Last modified: December 2023

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AHELP for CIAO 4.16 Sherpa

erfc

Context: models

Synopsis

One-dimensional complementary error function.

Syntax

erfc

Description

The function is described at [1] .


Example

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

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

mdl
   Param        Type          Value          Min          Max      Units
   -----        ----          -----          ---          ---      -----
   mdl.ampl     thawed            1            0  3.40282e+38           
   mdl.offset   thawed            0            0  3.40282e+38           
   mdl.sigma    thawed            1        1e-10           10           

ATTRIBUTES

The attributes for this object are:

Attribute Definition
ampl The amplitude of the model.
offset The offset of the model.
sigma The scaling factor.

Notes

The functional form of the model for points is:

f(x) = ampl * erfc((x - offset) / sigma)

erfc(y) = (2 / sqrt(pi)) Int_y^infinity exp(-t^2) dt

and for an integrated grid it is the integral of this over the bin.

References


Bugs

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

See Also

models
erf