.. uvotpydoc documentation master file, created by sphinx-quickstart on Tue Aug 11 05:04:40 2009. You can adapt this file completely to your liking, but it should at least contain the root `toctree` directive. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% UVOTPY: The Swift UVOT Grism Python Software %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Users Guide =========== The grisms of the UVOT instrument provide a dispersed image for a region of about 17'x17' on the Sky. This is a description of the Python software written at UCL/MSSL to help reduce the data. The software extends the earlier `Ftool `_ version as distributed in the `Heasoft `_ Swift instrument software. This software implements all the recent calibrations, including a correction for coincidence-loss (also known as pile-up) in the photon-counting detectors. It therefore produces a superior product to that from the "uvotimgrism" Ftool. The calibration files are bundled with the source code for the software (see :ref:`fetching-the-data`) and you can grab a harcopy of this :download:`document PDF `. A simple call can in many cases generate a quick spectrum. The uvotpy module :mod:`uvotgetspec` provides the function :func:`getSpec` which only needs the grism data files, including attitude (auxil) files, target position in decimal degrees, and extension with the desired spectral data. .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 news.rst getting_started.rst simple_usage.rst analysis_basics.rst advanced_guide.rst lexicon.rst UVOTPY API ========== .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 api_docs/api_docs.rst