BASTA: BAyesian STellar Algorithm
Current stable version: v1.0
Important note: BASTA is developed for Python 3.8, but Python 3.7 should work as well. Python 3.9 is currently not supported due to problems with h5py.
Before you begin
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Please have a look at our documentation.
There we have written a guide guide to installing BASTA.
On there, you will also find an introduction to running BASTA.
If you are curious on what BASTA can do, we have created several fitting examples and the exact code to run them available.
References and acknowledgments
There are two papers containing the rationale, main features, and capabilities of the code:
Please consider citing these references if you use BASTA in your work, and include the link to the code’s repository https://github.com/BASTAcode/BASTA.
Due to its versatility, BASTA is used in a large variety of studies requiring robust determination of fundamental stellar properties. We have compiled a (non-exhaustive) list of papers using BASTA results that showcases these applications. If your paper using BASTA results is missing from the list please contact us.
Authors
The current core developing team are:
- Víctor Aguirre Børsen-Koch
- Jakob Lysgaard Rørsted
- Mark Lykke Winther
- Amalie Stokholm
- Kuldeep Verma
Throughout the years, many people have contributed to the addition and development of various parts and modules of BASTA. We welcome further contributions from the community as well as issues reporting. Please look at the contribution section in the documentation for further details.
