With the advent of a new generation of telescopes (INTEGRAL, Fermi, H.E.S.S., MAGIC, VERITAS, MILAGRO) and the prospects of planned observatories such as CTA or HAWC, gamma-ray astronomy is becoming an integral part of modern astrophysical research. Analysing gamma-ray data is still a major challenge, and today relies on a large diversity of tools and software frameworks that were specifically developed for each instrument. With the goal of facilitating and unifying the analysis of gamma-ray data, we are currently developing an innovative data analysis toolbox, called the GammaLib, that enables gamma-ray data analysis in an instrument independent way. We will present the basic ideas that are behind the GammaLib, and describe its architecture and usage.
@article{arxiv.1110.6418,
title = {GammaLib - A new framework for the analysis of Astronomical Gamma-Ray Data},
author = {Jürgen Knödlseder},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.6418},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
4 pages, 1 figure, to be published in the proceedings of the ADASS XXI meeting by The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP)