TEMPO2 Plugins

Tempo2 was designed so that it can be easily extended using "plugin" software developed by outside users. These plugins can be written in C or C++ and can link with external libraries such as PGPLOT, tcl/tk, qt etc. Some of the most recent plugins are listed below. Feel free to add new plugins to this list.

Output formats

Plugin	Main author	Summary	Documentation	Download	Last modification	Reference
PTA_Correlation	Daniel Yardley	Gives estimate of GWB amplitude and its error; input: parameter files and ToAs	see reference	PTA_Correlation_NEWTON_plug.c	18 Nov 10	Yardley et al. (2011)
xfer_func4	Daniel Yardley	Gives estimate of transfer function of tempo2 fitting acting on white noise with same sampling as original ToAs; input: parameter files and ToAs	see reference	xfer_func4_plug.c	02 Dec 10	Yardley et al. (2011)
PSD_simulator	Daniel Yardley	Provides simulated ToAs which fit a given red-noise model, white noise from ToA errors and real sampling; input parameter files and ToAs	see reference	PSD_simulator_plug.c	18 Nov 10	Yardley et al. (2011)

The above plugins are very much "research" plugins, meaning that the code is complicated, hard to read and includes chunks of commented-out code and other comments. Feel free to write a better version!

Graphical interfaces

Plugin	Main author	Summary	Documentation	Download	Last modification	Reference
plk	George Hobbs	Main graphical interface for standard pulsar timing applications	wiki page	plk_plug.C	27 Apr 07