https://kevinhainline.github.io/tags/open-source-software/Open-Source SoftwareHugo Blox Builder (https://hugoblox.com)en-usFri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kevinhainline.github.io/media/icon_hu13005498772911772797.pnghttps://kevinhainline.github.io/tags/open-source-software/https://kevinhainline.github.io/post/nifty_fits_spectra/Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://kevinhainline.github.io/post/nifty_fits_spectra/<p>Given the excitement over the discovery of , brown dwarfs across extragalacti observations made with JWST, I worked with my former graduate student to write NIFTY: Near-Infrared Fitting for T- and Y-Dwarfs, a Bayesian/MCMC fitter that works with both near-to-mid IR photometry (primarily from JWST/NIRCam and MIRI) and NIRSpec prism spectroscopy. , compares the observed data to three brown dwarf model sets (Sonora Elf Owl, LOWZ, and ATMO2020++), with more coming. You can read more about the software in . It was designed to run quickly and efficiently, producing fits, corner plots, and output parameter, with uncertainties. Please email me if you have any questions or comments about the software!</p>