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[ascl:2510.009] CMDFitter: Fit a probabilistic generative model to a color-magnitude diagram
CMDFitter fits a probabilistic generative model to a color–magnitude diagram (CMD) of a star cluster or stellar population. Developed in Python, it uses a definition file to specify input photometry, isochrone models, and parameter priors, then samples the posterior distribution of stellar-population parameters (e.g., age, distance, metallicity) via nested sampling. The output includes posterior estimates of model parameters as well as diagnostic plots of the fitted model over-laid on the CMD. CMDFitter is particularly suited for interpreting deep stellar-population photometry in crowded fields and supports flexible customization of priors, isochrone sets, and observational uncertainties.
Code site:
https://github.com/MichaelDAlbrow/CMDFitter
Used in:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024MNRAS.528.6211A https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2025MNRAS.536..471A
Described in:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022MNRAS.515..730A
Bibcode:
2025ascl.soft10009A


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