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A python module for adding realistic interstellar scattering to 
astronomical images.

You can follow the active development of this project through its public
repository on `GitHub <https://github.com/krosenfeld/slimscat>`_.  

Quick Guide
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.. toctree::
   :maxdepth: 2

   user/install
   user/examples
   user/ss

References
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If you make use of this code, please cite:
`Johnson, M. D., & Gwinn, C. R. 2015, ApJ, 805, 180  <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...805..180J>`_

If you are interested in learning more about the physics
of scattering in this regime then try these papers: 

- `The Physics of Pulsar Scintillation <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1992RSPTA.341..151N>`_
- `The Shape of a Scatter-Broadened Image. <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989MNRAS.238..963N>`_
- `Radio propagation through the turbulent interstellar plasma <http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1990ARA%26A..28..561R>`_