A Quasar Spectra Scanning Tool

Description

This program allows you to scan in velocity any quasar spectrum and with any transitions. This is very similar to RDGEN but with a more stable display. One can also select the fitting regions and prepare a preliminary fort.13 in order to start fitting with VPFIT.

Installation & Dependencies

The program can be installed very easily using the pip Python package manager as follows:

sudo pip install qscan

The program was built using the Python Standard Library as well as 4 external Python packages: NumPy, Matplotlib, Astropy and SciPy.

Usage

The usage is pretty straightforward and corresponds to the following:

qscan <spectrum> --option

License

(The MIT License)

Copyright (c) 2016-2020, Vincent Dumont. All rights reserved.

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