A software package for stellar and solar inverse-Compton emission: Stellarics

TL;DR

Stellarics is a versatile software tool designed to calculate gamma-ray emission from inverse-Compton scattering involving cosmic-ray leptons in various astrophysical environments, supporting flexible modulation models and user-defined spectra.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive, publicly available software package that models inverse-Compton emission with customizable parameters and outputs, advancing computational tools in high-energy astrophysics.

Findings

Provides detailed gamma-ray emission profiles and spectra.

Supports flexible modulation and target photon spectra.

Enables broader applications in astrophysical modeling.

Abstract

We present our software to compute gamma-ray emission from inverse-Compton scattering by cosmic-ray leptons in the heliosphere, as well as in the photospheres of stars. It includes a formulation of modulation in the heliosphere, but it can be used for any user-defined modulation model. Profiles and spectra are output to FITS files in a variety of forms for convenient use. Also included are general-purpose inverse-Compton routines with other features like energy loss rates and emissivity for any user-defined target photon and lepton spectra. The software is publicly available and it is under continuing development.