pfsspy is a python package for carrying out Potential Field Source Surface modelling, a commonly used magnetic field model of the Sun and other stars.

Note

pfsspy is a very new package, so elements of the API are liable to change with the first few releases. If you find any bugs or have any suggestions for improvement, please raise an issue here: https://github.com/dstansby/pfsspy/issues

Installing

pfsspy can be installed from PyPi using

pip install pfsspy

Citing

If you use pfsspy in work that results in publication, please cite the archived code at both

• https://zenodo.org/record/2566462

• https://zenodo.org/record/1472183

Citation details can be found at the lower right hand of each web page.

Contents

• Examples
• API reference
• Improving performance
• Changelog
• Numerical methods
• Synoptic map FITS conventions

Indices and tables

• Index

• Module Index

• Search Page