XSapec

class sherpa.astro.xspec.XSapec(name='apec')[source]

Bases: sherpa.astro.xspec.XSAdditiveModel

The XSPEC apec model: APEC emission spectrum.

The model is described at [1]. The set_xsabund and get_xsabund functions change and return the current settings for the relative abundances of the metals. The set_xsxset and get_xsxset functions are used to set and query the XSPEC XSET parameters, in particular the keywords “APECROOT”, “APECTHERMAL”, “APECVELOCITY”, and “APEC_TRACE_ABUND”.

kT

The temperature of the plasma, in keV.

Abundanc

The metal abundance of the plasma, as defined by the set_xsabund function and the “APEC_TRACE_ABUND” xset keyword.

redshift

The redshift of the plasma.

norm

The normalization of the model: see [1] for an explanation of the units.

References

[1](1, 2) https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/xanadu/xspec/manual/XSmodelApec.html

Attributes Summary

thawedparhardmaxes
thawedparhardmins
thawedparmaxes
thawedparmins
thawedpars
version_enabled

Methods Summary

apply(outer, *otherargs, **otherkwargs)
calc(pars, xlo, *args, **kwargs)
get_center()
guess(dep, *args, **kwargs) Set an initial guess for the parameter values.
regrid(*arrays)
reset()
set_center(*args, **kwargs)
startup() Called before a model may be evaluated multiple times.
teardown() Called after a model may be evaluated multiple times.

Attributes Documentation

thawedparhardmaxes
thawedparhardmins
thawedparmaxes
thawedparmins
thawedpars
version_enabled = True

Methods Documentation

apply(outer, *otherargs, **otherkwargs)
calc(pars, xlo, *args, **kwargs)
get_center()
guess(dep, *args, **kwargs)

Set an initial guess for the parameter values.

Attempt to set the parameter values, and ranges, for the model to match the data values. This is intended as a rough guess, so it is expected that the model is only evaluated a small number of times, if at all.

regrid(*arrays)
reset()
set_center(*args, **kwargs)
startup()

Called before a model may be evaluated multiple times.

See also

teardown()

teardown()

Called after a model may be evaluated multiple times.

See also

setup()