##### BEAST ##### The Bayesian Extinction and Stellar Tool (BEAST) fits the ultraviolet to near-infrared photometric SEDs of stars to extract stellar and dust extinction parameters. The stellar parameters are age (t), mass (M), and metallicity (M). The dust extinction parameters are dust column (Av), average grain size (Rv), and mixing between type A and B extinction curves (fA). The full details of the BEAST are provide by Gordon et al. (2016, ApJ, 826, 104). User Documentation ================== .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 BEAST run setup details Example production run workflow Generating AST inputs Format of BEAST grid files Installation ============ .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 How to install Developer Documentation ======================= .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 How to contribute Reporting Issues ================ If you have found a bug in ``beast`` please report it by creating a new issue on the ``beast`` `GitHub issue tracker `_. Please include an example that demonstrates the issue sufficiently so that the developers can reproduce and fix the problem. You may also be asked to provide information about your operating system and a full Python stack trace. The developers will walk you through obtaining a stack trace if it is necessary. Contributing ============ Like the `Astropy`_ project, ``beast`` is made both by and for its users. We accept contributions at all levels, spanning the gamut from fixing a typo in the documentation to developing a major new feature. We welcome contributors who will abide by the `Python Software Foundation Code of Conduct `_. ``beast`` follows the same workflow and coding guidelines as `Astropy`_. The following pages will help you get started with contributing fixes, code, or documentation (no git or GitHub experience necessary): * `How to make a code contribution `_ * `Coding Guidelines `_ * `Try the development version `_ * `Developer Documentation `_ For the complete list of contributors please see the `beast contributors page on Github `_. Reference API ============= .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 1 physicsmodel_api.rst observationmodel_api.rst fitting_api.rst