SpectrumObservation

class gammapy.spectrum.SpectrumObservation(on_vector, aeff=None, off_vector=None, edisp=None)[source]

Bases: object

1D spectral analysis storage class.

This container holds the ingredients for 1D region based spectral analysis.

Meta data is stored in the on_vector attribute. This reflects the OGIP convention.

Parameters:
on_vector : PHACountsSpectrum

On vector

aeff : EffectiveAreaTable

Effective Area

off_vector : PHACountsSpectrum, optional

Off vector

edisp : EnergyDispersion, optional

Energy dispersion matrix

Examples

from gammapy.spectrum import SpectrumObservation
filename = '$GAMMAPY_DATA/joint-crab/spectra/hess/pha_obs23523.fits'
obs = SpectrumObservation.read(filename)
print(obs)

Attributes Summary

alpha Exposure ratio between signal and background regions
background_vector Background CountsSpectrum.
e_reco Reconstruced energy bounds array.
e_true True energy bounds array.
excess_vector Excess CountsSpectrum.
hi_threshold High energy threshold
livetime Dead-time corrected observation time
lo_threshold Low energy threshold
meta Meta information
nbins Number of reconstruced energy bins
obs_id Unique identifier
total_stats Return total SpectrumStats
total_stats_safe_range Return total SpectrumStats within the tresholds

Methods Summary

compute_energy_threshold([method_lo, …]) Compute and set the safe energy threshold.
copy() A deep copy.
peek([figsize]) Quick-look summary plots.
predicted_counts(model) Calculated number of predicted counts given a model.
read(filename) Read SpectrumObservation from OGIP files.
reset_thresholds() Reset energy thresholds (i.e.
stats(idx) Compute stats for one energy bin.
stats_in_range(bin_min, bin_max) Compute stats for a range of energy bins.
stats_table() Per-bin stats as a table.
to_sherpa() Convert to DataPHA.
write([outdir, use_sherpa, overwrite]) Write OGIP files.

Attributes Documentation

alpha

Exposure ratio between signal and background regions

background_vector

Background CountsSpectrum.

bkg = alpha * n_off

If alpha is a function of energy this will differ from self.on_vector * self.total_stats.alpha because the latter returns an average value for alpha.

e_reco

Reconstruced energy bounds array.

e_true

True energy bounds array.

excess_vector

Excess CountsSpectrum.

excess = n_on = alpha * n_off

hi_threshold

High energy threshold

livetime

Dead-time corrected observation time

lo_threshold

Low energy threshold

meta

Meta information

nbins

Number of reconstruced energy bins

obs_id

Unique identifier

total_stats

Return total SpectrumStats

total_stats_safe_range

Return total SpectrumStats within the tresholds

Methods Documentation

compute_energy_threshold(method_lo='none', method_hi='none', reset=False, **kwargs)[source]

Compute and set the safe energy threshold.

Set the high and low energy threshold for each observation based on a chosen method.

Available methods for setting the low energy threshold:

  • area_max : Set energy threshold at x percent of the maximum effective area (x given as kwargs[‘area_percent_lo’])
  • energy_bias : Set energy threshold at energy where the energy bias exceeds a value of x percent (given as kwargs[‘bias_percent_lo’])
  • none : Do not apply a lower threshold

Available methods for setting the high energy threshold:

  • area_max : Set energy threshold at x percent of the maximum effective area (x given as kwargs[‘area_percent_hi’])
  • energy_bias : Set energy threshold at energy where the energy bias exceeds a value of x percent (given as kwargs[‘bias_percent_hi’])
  • none : Do not apply a higher energy threshold
Parameters:
method_lo : {‘area_max’, ‘energy_bias’, ‘none’}

Method for defining the low energy threshold

method_hi : {‘area_max’, ‘energy_bias’, ‘none’}

Method for defining the high energy threshold

reset : bool

Reset existing energy thresholds before setting the new ones (default is False)

copy()[source]

A deep copy.

peek(figsize=(10, 10))[source]

Quick-look summary plots.

predicted_counts(model)[source]

Calculated number of predicted counts given a model.

Parameters:
model : SpectralModel

Spectral model

Returns:
npred : CountsSpectrum

Predicted counts

classmethod read(filename)[source]

Read SpectrumObservation from OGIP files.

BKG file, ARF, and RMF must be set in the PHA header and be present in the same folder.

Parameters:
filename : str

OGIP PHA file to read

reset_thresholds()[source]

Reset energy thresholds (i.e. declare all energy bins valid)

stats(idx)[source]

Compute stats for one energy bin.

Parameters:
idx : int

Energy bin index

Returns:
stats : SpectrumStats

Stats

stats_in_range(bin_min, bin_max)[source]

Compute stats for a range of energy bins.

Parameters:
bin_min, bin_max: int

Bins to include

Returns:
stats : SpectrumStats

Stacked stats

stats_table()[source]

Per-bin stats as a table.

Returns:
table : Table

Table with stats for one energy bin in one row.

to_sherpa()[source]

Convert to DataPHA.

Associated background vectors and IRFs are also translated to sherpa objects and appended to the PHA instance.

write(outdir=None, use_sherpa=False, overwrite=False)[source]

Write OGIP files.

If you want to use the written files with Sherpa you have to set the use_sherpa flag. Then all files will be written in units ‘keV’ and ‘cm2’.

Parameters:
outdir : Path

output directory, default: pwd

use_sherpa : bool, optional

Write Sherpa compliant files, default: False

overwrite : bool

Overwrite existing files?