pxf_kin_err: Radial velocity and velocity dispersion uncertainties estimator
Abstract
pxf_kin_err estimates the radial velocity and velocity dispersion uncertainties based solely on the shape of a template spectrum used in the fitting procedure and signal-to-noise information. This method can be used for exposure time calculators, in the design of observational programs and estimates on expected uncertainties for spectral surveys of galaxies and star clusters, and as an accurate substitute for Monte-Carlo simulations when running them for large samples of thousands of spectra is unfeasible.
- Publication:
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Astrophysics Source Code Library
- Pub Date:
- June 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020ascl.soft06012C
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- Software