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Downloading and Installing simx

Downloading simx

Click to download the tarball for simx. The current version is 0.5.1. The model psf is based on the simulated performance on-axis at 6.0 keV; no variation with energy or off-axis position is included. Energy resolution is based on the current response matrix. Simx is not particularly fast; we are working on this.

Installing simx

Simx is distributed as source code, and requires C compiler to install. It has been tested on linux, OS X, and Solaris (briefly). After downloading the simx tarball, execute the following commands to compile and install the code:

unix% tar zxf simx-0.5.1.tar.gz
unix% cd simx
unix% ./configure
unix% make
unix% make install

If the code compiled correctly, you should now have a bin/ directory with a copy of simx. We have tested this on Macs running 10.3 and 10.4 and a linux machine running Scientific Linux 4, kernel 2.6.9-67.0.1.

WARNING: This is a BETA release; there are almost certainly bugs, possibly serious ones. Please report any odd behavior on the part of the code to: rsmith@cfa.harvard.edu

When reporting problems, please remember the 'BETA' warning. Please don't hesitate to look at the code and suggest fixes!

Running simx ››