xsedge

Context: models

Synopsis

The XSPEC edge model: absorption edge.

Syntax

xsedge

The xsedge model is a multiplicative model component.

Description

The model is described at [1] .

Example

>>> create_model_component("xsedge", "mdl")
>>> print(mdl)

Create a component of the xsedge model and display its default parameters. The output is:

mdl
   Param        Type          Value          Min          Max      Units
   -----        ----          -----          ---          ---      -----
   mdl.edgeE    thawed            7            0          100        keV
   mdl.MaxTau   thawed            1            0           10

ATTRIBUTES

The attributes for this object are:

Attribute	Definition
edgeE	The threshold edge, in keV.
MaxTau	The absorption depth at the threshold.

References

[1] https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/xanadu/xspec/manual/XSmodelEdge.html

XSPEC version

CIAO 4.16 comes with support for version 12.13.1e of the XSPEC models. This can be checked with the following:

% python -c 'from sherpa.astro import xspec;
print(xspec.get_xsversion())'
12.13.1e

Bugs

See the bugs pages on the Sherpa website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.