centroid¶
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specutils.analysis.centroid(spectrum, region)[source]¶ Calculate the centroid of a region, or regions, of the spectrum.
- Parameters
- spectrum
Spectrum1D The spectrum object overwhich the centroid will be calculated.
- region: `~specutils.utils.SpectralRegion` or list of `~specutils.utils.SpectralRegion`
Region within the spectrum to calculate the centroid.
- spectrum
- Returns
- centroidfloat or list (based on region input)
Centroid of the spectrum or within the regions
Notes
The spectrum will need to be continuum subtracted before calling this method. See the analysis documentation for more information.