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• Updates to the Manual
• Introduction to the New Version
  • How to find out more information
  • History
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
• Spectral Fitting and XSPEC
  • Introduction
  • The Basics of Spectral Fitting
  • The XSPEC implementation
  • The New XSPEC12 approach
  • XSPEC Data Analysis
  • . OGIP Data
  • . INTEGRAL/SPI Data
  • References
• XSPEC Overview and Helpful Hints
  • Syntax
  • How to return to the XSPEC> prompt
  • Getting Help
  • Command
  • Issuing Commands
  • Control Commands
  • . Query, chatter and shutting XSPEC up (somewhat)
  • . Scripts and the Save command
  • . Miscellaneous
  • Data Commands
  • . Reading data and modifying calibration and auxiliary files
  • . Contolling channels being fitted
  • . Simulations
  • . Data groups
  • Model Commands
  • . Models with multiple responses and background models
  • Fitting Commands
  • . What to do when you have small numbers of counts
  • . Binning and Grouping data
  • Plotting Commands
  • Setting Commands
  • Breaking With Ctrl-C
  • Customizing XSPEC
  • . Customizing system-wide
• Walks through XSPEC
  • Introduction
  • . Brief Discussion of XSPEC Files
  • Fitting Models to Data: An Example from EXOSAT
  • Simultaneous Fitting: Examples from Einstein and Ginga
  • Using XSPEC to Simulate Data: and Example from ASCA
  • Producing Plots: Modifying the Defaults
  • INTEGRAL/SPI
  • . A Walk Through Example
  • . INTEGRAL Specific Command LIne Scripts
• XSPEC Commands
  • Summary of Commands
  • Description of Syntax
  • Control Commands
    • autosave
    • chatter
    • exit
    • help
    • log
    • parallel
    • query
    • save
    • script
    • show
    • syscall
    • tclout
    • tcloutr
    • time
    • undo
    • version
  • Data Commands
    • arf
    • backgrnd
    • corfile
    • cornorm
    • data
    • diagrsp
    • fakeit
    • ignore
    • notice
    • response
  • Fit Commands
    • bayes
    • chain
    • error (and rerror)
    • fit
    • freeze (and rfreeze)
    • ftest
    • goodness
    • margin
    • renorm
    • steppar
    • thaw (and rthaw)
    • weight
  • Model Commands
    • addcomp
    • addline
    • delcomp
    • dummyrsp
    • editmod
    • energies
    • eqwidth
    • flux
    • gain
    • identify
    • initpackage
    • lmod
    • lumin
    • mdefine
    • model (and rmodel)
    • modid
    • newpar (and rnewpar)
    • systematic
    • untie (and runtie)
  • Plot Commands
    • cpd
    • hardcopy
    • iplot
    • plot
    • setplot
  • Setting Commands
    • abund
    • cosmo
    • method
    • statistic
    • xsect
    • xset
  • Tcl Scripts
    • lrt
    • multifake
    • rescalecov
    • simftest
    • writefits
• XSPEC V12 Models
  • Alpabetical Summary of Models
  • Additive Model Components
    • Agauss
    • Apec
    • Atable
    • Bapec
    • Bbody
    • Bbodyrad
    • Bexrav
    • Bexriv
    • Bknpower
    • Bkn2pow
    • Bmc
    • Bremss
    • C6mekl
    • Cemekl
    • Cflow
    • Compbb
    • Compls
    • Compmag
    • Compps
    • Compst
    • Comptb
    • Comptt
    • Cplinear
    • Cutoffpl
    • Disk
    • Diskbb
    • Diskir
    • Diskline
    • Diskm
    • Disko
    • Diskpbb
    • Diskpn
    • Eplogpar
    • Eqpair
    • Equil
    • Expdec
    • Ezdiskbb
    • Gadem
    • Gaussian
    • Gnei
    • Grad
    • Grbm
    • Kerrbb
    • Kerrd
    • Kerrdisk
    • Laor
    • Laor2
    • Logpar
    • Lorentz
    • Meka
    • Mekal
    • Mkcflow
    • Nei
    • Npshock
    • Nsa
    • Nsagrav
    • Nsatmos
    • NSmax
    • Nsmaxg
    • Nsx
    • Nteea
    • Nthcomp
    • Optxagn
    • Pegpwrlw
    • Pexmon
    • Pexrav
    • Pexriv
    • Plcabs
    • Posm
    • Powerlaw
    • Pshock
    • Raymond
    • Redge
    • Refsch
    • Rnei
    • Sedov
    • Sirf
    • Smaug
    • Srcut
    • Sresc
    • Step
  • Multiplicative Model Components
    • Absori
    • Acisabs
    • Cabs
    • Constant
    • Cyclabs
    • Dust
    • Edge
    • Etable
    • Expabs
    • Expfac
    • Gabs
    • Heilin
    • Highecut
    • Hrefl
    • Lyman
    • Mtable
    • Notch
    • Pcfabs
    • Phabs
    • Plabs
    • Pwab
    • Recorn
    • Redden
    • Smedge
    • Spexpcut
    • Spline
    • Sssice
    • Swind1
    • Tbabs
    • Uvred
    • Varabs
    • Wabs
    • Wndabs
    • Xion
    • Zbabs
    • Zdust
    • Zigm
    • Zredden
    • Zsmdust
    • Zvfeabs
    • Zxipcf
  • Convolution Model Components
    • Cflux
    • Cpflux
    • Gsmooth
    • Ireflect
    • Kdblur
    • Kdblur2
    • Kerrconv
    • Lsmooth
    • Partcov
    • Rdblur
    • Reflect
    • Simpl
    • Zashift
    • Zmshift
  • Pile-Up Model Components
    • Pileup
  • Mixing Model Components
    • Ascac
    • Projct
    • Suzpsf
    • Xmmpsf
• Appendices
  • Appendix A The User Interface
  • Appendix B Statistics in XSPEC
  • Appendix C Adding models to XSPEC
  • Appendix D Overview of PLT
  • Appendix E Associated programs
  • Appendix F Using The XSPEC Models Library In Other Programs
  • Appendix G Adding a Custom Chain Proposal Algorithm
  • Appendix H Changes between v11 and v12
  • Appendix I Older Release Notes

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