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The Nested_fit data analysis program

Atomic Physics 2024-01-30 v1 Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability

Abstract

We present here Nested_fit, a Bayesian data analysis code developed for investigations of atomic spectra and other physical data. It is based on the nested sampling algorithm with the implementation of an upgraded lawn mower robot method for finding new live points. For a given data set and a chosen model, the program provides the Bayesian evidence, for the comparison of different hypotheses/models, and the different parameter probability distributions. A large database of spectral profiles is already available (Gaussian, Lorentz, Voigt, Log-normal, etc.) and additional ones can easily added. It is written in Fortran, for an optimized parallel computation, and it is accompanied by a Python library for the results visualization.

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@article{arxiv.1907.12259,
  title  = {The Nested_fit data analysis program},
  author = {Martino Trassinelli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.12259},
  year   = {2024}
}