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

$$A(E) = {\tt Anorm} \times E^{-{\tt Aindex}}$$

$$\psi(E) = {\tt psinorm} \times E^{-{\tt psiindex}}$$

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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