Beispiel #1
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 def lnposterior(self, theta):
     """
     The log posterior (priors * likelihood)
     """
     global maxpost, numcalls
     self.set_params(dict(zip(self.fitkeys, theta)))
     # Make sure parallax is positive if we are fitting for it
     if 'PX' in self.fitkeys and self.model.PX.value < 0.0:
         return -np.inf
     if 'SINI' in self.fitkeys and (self.model.SINI.value > 1.0 or self.model.SINI.value < 0.0):
         return -np.inf
     # Do we really need to check both E and ECC or can the model param alias handle that?
     if 'E' in self.fitkeys and (self.model.E.value < 0.0 or self.model.E.value>=1.0):
         return -np.inf
     if 'ECC' in self.fitkeys and (self.model.ECC.value < 0.0 or self.model.ECC.value>=1.0):
         return -np.inf
     phases = self.get_event_phases()
     # Here, I need to negate the survival function of H, so I am looking
     # for the maximum
     lnlikelihood = -1.0*sf_hm(hmw(phases,weights=self.weights),logprob=True)
     numcalls += 1
     if numcalls % (nwalkers * nsteps / 100) == 0:
         print("~%d%% complete" % (numcalls / (nwalkers * nsteps / 100)))
     lnpost = self.lnprior(theta) + lnlikelihood
     if lnpost > maxpost:
         print("New max: ", lnpost)
         for name, val in zip(ftr.fitkeys, theta):
             print("  %8s: %25.15g" % (name, val))
         maxpost = lnpost
         self.maxpost_fitvals = theta
     return lnpost
Beispiel #2
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 def lnposterior(self, theta):
     """
     The log posterior (priors * likelihood)
     """
     global maxpost, numcalls
     self.set_params(dict(zip(self.fitkeys, theta)))
     # Make sure parallax is positive if we are fitting for it
     if 'PX' in self.fitkeys and self.model.PX.value < 0.0:
         return -np.inf
     if 'SINI' in self.fitkeys and (self.model.SINI.value > 1.0
                                    or self.model.SINI.value < 0.0):
         return -np.inf
     # Do we really need to check both E and ECC or can the model param alias handle that?
     if 'E' in self.fitkeys and (self.model.E.value < 0.0
                                 or self.model.E.value >= 1.0):
         return -np.inf
     if 'ECC' in self.fitkeys and (self.model.ECC.value < 0.0
                                   or self.model.ECC.value >= 1.0):
         return -np.inf
     phases = self.get_event_phases()
     # Here, I need to negate the survival function of H, so I am looking
     # for the maximum
     lnlikelihood = -1.0 * sf_hm(hmw(phases, weights=self.weights),
                                 logprob=True)
     numcalls += 1
     if numcalls % (nwalkers * nsteps / 100) == 0:
         print "~%d%% complete" % (numcalls / (nwalkers * nsteps / 100))
     lnpost = self.lnprior(theta) + lnlikelihood
     if lnpost > maxpost:
         print "New max: ", lnpost
         for name, val in zip(ftr.fitkeys, theta):
             print "  %8s: %25.15g" % (name, val)
         maxpost = lnpost
         self.maxpost_fitvals = theta
     return lnpost
Beispiel #3
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 def minimize_func(self, theta):
     """
     Returns -log(likelihood) so that we can use scipy.optimize.minimize
     """
     # first scale the params based on the errors
     ntheta = (theta * self.fiterrs) + self.fitvals
     self.set_params(dict(zip(self.fitkeys, ntheta)))
     if 'PX' in self.fitkeys and self.model.PX.value < 0.0:
         return np.inf
     phases = self.get_event_phases()
     # Here I'm using H-test and computing the log of the probability
     # of getting that value or higher. So this is already a negative
     # log likelihood, and should be minimized.
     lnlikelihood = sf_hm(hmw(phases, self.weights),logprob=True)
     print(lnlikelihood, ntheta)
     return lnlikelihood
Beispiel #4
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 def minimize_func(self, theta):
     """
     Returns -log(likelihood) so that we can use scipy.optimize.minimize
     """
     # first scale the params based on the errors
     ntheta = (theta * self.fiterrs) + self.fitvals
     self.set_params(dict(zip(self.fitkeys, ntheta)))
     if "PX" in self.fitkeys and self.model.PX.value < 0.0:
         return np.inf
     phases = self.get_event_phases()
     # Here I'm using H-test and computing the log of the probability
     # of getting that value or higher. So this is already a negative
     # log likelihood, and should be minimized.
     lnlikelihood = sf_hm(hmw(phases, self.weights), logprob=True)
     print(lnlikelihood, ntheta)
     return lnlikelihood
Beispiel #5
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def main(argv=None):

    if len(argv)==3:
        eventfile, parfile, weightcol = sys.argv[1:]
    elif len(argv)==2:
        eventfile, parfile = sys.argv[1:]
        weightcol=None
    else:
        print("usage: htest_optimize eventfile parfile [weightcol]")
        sys.exit()

