SPEX model Jeremy Sanders has provided a Python script which runs the SPEX 2 program and extracts the spectra into files in the same format as APEC. The script requires the Python numarray and pyfits packages. The resulting files can be used in xspec by setting APECROOT then using the apec or vapec model. Available are the script and example outputs spex_2.00.11_coco.fits and spex_2.00.11_line.fits. To use the example files in xspec use the command "xset APECROOT /path/spex_2.00.11" where /path is the directory path to the files. The temperatures tabulated and energy range covered can be altered by editing the script to change the values in the temperature_list array and variables contminenergy, contmaxenergy, and contenergysteps. Keith Arnaud, Lab. for High Energy Astrophysics, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Xspec Home Page HEASARC Home | Observatories | Archive | Calibration | Software | Tools | Students/Teachers/Public Last modified: Tuesday, 11-Jul-2006 08:39:55 EDT