set_xsxsect

sherpa.astro.xspec.set_xsxsect(name)

Set the cross sections used by X-Spec models.

Set the X-Spec photoelectric absorption cross-sections setting, which changes the cross-sections used by all X-Spec absorption models except for XSwabs. It is equivalent to the X-Spec xsect command [1].

Parameters:

name ({ 'bcmc', 'obcm', 'vern' }) – The options are: ‘bcmc’ from [2] with a new He cross-section based on [3]; ‘obcm’ which is, the same as ‘bcmc’, but with the He cross-section from [2], or ‘vern’ [4].

See also

get_xsversion, get_xsxsect, set_xschatter

Notes

The screen output of this function is controlled by the X-Spec chatter setting (set_xschatter).

References

[1]

https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/xanadu/xspec/manual/XSxsect.html Note that this may refer to a newer version than the compiled version used by Sherpa; use get_xsversion to check.

[2] (1,2)

Balucinska-Church & McCammon (1992; Ap.J.400, 699). https://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992ApJ…400..699B

[3]

Yan, M., Sadeghpour, H. R., Dalgarno, A. 1998, Ap.J. 496, 1044 https://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998ApJ…496.1044Y

[4]

Verner et. al., 1996, Ap.J., 465, 487. https://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996ApJ…465..487V

Examples

>>> set_xsxsect('vern')
 Cross Section Table set to vern:  Verner, Ferland, Korista, and Yakovlev 1996