pySYD:
automated measurements
of global asteroseismic parameters
Asteroseismology, or the study of stellar oscillations, is a powerful tool
for studying the internal structure of stars and determining their fundamental
properties. For stars similar to the Sun, turbulent near-surface convection
excites sound waves that propagate within the stellar cavity, and hence
provides powerful constraints on stellar interiors that are inaccessible by
any other means. Asteroseismology is now widely-accepted as the gold
standard for the characterization of fundamental stellar properties (e.g.,
masses, radii, ages, etc.). In an effort to make asteroseismology more
accessible to the broader astronomy community, pySYD
was developed as a
Python package to automatically detect solar-like oscillations and characterize
their global properties.
Important
The pySYD
documentation is currently being revamped – we apologize in advance
for any inconveniences this may cause but appreciate your understanding!
This package is being actively developed in
a public repository on GitHub – we especially
welcome and encourage any new contributions to help make pySYD
better! Please see
our community guidelines to find out how you can help. No contribution
is too small!