astropy / astropy/specreduce

Add ability to generate line list using NIST network services

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Jupyter Notebook
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Description

NIST has a web application that lets you generate a thorium line list given a few parameters. the site can accessed at https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/TH/site.cgi. pretty straightforward api for making the requests, e.g.:

https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/TH/site.cgi?atlaschoice=Thorium&xscale=Wavelength&medium=vacuum&units=nm&low=350&high=360¤t=20&convolve=gaussian&widthnum=0.01&userfile=&state=init

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the example request against the NIST Thorium line-list service at https://physics.nist.gov/cgi-bin/TH/site.cgi and review its returned data. Determine where this repository should expose the request parameters and how the generated line list should be represented; done means a caller can request a thorium line list for specified bounds and settings.

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Assessment

Tech stack
jupyter-notebook
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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