xsmeka

Context: models

Synopsis

The XSPEC meka model: emission, hot diffuse gas (Mewe-Gronenschild).

Syntax

xsmeka

The xsmeka model is an additive model component.

Description

The model is described at [1] .

Example

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

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

mdl
   Param        Type          Value          Min          Max      Units
   -----        ----          -----          ---          ---      -----
   mdl.kT       thawed            1        0.001          100        keV
   mdl.nH       frozen            1        1e-06        1e+20       cm-3
   mdl.Abundanc frozen            1            0         1000           
   mdl.redshift frozen            0       -0.999           10           
   mdl.norm     thawed            1            0        1e+24

ATTRIBUTES

The attributes for this object are:

Attribute	Definition
kT	The temperature of the plasma, in keV.
nH	H density, in cm^-3.
Abundanc	The metal abundance of the plasma, as defined by the set_xsabund function.
redshift	The redshift of the plasma.
norm	The normalization of the model: see [1] for an explanation of the units.

References

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

XSPEC version

CIAO 4.15 comes with support for version 12.12.1c of the XSPEC models. This can be checked with the following:

% python -c 'from sherpa.astro import xspec;
print(xspec.get_xsversion())'
12.12.1c

Bugs

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