append_filter

beast.observationmodel.phot.append_filter(lamb, flux, tablename, observatory, instrument, name, comment=None, filterLib='/home/docs/.beast//filters.hd5', updateVegaLib=True)[source]

Edit the filter catalog and append a new one given by its transfer function

Parameters:

  • lamb (ndarray(dtype=float)) – wavelength of the filter definition

  • flux (ndarray(dtype=float)) – transimission of the filter

  • tablename (str) – table name in the library

  • observatory (str) – observatory of the filter (Ground, HST, Spitzer, …)

  • instrument (str) – instrument associated with the filter

  • name (str) – name of the filter

  • comment (str, optional) – optinal comment to keep with the filter

  • filterLib (str, optional) – filter library file to use

  • updateVegaLib (bool) – if set calls the update function to the vega library