VSPEC

VSPEC: Variable Star PhasE Curve

VSPEC combines NASA’s Planetary Spectrum Generator (PSG) with a custom stellar model to produce phase curves of variable host + planet systems.

Documentation

VSPEC’s documentation is hosted here. There you can find a description of the API as well as numerous examples.

How to Cite

A paper describing the code has been published in Astronomy & Computing. Please cite this paper if you use VSPEC.

Additionally, the CITATION.cff file in this repository contains citation information for specific VSPEC versions.

Authors

VSPEC was written by CRESST II post-baccs Cameron Kelahan and Ted Johnson with support from many others. See Authors.md for more info.

VSPEC is currently maintained by Ted Johnson

Questions

To report bugs, ask questions, and request features please use the Issues page or email the authors.

Contributing

Please reach out if you are interested in contributing to this project!

Metadata

Release files for VSPEC 1.1.0

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