XRISM simulation

In this exercise, we will simulate a XRISM spectrum using the heasim simulator and SPEX. We will perform the following steps:

  • Create a model spectrum with SPEX,

  • Set source definition,

  • Simulate event file,

  • Extract spectrum.

We provide the exercise in the form of a Jupyter notebook.

Running the notebook on Sciserver

Go to your own storage space in the Jupyterlab terminal (replace <user> by your user name):

(spex) idies@aaaa:~$ cd ~/workspace/Storage/<user>/persistent

You can download the notebook into your directory using this git command:

(spex) idies@aaaa:~/workspace/Storage/<user>/persistent$ git clone https://github.com/summerschool-ahead2020/xrism-hands-on.git

You can open simulate.ipynb under the directory xrism-hands-on. It is self-contained and should work in any directory on Sciserver.