Synopsis
The XSPEC bvvtapec model: velocity broadened APEC emission spectrum with separate continuum and line temperatures.
Syntax
xsbvvtapec The xsbvvtapec model is an additive model component.
Description
The model is described at [1] . The set_xsxset and get_xsxset functions are used to set and query the XSPEC XSET "APECROOT" parameter.
Example
>>> create_model_component("xsbvvtapec", "mdl")
>>> print(mdl)Create a component of the xsbvvtapec model and display its default parameters. The output is:
mdl Param Type Value Min Max Units ----- ---- ----- --- --- ----- mdl.kT thawed 6.5 0.0808 68.447 keV mdl.kTi thawed 6.5 0.0808 68.447 keV mdl.H frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.He frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Li frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Be frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.B frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.C frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.N frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.O frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.F frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Ne frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Na frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Mg frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Al frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Si frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.P frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.S frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Cl frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Ar frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.K frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Ca frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Sc frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Ti frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.V frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Cr frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Mn frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Fe frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Co frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Ni frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Cu frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Zn frozen 1 0 1000 mdl.Redshift frozen 0 -0.999 10 mdl.Velocity frozen 0 0 10000 km/s mdl.norm thawed 1 0 1e+24
ATTRIBUTES
The attributes for this object are:
| Attribute | Definition |
|---|---|
| kT | Continuum temperature, in keV. |
| kTi | Line temperature, in keV. |
| H, He, Li, Be, B, C, N, O, F, Ne, Na, Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Cl, Ar, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn | The abundance of the element in solar units. |
| Redshift | The redshift of the plasma. |
| Velocity | The gaussian sigma of the velocity broadening, in km/s. |
| norm | The normalization of the model: see [1] for an explanation of the units. |
References
- [1] https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/xanadu/xspec/manual/XSmodelBtapec.html
Changes in CIAO
Changed in CIAO 4.17
The Redshift and Velocity parameters are now frozen by default to match XSPEC.
Changed in CIAO 4.16
The maximum for the Velocity parameter has been changed from 10^6 to 10^4 km/s.
XSPEC version
CIAO 4.17 comes with support for version 12.14.0k of the XSPEC models. This can be checked with the following:
% python -c 'from sherpa.astro import xspec; print(xspec.get_xsversion())' 12.14.0k
Bugs
See the bugs pages on the Sherpa website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.
See Also
- models
- xsbtapec