Add height property to the Gaussian2D component

CHANGES.rst

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ New
 * Plot overlayed images (`#2599 <https://github.com/hyperspy/hyperspy/pull/2599>`_)
 * Support for reading JEOL EDS data (`#2488 <https://github.com/hyperspy/hyperspy/pull/2488>`_, 
   `#2607 <https://github.com/hyperspy/hyperspy/pull/2607>`_, `#2620 <https://github.com/hyperspy/hyperspy/pull/2620>`_)
+* Add `height` property to the `Gaussian2D` component (`#2688 <https://github.com/hyperspy/hyperspy/pull/2688>`_)
 
 Enhancements
 ------------

hyperspy/_components/gaussian2d.py

@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class Gaussian2D(Expression):
     fwhm_x, fwhm_y : float
         Convenience attributes to get and set the full-with-half-maxima along
         the two axes.
+    height : float
+        Convenience attribute to get height of the Gaussian.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, A=1., sigma_x=1., sigma_y=1., centre_x=0.,
@@ -108,6 +110,15 @@ def fwhm_y(self):
     def fwhm_y(self, value):
         self.sigma_y.value = value / sigma2fwhm
 
+    @property
+    def height(self):
+        """float: Height of the Gaussian"""
+        return self.A.value / (2 * np.pi * self.sigma_x.value * self.sigma_y.value)
+
+    @height.setter
+    def height(self, value):
+        self.A.value = value * 2 * np.pi * self.sigma_x.value * self.sigma_y.value
+
     @property
     def sigma_major(self):
         """float: The sigma value of the major axis (axis with the largest

hyperspy/tests/component/test_gaussian2d.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import math
 
 import numpy as np
+from pytest import approx
 
 from hyperspy.components2d import Gaussian2D
 
@@ -63,6 +64,39 @@ def test_util_fwhm_getset():
     assert g1.fwhm_y == 0.33
 
 
+def test_height_value():
+    g = Gaussian2D()
+    g.sigma_x.value = 0.1
+    g.sigma_y.value = 0.5
+    g.A.value = 99
+    x = np.arange(-2, 2, 0.01)
+    y = np.arange(-2, 2, 0.01)
+    xx, yy = np.meshgrid(x, y)
+    g_image = g.function(xx, yy)
+    assert approx(g_image.max()) == g.height
+
+
+def test_util_height_set():
+    g = Gaussian2D()
+    g.height = 0.33
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(
+        g.height, g.A.value / (2 * np.pi * g.sigma_x.value * g.sigma_y.value)
+    )
+
+
+def test_util_height_get():
+    g = Gaussian2D(A=55)
+    np.testing.assert_allclose(
+        g.height, g.A.value / (2 * np.pi * g.sigma_x.value * g.sigma_y.value)
+    )
+
+
+def test_util_height_getset():
+    g = Gaussian2D()
+    g.height = 0.165
+    assert g.height == 0.165
+
+
 def test_properties():
     g = Gaussian2D(add_rotation=True)
     angle = np.radians(20)