read_xstable_model¶

sherpa.astro.xspec.read_xstable_model(modelname, filename)[source]¶

Create a XSPEC table model.

XSPEC additive (atable, [1]) and multiplicative (mtable, [2]) table models are supported.

Parameters:	modelname (str) – The identifier for this model component. filename (str) – The name of the FITS file containing the data, which should match the XSPEC table model definition [3].
Returns:	tablemodel
Return type:	XSTableModel instance

References

[1]	http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xanadu/xspec/manual/XSmodelAtable.html

[2]	http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xanadu/xspec/manual/XSmodelMtable.html

[3]	http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/heasarc/ofwg/docs/general/ogip_92_009/ogip_92_009.html

Examples

Load in the XSPEC table model from the file ‘bbrefl_1xsolar.fits’ and create a model labelled ‘xmdl’, which is then returned:

>>> mdl = read_xstable_model('xmdl', 'bbrefl_1xsolar.fits')
>>> print(mdl)