SPEX X-ray spectral fitting package

SPEX is a software package for fitting high-resolution astrophysical X-ray and UV spectra.

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What SPEX X-ray spectral fitting package can do for you

SPEX is a software package for fitting astrophysical X-ray spectra. It has been developed since the 1970s at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research. SPEX is an interactive command-line program for the computation of emergent spectra of optically thin plasmas such as stellar coronal loop structures, supernova remnants (also including transient ionization effects), photo-ionized plasmas, and optically thick plasmas. These model spectra can be fitted to measured X-ray spectra from various X-ray observatories, like XMM-Newton and Chandra. SPEX has been optimized for high-resolution X-ray spectroscopy, which makes it especially suitable for analyzing grating and micro-calorimeter spectra.

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SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research

Contributors

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Jelle Kaastra
Scientist
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
LG
Liyi Gu
Scientist
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
Jelle de Plaa
Jelle de Plaa
Developer
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
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A. J. J. Raassen
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
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Ehud Behar
Department of Physics, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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Alex Blustin
EC
Elisa Costantini
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research
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Max Duysens
IE
Irma Eggenkamp

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