Data format

Data by default is assumed to be in data files with the following columns as labels in the first row:

!E(eV)          F(ergcm-2s-1)   delta_E(-)      delta_E(+)      delta_F(-)      delta_F(+)      instrument

Upper limits (U.L.) and lower limits (L.L.) can be used. Upper(Lower) limits are considered in the fitting algorithm as likelihood step functions, with a flat probability of 95% below(above) the limit and 5% above(below), extending on both sides to infinity. The value set for F(ergcm-2s-1) should be the flux U.L.(L.L.) at 95% confidence level.

Error format for U.L.:

delta_F(-)      delta_F(+)
         0               0

Error format for L.L.:

delta_F(-)      delta_F(+)
        -1               0

Example of an SED data file

This is the default data file, already available in Bjet_MCMC : real_data/J1010_SED_reduced.dat. This dataset of the blazar 1RXS J101015.9-311909 comes from Cerruti et al. (2013)

!E(eV)    F(ergcm-2s-1)   delta_E(-)      delta_E(+)      delta_F(-)      delta_F(+)  instrument
1.5548        8.48E-012       0.17621         0.16843         4.11E-013       4.11E-013       ATOM
1.9356        8.97E-012       0.16314         0.27997         2.03E-012       3.52E-012       ATOM
2.8327        1.05E-011       0.35125         0.43236         3.03E-012       5.25E-012       ATOM
2.2558        1.02E-011       0.18799         0.22558         2.87E-013       2.87E-013       Swift-UVOT
2.8198        8.63E-012       0.33838         0.44523         1.96E-013       1.96E-013       Swift-UVOT
3.5449        7.52E-012       0.44311         0.59081         1.83E-013       1.83E-013       Swift-UVOT
4.0023        9.83E-012       0.90052         1.6373          2.36E-013       2.36E-013       Swift-UVOT
5.1696        1.30E-011       0.73852         1.0339          6.32E-013       6.32E-013       Swift-UVOT
5.6396        1.10E-011       0.86763         1.2532          2.14E-013       2.14E-013       Swift-UVOT
395               9.65E-012   85              85              1.14E-012       1.14E-012       Swift-XRT
520               1.13E-011   40              40              1.42E-012       1.42E-012       Swift-XRT
625               7.70E-012   65              65              8.18E-013       8.18E-013       Swift-XRT
750               7.95E-012   60              60              7.81E-013       7.81E-013       Swift-XRT
855               7.92E-012   45              45              8.42E-013       8.42E-013       Swift-XRT
955               6.19E-012   55              55              6.44E-013       6.44E-013       Swift-XRT
1065          7.15E-012       55              55              7.01E-013       7.01E-013       Swift-XRT
1185          6.79E-012       65              65              6.37E-013       6.37E-013       Swift-XRT
1310          7.11E-012       60              60              7.02E-013       7.02E-013       Swift-XRT
1440          5.75E-012       70              70              6.10E-013       6.10E-013       Swift-XRT
1585          5.82E-012       75              75              6.36E-013       6.36E-013       Swift-XRT
1760          5.62E-012       100             100             6.04E-013       6.04E-013       Swift-XRT
2030          4.69E-012       170             170             5.15E-013       5.15E-013       Swift-XRT
2420          5.45E-012       220             220             6.26E-013       6.26E-013       Swift-XRT
3040          4.14E-012       400             400             4.87E-013       4.87E-013       Swift-XRT
4280          3.41E-012       840             840             4.10E-013       4.10E-013       Swift-XRT
5820          2.81E-012       700             700             6.79E-013       6.79E-013       Swift-XRT
1698600000    1.29E-012       698650000       1186800000      0.00E+000       0.00E+000       Fermi-LAT
4901300000    1.92E-012       2015900000      3424300000      5.59E-013       5.59E-013       Fermi-LAT
14142000000   1.43E-012       5816600000      9880400000      7.64E-013       7.64E-013       Fermi-LAT
40806000000   2.27E-012       16783000000     28509000000     1.41E-012       1.41E-012       Fermi-LAT
117740000000  9.22E-012       48426000000     82259000000     0.00E+000       0.00E+000       Fermi-LAT
296236003888.79       1.57E-012       88136003888.790 125463996111.20 4.25E-013       4.40E-013       H.E.S.S.
600355719552.99       5.25E-013       178655719552.99 254344280447.00 2.14E-013       2.22E-013       H.E.S.S.
1216727524961.9       2.22E-013       362027524961.93 515372475038.06 1.71E-013       1.81E-013       H.E.S.S.
2465769133556.5       4.30E-013       733669133556.50 1044430866443.5 1.75E-013       1.90E-013       H.E.S.S.