FUSE Simulator Tool

Version 1.3, Updated for NRA 2
The FUSE Simulator Tool takes inputs entered by the user into the form below and calculates a simulated FUSE spectrum. The simulator calculates the expected raw counts, the flux-calibrated data product, and the signal-to-noise (S/N) ratio in all four detector channels separately. Poisson-distributed noise is added to the simulated count and flux spectra. The user may view output of any of these quantities as well as sums of the SiC and LiF channels separately, or all four co-added.

Once input parameters have been chosen, click the "Do the Simulation" box at the bottom of the page using the left-most mouse button. A typical simulation of the full 900-1200 Å range with 0.01 Å pixels requires about 45 sec.

Instructions for the FUSE Simulator Tool are available on the FUSE Simulator Help Page.
For help with displaying the output products, see Viewing the Output.

Wavelength Interval to Simulate: to Å
Simulation Bin Size: Å Output Bin Size: Å
Input Source Spectrum:
User Supplied Spectrum: (Give full pathname to a file on violet)

Model spectra:
Source flux: x 10-14 ergs cm-2 s-1 Å-1 at Å
Source redshift: z=
Foreground absorption: E(B-V) =
Neutral Hydrogen Absorption =
Molecular Hydrogen Absorption =
Slit:
Integration Time: seconds
Choose either orbital night or day for the simulation. Night Day
You may simulate either point sources or diffuse ones. Point Source Diffuse


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