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| 5 | 5 | <h2 style="margin-bottom: 0">{%trans%}About{%endtrans%}</h2> |
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| 7 | -<p>{%trans%} ctools are a set of ftools-like executables needed for the scientific analysis | |
| 8 | -of Cherenkov Telescope Array data. ctools is also a Python module | |
| 9 | -that allows for interactive data analysis and building of analysis | |
| 10 | -scripts and pipelines. ctools includes also an observation simulator | |
| 11 | -to enable the scientific simulation of future CTA observations. {%endtrans%}</p> | |
| 7 | +<p>{%trans%} ctools is a software package developed for the scientific | |
| 8 | +analysis of Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) data. Analysis of data from | |
| 9 | +existing Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescopes (such as H.E.S.S., MAGIC or | |
| 10 | +VERITAS) is also supported, provided that the data and response functions | |
| 11 | +are available in the format defined for CTA. {%endtrans%}</p> | |
| 12 | + | |
| 13 | +<p>{%trans%} ctools comprises a set of ftools-like binary executables with | |
| 14 | +a command-line interface allowing for interactive step-wise data analysis. | |
| 15 | +ctools comprises also a Python module allowing to control all executables. | |
| 16 | +Creation of shell or Python scripts and pipelines is supported. | |
| 17 | +ctools comprises also cscripts, which are Python scripts that behave like binary | |
| 18 | +ftools executables. Extensions of the ctools package by user defined binary | |
| 19 | +executable or Python scripts is supported. {%endtrans%}</p> | |
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| 13 | 21 | <p>{%trans%} ctools are based on GammaLib, a versatile toolbox for |
| 14 | 22 | the high-level analysis of astronomical gamma-ray data. Besides CTA, |
| 15 | -GammaLib supports also the analysis of Fermi-LAT data, and extensions | |
| 16 | -to support further gamma-ray instruments are planned. This enables a | |
| 17 | -simultaneous and coherent multi-instrument analysis of high-energy | |
| 18 | -sources in the Universe. {%endtrans%}</p> | |
| 23 | +GammaLib supports also the analysis of Fermi/LAT and COMPTEL data, | |
| 24 | +and extensions to support further gamma-ray instruments are planned. | |
| 25 | +An interface to virtual observatory ressources is also in preparation. | |
| 26 | +By making use of the GammaLib multi-instrument capabilities, ctools | |
| 27 | +supports the joint analysis of CTA (or any IACT providing data in the | |
| 28 | +CTA format), Fermi/LAT and COMPTEL data. {%endtrans%}</p> | |
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| 20 | 30 | <p>{%trans%} ctools is free software distributed under the |
| 21 | 31 | <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU GPL license version 3</a> {%endtrans%}</p> | ... | ... |