ForMoSA: Forward Modeling tool for Spectral Analysis
arXiv:2607.26243
ForMoSA is an open‑source Python package that uses Bayesian methods to fit spectroscopic and photometric data of directly imaged young planetary‑mass brown dwarfs and exoplanets, supporting various self‑consistent atmospheric models.
Abstract
ForMoSA (FORward MOdeling tool for Spectral Analysis) is an open-source Python package to fit spectroscopic and photometric observations using a Bayesian framework. It can utilize different self-consistent atmospheric models to perform robust parameter space exploration. It has been mainly designed for fitting directly imaged young planetary-mass brown dwarfs and exoplanets. The developments within ForMoSA are supported by an international collaboration of several laboratories in France (IPAG, LIRA, LAM, and Lagrange), Germany (MPIA), USA (NASA Goddard), and Chile (FCLA, Universidad Diego Portales, and Universidad de Chile). The evolution of the code and the growing interest from the scientific community has led to the need for this dedicated publication alongside the release of ForMoSA v2.0, which has been refactored into a class architecture with user-friendly features and extended functionalities.
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