XFitLLS GUI¶

Overview¶

XFitLLSGUI is a GUI for the by-hand fit to one or more LLSs in an input spectrum. One can modify both the continuum and LLS properties and write the solution to disk as a JSON file.

Running XFitLLSGUI¶

XFitLLSGUI should be called from the terminal using the script pyigm_fitlls. Here is the usage:

wolverine> pyigm_fitlls -h
usage: pyigm_fitlls [-h] [--out_file OUT_FILE] [--smooth SMOOTH]
                    [--lls_fit_file LLS_FIT_FILE]
                    in_file zqso

Parser for FitLLSGUI (v1.0)

positional arguments:
  in_file               Spectral file
  zqso                  Use Telfer template with zqso

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --out_file OUT_FILE   Output LLS Fit file
  --smooth SMOOTH       Smoothing (pixels)
  --lls_fit_file LLS_FIT_FILE
                        Input LLS Fit file

There are 2 required arguments: (1) in_file which is the input spectrum file; (2) zqso which is an estimate of the quasar (or other source) emission redshift.

Optional arguments¶

Argument	Description	Default
-h, –help	Show the help message and exit
-o OUT_FILE, –out_file OUT_FILE	Output JSON file with model	DLA_fit.json
–smooth SMOOTH	FWHM Gaussian smoothing for fitting (in pixels)	3
–lls_fit_file LLS_FIT_FILE	Input .JSON file containing a previous DLA fit

Usage¶

When the LLS gui launches, you should begin by left clicking in the plot window. This will activate plotting and key strokes (see below for the help message). Then press “#” to specify the model spec and to add a continuum. You should then refine the continuum (“C”, “1”, “2”).

From there, navigate to the LLS of interest, add a model (“A” or “F”), refine it and the continuum, etc.

The Write button saves the current model to disk as a JSON file.

Keystrokes¶

Here is a brief description of the key strokes that control the DLA GUI (also displayed when launching the GUI):

i,o       : zoom in/out x limits
I,O       : zoom in/out x limits (larger re-scale)
Y         : zoom out y limits
y         : guess y limits
W         : Show original zooom
t,b       : set y top/bottom limit
l,r       : set left/right x limit
C         : Set the continuum normalization to the cursor
1,2       : Tilt the continuum
A         : Add a new LLS at cursor
F         : Add a new LLS automagically near the cursor (probably)
g         : Move nearest Lyman line to cursor and reset z
N/n       : Increase/decrease NHI
V/v       : Increase/decrease bvalue
Z/z       : Increase/decrease zabs
D         : Delete LLS
$         : Toggle displaying metal lines
6,7,8,9   : Add forest lines
?         : Print these help notes
Q         : Quit the GUI

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