Synopsis
Create and view spectral files for MARX (CIAO contributed package).
Syntax
from sherpa_contrib.marx import *
Description
The sherpa_contrib.marx module provides routines for creating and viewing the input spectral files for users of MARX (the Chandra simulator) and is provided as part of the CIAO contributed scripts package.
Loading the routines
The module can be loaded into Sherpa by saying either of:
from sherpa_contrib.marx import * from sherpa_contrib.all import *
where the second form loads in all the Sherpa contributed routines, not just the marx module.
Contents
The marx module currenly provides the following routines:
| Function name | Description |
|---|---|
| save_marx_spectum | Writes out the model spectrum in the units used by by MARX |
| plot_marx_spectum | Plot the model spectrum in the units used by MARX |
| get_marx_spectum | Get the model spectrum in the units used by MARX |
See the ahelp file for the routine and the contributed scripts page for further information.
Changes in the scripts 4.11.4 (2019) release
Plotting can now use matplotlib
The plot_marx_spectrum() routine now uses the Sherpa plot backend (controlled by the plot_pkg setting in a user's ~/.sherpa.rc file), rather than always using ChIPS. The Y axis now displays the units required by MARX - namely photon/cm^2/s/keV - rather than photon/cm^2/s. As part of this update the extra labelling in the plot - that gave the model name and dataset identifier - have been removed (although the model name is now included in the plot title).
Changes in the scripts 4.11.2 (April 2019) release
Fixes to save_marx_spectrum
The sherpa_contrib.marx.save_marx_spectrum() function now normalizes the output by the bin width, as expected by MARX.
Changes in the scripts 4.10.3 (October 2018) release
The sherpa_contrib.marx module - which provides the save_marx_spectrum, plot_marx_spectrum, and get_marx_spectrum routines - is new in this release
Bugs
See the bugs pages for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.