Synopsis
The XSPEC pexrav model: reflected powerlaw, neutral medium.
Syntax
xspexrav The xspexrav model is an additive model component.
Description
The model is described at [1] .
Example
>>> create_model_component("xspexrav", "mdl")
>>> print(mdl)Create a component of the xspexrav model and display its default parameters. The output is:
mdl Param Type Value Min Max Units ----- ---- ----- --- --- ----- mdl.PhoIndex thawed 2 -10 10 mdl.foldE thawed 100 1 1e+06 keV mdl.rel_refl thawed 0 0 1e+06 mdl.Redshift frozen 0 -0.999 10 mdl.abund frozen 1 0 1e+06 mdl.Fe_abund frozen 1 0 1e+06 mdl.cosIncl frozen 0.45 0.05 0.95 mdl.norm thawed 1 0 1e+24
ATTRIBUTES
The attributes for this object are:
| Attribute | Definition |
|---|---|
| PhoIndex | The first power-law photon index. |
| foldE | The cut-off energy (E_c) in keV. Set to 0 for no cut off. |
| rel_refl | The reflection scaling parameter (a value between 0 and 1 for an isotropic source above the disk, less than 0 for no reflected component). |
| Redshift | The redshift of the source. |
| abund | The abundance of the elements heavier than He relative to their solar abundance, as set by the set_xsabund function. |
| Fe_abund | The iron abundance relative to the solar abundance, as set by the set_xsabund function. |
| cosIncl | The cosine of the inclination angle in degrees. |
| norm | The normalization of the model: see [1] for an explanation of the units. |
Notes
The precision of the numerical integration can be changed by using the set_xsxset function to set the value of the PEXRAV_PRECISION keyword, which defines the fractional precision. The default is 0.01 (1%).
References
- [1] https://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/xanadu/xspec/manual/XSmodelPexrav.html
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.