The Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL) is a free online registry and repository for source codes of interest to astronomers and astrophysicists, including solar system astronomers, and lists codes that have been used in research that has appeared in, or been submitted to, peer-reviewed publications. The ASCL is indexed by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) and Web of Science and is citable by using the unique ascl ID assigned to each code. The ascl ID can be used to link to the code entry by prefacing the number with ascl.net (i.e., ascl.net/1201.001).
easyspec is a tool designed to streamline long-slit spectroscopy, offering an intuitive framework for reducing, extracting, and analyzing astrophysical spectra.
γ-Cascade (also called GCascade) uses a semi-analytic approach to model gamma-ray propagation through cosmological distances accounting for attenuation, the formation of electromagnetic cascades,and cosmological redshifting. V4 implements an assortment of the most widely used EBL models, significantly improves computational precision, and provides new core functionality. Additionally, GCascadeV4 uses a new method to estimate the uncertainty due to the EBL model.
lintsampler performs linear interpolant sampling to create a set of sample points from a density function. The code uses the evaluation of the density at the two endpoints of 1D interval, or the four corners of a 2D rectangle, or generally the 2k vertices of a dimensional hyperbox (or a series of such hyperboxes, e.g., the cells of a k-dimensional grid) to draw random samples within the hyperbox. lintsampler works by evaluating a given PDF on the nodes of a grid (or grid-like structure, such as a tree); the number of evaluations (and memory occupancy) grows exponentially with the number of dimensions.
POSEIDON models and retrieves 1D, 2D, and 3D exoplanet transmission spectra. Given a set of observed exoplanet spectra from space-based or ground-based telescopes, the code uses Bayesian techniques to infer the atmospheric properties of the planet. POSEIDON also includes disk-integrated thermal emission and reflection spectra modeling and retrievals for both secondary eclipses and directly-imaged substellar objects.
Mister plotter (mr-plotter) creates paper-quality mass-radius diagrams based on a wide range of state-of-the-art models of planetary interiors and atmospheres. It can be used to contextualize planets and infer their possible internal structures. It can also be used to search for correlations at a population level with its color-coding option based on any property collected in the NASA Exoplanet Archive, PlanetS, and Exoplanet.eu catalogs. mr-plotter can also produce article-ready two-column plots.
The visualization tool MARDIGRAS (Mass-Radius DIaGRAm with Sliders) enables simple and intuitive manipulation of mass-radius relationships (also known as iso-composition curves) using interactive sliders. It infers composition based on mass and radius (and other parameters). As a result, it requires use of actual measurements of mass and radius; values that are upper/lower limits, derived from empirical mass-radius relations, or are somewhat controversial should not be used. MARDIGRAS screen captures can be used for general scientific communication but are not of suitable quality for article publication.
The euclidlib python package is an unofficial tool designed to read products from the Euclid Consortium Science Ground Segment. Euclidlib offers user-friendly reading and writing routines, and effectively enables to work overall with Large-Scale Structure cosmological products.
squishyplanet produces realistic lightcurves and phase curves of non-spherical exoplanets. The code generates models of triaxial planets; fitting for the triaxial shape can provide additional constraints on the planet’s interior properties and evolution. squishyplanet also handles complex limb darkening profiles while also accounting for the planet’s non-circular, potentially time-varying, projected shape.
CLOWN (CLOud Watcher at Night) detects and monitors clouds in real time. The software can be used with any type of all-sky camera even without knowing its parameters; parameters are stored instead in a configuration file. CLOWN correctly traces cloud positions in the sky and provides accurate pointing information to the observation planning of the optical telescope to avoid cloudy areas.
cogsworth merges rapid population synthesis and galactic dynamics together; the code can evolve a population of stars using population synthesis while self-consistently integrating their orbits with a chosen galactic potential. This enables exploration of the full evolutionary history (both stellar and orbital) of a population of stars and the ability to make predictions for present day kinematics and other distributions. cogsworth also provides tools for transforming the intrinsic populations into observables and for classifying the nature of each system.