    Load a RMF from a file and add it to a PHA data set.

load_rmf(id, arg=None, resp_id=None, bkg_id=None)
id - int or str, optional
resp_id - int or str, optional
bkg_id - int or str, optional

Load in the redistribution matrix function for a PHA data set, or its background. The `load_bkg_rmf` function can be used for setting most background RMFs.

Use the contents of the file 'src.rmf' as the RMF for the default data set.

>>> load_rmf('src.rmf')

Read in a RMF from the file 'bkg.rmf' and set it as the RMF for the background model of data set "core":

>>> load_rmf('core', 'bkg.rmf', bkg_id=1)

PARAMETERS

The parameters for this function are:

Parameter
Definition
id
The data set to use. If not given then the default identifier is used, as returned by `get_default_id` .
arg
Identify the RMF: a file name, or a data structure representing the data to use, as used by the I/O backend in use by Sherpa: a rmfcratedataset for crates, as used by CIAO, or an AstroPy hdulist object.
resp_id
The identifier for the RMF within this data set, if there are multiple responses.
bkg_id
Set this to identify the RMF as being for use with the background.

Notes

The function does not follow the normal Python standards for parameter use, since it is designed for easy interactive use. When called with a single un-named argument, it is taken to be the `arg` parameter. If given two un-named arguments, then they are interpreted as the `id` and `arg` parameters, respectively. The remaining parameters are expected to be given as named arguments.

If a PHA data set has an associated RMF - either from when the data was loaded or explicitly with the `set_rmf` function - then the model fit to the data will include the effect of the RMF when the model is created with `set_model` or

`set_source` . In this case the `get_source` function returns the user model, and `get_model` the model that is fit to the data (i.e. it includes any response information; that is the ARF and RMF, if set). To include the RMF explicitly, use

`set_full_model` .

The `minimum_energy` setting of the `ogip` section of the Sherpa configuration file determines the behavior when an RMF with a minimum energy of 0 is read in. The default is to replace the 0 by the value 1e-10, which will also cause a warning message to be displayed.

Changes in CIAO

This command does not support multi-matrix RMF files and will warn the user when given such a file (as only the first matrix is read in, the results will not be correct).

See the bugs pages on the Sherpa website for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

December 2023