The qspec Python package: A physics toolbox for laser spectroscopy

The analysis of experimental results with Python often requires writing many code scripts which all need access to the same set of functions. In a common field of research, this set will be nearly the same for many users. The qspec Python package was developed to provide functions for physical formulas, simulations and data analysis routines widely used in laser spectroscopy and related fields. Most functions are compatible with numpy arrays, enabling fast calculations with large samples of data. A multidimensional linear regression algorithm enables a King plot analyses over multiple atomic transitions. A modular framework for constructing lineshape models can be used to fit large sets of spectroscopy data. A simulation module within the package provides user-friendly methods to simulate the coherent time-evolution of atoms in electromagnetic fields without the need to explicitly derive a Hamiltonian.

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Computer Physics Communications
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2025-02-20
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2025.109550
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2
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Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
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The qspec Python package: A physics toolbox for laser spectroscopy

W. Nörtershäuser, Patrick Müller
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Computer Physics Communications
Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
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The qspec Python package: A physics toolbox for laser spectroscopy

W. Nörtershäuser, Patrick Müller
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Abstract

The analysis of experimental results with Python often requires writing many code scripts which all need access to the same set of functions. In a common field of research, this set will be nearly the same for many users. The qspec Python package was developed to provide functions for physical formulas, simulations and data analysis routines widely used in laser spectroscopy and related fields. Most functions are compatible with numpy arrays, enabling fast calculations with large samples of data. A multidimensional linear regression algorithm enables a King plot analyses over multiple atomic transitions. A modular framework for constructing lineshape models can be used to fit large sets of spectroscopy data. A simulation module within the package provides user-friendly methods to simulate the coherent time-evolution of atoms in electromagnetic fields without the need to explicitly derive a Hamiltonian.

Computer Physics CommunicationsVol. 311
GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research (DE), Technische Universität Darmstadt (DE)
Openalex Percentile: Top 13%
Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
2.49
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