package is a big plus
Todo:
Additional todo, perhaps not part of this PR:
As in the test suite, a typical way to add this pulsar is:
This pulsar now has
psr.name == 'J1855+0939'
, and the design matrix contains astrometry and spin models (so 8 parameters). Residuals can be set with:This pulsar is extremely fast to make, and can be combined with most Enterprise functionality. Astrometry parameters depend on Astropy (optional dependency).