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Releases: abhi0395/qsoabsfind

v1.0.0 released

03 Oct 16:17
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This is the first major release of the qsoabsfind module. It has been tested extensively on SDSS and DESI datasets, and the results have been used in several publications.

Key features:

  • Convolution-based adaptive S/N approach for detecting absorbers in QSO spectra. A double gaussian mimicking the doublet nature of MgII or CIV absorption profile is used to convolve real spectra and apply thresholds to select potential absorber pixels
  • Gaussian fitting for accurately measuring absorber properties (such as EW, line widths, and centers).
  • Parallel processing using multiprocessing for efficient computation on a large number of spectra.
  • A dynamic configuration file including all the necessary constants can be provided by the user directly.
  • Several visualization tools in utils
  • Can be run as `bash' scripts and python module.