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| Paper: |
Iris: Constructing and Analyzing Spectral Energy Distributions with the Virtual Observatory |
| Volume: |
485, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XXIII |
| Page: |
19 |
| Authors: |
Laurino, O.; Budynkiewicz, J.; Busko, I.; Cresitello-Dittmar, M.; D'Abrusco, R.; Doe, S.; Evans, J.; Pevunova, O. |
| Abstract: |
We present Iris 2.0, the latest release of the Virtual Astronomical
Observatory application for building and analyzing Spectral Energy
Distributions (SEDs). With Iris, users may read in and display SEDs
inspect and edit any selection of SED data, fit models to SEDs in
arbitrary spectral ranges, and calculate confidence limits on best-fit
parameters. SED data may be loaded into the application from VOTable and FITS files compliant with the International Virtual Observatoy
Alliance interoperable data models, or retrieved directly from NED or
the Italian Space Agency Science Data Center; data in non-standard
formats may also be converted within the application. Users may
seamlessy exchange data between Iris and other Virtual Observatoy tools using the Simple Application Messaging Protocol. Iris 2.0 also
provides a tool for redshifting, interpolating, and measuring integratd
fluxes, and allows simple aperture corrections for individual points and SED segments. Custom Python functions, template models and template libraries may be imported into Iris for fitting SEDs. Iris may be extended through Java plugins; users can install third-party packages, or develop their own plugin using Iris' Software Development Kit. Iris 2.0 is available for Linux and Mac OS X systems. |
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