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BASTA: BAyesian STellar Algorithm

Code style: black License: MIT Documentation Status arXiv ADS DOI

Current stable version: v1.4.1

Important note: BASTA is currently developed for Python 3.12, but Python >= 3.9 should in principle suffice. Please be aware that Python 3.12 will not work if you need to fit glitches (please see the installation instructions) due to to known build issues in NumPy/f2py (as the glitch fitting relies on Fortran-routines) and we recommend 3.11 in that case.

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.

If you have any questions, or encounter any issues, feel free to write to us through the discussions page.

References and acknowledgments

There are two papers containing the rationale, main features, and capabilities of the code:

Please cite 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 members are:

  • Jakob Lysgaard Rørsted (maintainer)
  • Mark Lykke Winther (co-maintainer)
  • Amalie Stokholm (co-maintainer)
  • Kuldeep Verma

The original author of the code is:

  • Víctor Aguirre Børsen-Koch

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.

Listings

In addition to the shields/icons in the top, BASTA can be found in the following software listings/catalogues:

  • Astrophysics Source Code Library / ASCL
  • Exoplanet Modeling and Analysis Center / EMAC