Simulating Chandra Spectra for AO9 Proposals

We provide below examples of ways to generate simulations of Chandra spectra using PINTofALE. These examples use two types of approach:

  1. cut 'n paste "threads" that walk through a specific simulation example, following all the steps with extensive comments;
  2. .par file scripts that can be run to do all the work at once.
Both approaches are easily edited and adaptable to a particular simulation or object. The .par files list the important source variables at the beginning for the user to edit, and the script is run simply with, e.g., an @filename.par

These examples assume the user has access to the appropriate effective area files. These files can be found at the following locations:

Threads

Simulation for Chandra ACIS-I
[chandra_acis_ao9.par]
generates an ACIS-I spectrum for a star that has a nominal ROSAT/PSPC count-rate of 0.1 ct/s
 
Simulation for Chandra HETGS
[chandra_hetg_ao9.par]
examines the O VII density-sensitive triplet as seen in the Medium Energy Grating (MEG) for a star that has a nominal ROSAT/PSPC count-rate of 1 ct/s
 
Simulation for Chandra LETGS
[chandra_letg_ao9.par]
examines the emission of a hot corona along with the contribution to the X-ray emission from an accreting component for a star that has a nominal ROSAT/PSPC count-rate of 1 ct/s
 

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