.. _interoperability:
Inter-operability
=================
This section covers the inter-operability between the ``ixpeobssim`` modules
and data products and the standard tools of the X-ray community.
.. warning::
This section is a stub and needs to be expanded.
Spectro-polarimetry
-------------------
XSPEC
~~~~~
`XSPEC `_ is the primary benchmark
for the ``ixpeobssim`` tools and data product, and the relevant interfaces are
covered in the section about :ref:`xspec`.
Sherpa
~~~~~~
`Sherpa `_ is the
`CIAO `_ modeling and fitting application.
Among other things, it supports the XSPEC spectral models and provides a more
modern (and Pythonic) interface to the underlying facilities.
The inter-operation between ``ixpeobssim`` and Sherpa has been demonstrated at
the prototypical level, and the related activity is tracked at
`issue #291 `_.
3ML
~~~
The `3ML `_ Multi-Mission Maximum
Likelihood framework provides a common high-level interface and model definition,
interfacing under the hood to the official software of the various missions.
3ML provides experimental support to IXPE, which is illustrated, e.g.,
`here `_.
Timing
------
HENDRICS
~~~~~~~~
`HENDRICS `_, the
High-Energy Data Reduction Interface from the Command Shell, is sophisticated
timing analysis package for X-ray astronomy.
HENDRICS has been tested against ``ixpeobssim`` simulations, see, e.g.,
`here `_.