Spectral Analysis Tools |
Name |
Capabilities |
Shortcomings |
IRAF (NOAO) |
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hard (impossible?) to script? |
DIPSO (STARLINK) |
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CLASS (GILDAS) |
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GBTIDL (NRAO) |
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CASA (NRAO) |
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Gandalf |
2d IFU |
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Profit |
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SpecPro |
Interactive IDL-based program for viewing and analyzing galaxy spectra. Auto redshift determination.
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IDL. Designed for galaxies, not for stars. Doesn't measure EWs.
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PySpecKit |
Interactive & automated python-based toolkit for displaying and fitting profiles to spectra. Deals well with units, extensible. Easy to script. Measures EQWs. |
No template fitting; not good for stellar type determination. |
astropysics.spylot
and
astropysics.spec
|
Python spectrum library and GUI viewer app (uses traits). Designed for scripting as needed. |
Not very automated. |