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polpow: Power-law dependent polarization

This multiplicative model applies a polarization with a power-law dependence on energy. The factor applied depends on which Stokes parameter the spectrum is for. The Stokes parameter is determined using an XFLTnnnn keyword with values “Stokes:0”, “Stokes:1”, or “Stokes:2”, for I, Q, U, respectively.

The fraction and angle are determined by

$\displaystyle A(E) = {\tt Anorm} \times E^{-{\tt Aindex}}$
$\displaystyle \psi(E) = {\tt psinorm} \times E^{-{\tt psiindex}}$

The parameters are :

par1 Anorm, the polarization fraction at 1 keV
par2 Aindex, the polarization fraction index
par3 psinorm, the polarization angle at 1 keV (degrees)
par4 psiindex, the polarization angle index

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HEASARC Staff Scientist Position - Applications are now being accepted for a Staff Scientist with significant experience and interest in the technical aspects of astrophysics research, to work in the High Energy Astrophysics Science Archive Research Center (HEASARC) at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, MD. Refer to the AAS Job register for full details.