    # Read in initial model
    modelin = pint.models.get_model(parfile)
    # Remove the dispersion delay as it is unnecessary
    modelin.delay_funcs['L1'].remove(modelin.dispersion_delay)
    # Set the target coords for automatic weighting if necessary
    if 'ELONG' in modelin.params:
        tc = SkyCoord(modelin.ELONG.quantity,modelin.ELAT.quantity,
            frame='barycentrictrueecliptic')
    else:
        tc = SkyCoord(modelin.RAJ.quantity,modelin.DECJ.quantity,frame='icrs')

    target = tc if weightcol=='CALC' else None

    # TODO: make this properly handle long double
    if not (os.path.isfile(eventfile+".pickle") or
        os.path.isfile(eventfile+".pickle.gz")):
        # Read event file and return list of TOA objects
        tl = fermi.load_Fermi_TOAs(eventfile, weightcolumn=weightcol,
                                   targetcoord=target, minweight=minWeight)
        # Limit the TOAs to ones where we have IERS corrections for
        tl = [tl[ii] for ii in range(len(tl)) if (tl[ii].mjd.value < maxMJD
            and (weightcol is None or tl[ii].flags['weight'] > minWeight))]
        print("There are %d events we will use" % len(tl))
        # Now convert to TOAs object and compute TDBs and posvels
        ts = toa.TOAs(toalist=tl)
        ts.filename = eventfile
        ts.compute_TDBs()
        ts.compute_posvels(ephem="DE421", planets=False)
        ts.pickle()
    else:  # read the events in as a pickle file
        picklefile = toa._check_pickle(eventfile)
        if not picklefile:
            picklefile = eventfile
        ts = toa.TOAs(picklefile)

    if weightcol is not None:
        if weightcol=='CALC':
            weights = np.asarray([x['weight'] for x in ts.table['flags']])
            print("Original weights have min / max weights %.3f / %.3f" % \
                (weights.min(), weights.max()))
            weights **= wgtexp
            wmx, wmn = weights.max(), weights.min()
                # make the highest weight = 1, but keep min weight the same
            weights = wmn + ((weights - wmn) * (1.0 - wmn) / (wmx - wmn))
            for ii, x in enumerate(ts.table['flags']):
                x['weight'] = weights[ii]
        weights = np.asarray([x['weight'] for x in ts.table['flags']])
        print("There are %d events, with min / max weights %.3f / %.3f" % \
            (len(weights), weights.min(), weights.max()))
    else:
        weights = None
        print("There are %d events, no weights are being used." % (len(weights)))

    # Now define the requirements for emcee
    ftr = emcee_fitter(ts, modelin, weights)

    # Use this if you want to see the effect of setting minWeight
    if minWeight == 0.0:
        print("Checking h-test vs weights")
        ftr.prof_vs_weights(use_weights=True)
        ftr.prof_vs_weights(use_weights=False)
        sys.exit()

    # Now compute the photon phases and see if we see a pulse
    phss = ftr.get_event_phases()
    like_start = -1.0*sf_hm(hmw(phss,weights=ftr.weights),logprob=True)
    print("Starting pulse likelihood:", like_start)
    ftr.phaseogram(file=ftr.model.PSR.value+"_pre.png")
    plt.close()
    ftr.phaseogram()

    # Write out the starting pulse profile
    vs, xs = np.histogram(ftr.get_event_phases(), outprof_nbins, \
        range=[0,1], weights=ftr.weights)
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value+"_prof_pre.txt", 'w')
    for x, v in zip(xs, vs):
        f.write("%.5f  %12.5f\n" % (x, v))
    f.close()

    # Try normal optimization first to see how it goes
    if do_opt_first:
        result = op.minimize(ftr.minimize_func, np.zeros_like(ftr.fitvals))
        newfitvals = np.asarray(result['x']) * ftr.fiterrs + ftr.fitvals
        like_optmin = -result['fun']
        print("Optimization likelihood:", like_optmin)
        ftr.set_params(dict(zip(ftr.fitkeys, newfitvals)))
        ftr.phaseogram()
    else:
        like_optmin = -np.inf

    # Set up the initial conditions for the emcee walkers.  Use the
    # scipy.optimize newfitvals instead if they are better
    ndim = ftr.n_fit_params
    if like_start > like_optmin:
        # Keep the starting deviations small...
        pos = [ftr.fitvals + ftr.fiterrs/errfact * np.random.randn(ndim)
            for ii in range(nwalkers)]
        # Set starting params with uniform priors to uniform in the prior
        for param in ["GLPH_1", "GLEP_1", "SINI", "M2", "E", "ECC", "PX", "A1"]:
            if param in ftr.fitkeys:
                idx = ftr.fitkeys.index(param)
                if param=="GLPH_1":
                    svals = np.random.uniform(-0.5, 0.5, nwalkers)
                elif param=="GLEP_1":
                    svals = np.random.uniform(minMJD+100, maxMJD-100, nwalkers)
                    #svals = 55422.0 + np.random.randn(nwalkers)
                elif param=="SINI":
                    svals = np.random.uniform(0.0, 1.0, nwalkers)
                elif param=="M2":
                    svals = np.random.uniform(0.1, 0.6, nwalkers)
                elif param in ["E", "ECC", "PX", "A1"]:
                    # Ensure all positive
                    svals = np.fabs(ftr.fitvals[idx] + ftr.fiterrs[idx] *
                                    np.random.randn(nwalkers))
                    if param in ["E", "ECC"]:
                        svals[svals>1.0] = 1.0 - (svals[svals>1.0] - 1.0)
                for ii in range(nwalkers):
                    pos[ii][idx] = svals[ii]
    else:
        pos = [newfitvals + ftr.fiterrs/errfact*np.random.randn(ndim)
            for i in range(nwalkers)]
    # Set the 0th walker to have the initial pre-fit solution
    # This way, one walker should always be in a good position
    pos[0] = ftr.fitvals

    import emcee
    #sampler = emcee.EnsembleSampler(nwalkers, ndim, ftr.lnposterior, threads=10)
    sampler = emcee.EnsembleSampler(nwalkers, ndim, ftr.lnposterior)
    # The number is the number of points in the chain
    sampler.run_mcmc(pos, nsteps)

    def chains_to_dict(names, sampler):
        chains = [sampler.chain[:,:,ii].T for ii in range(len(names))]
        return dict(zip(names,chains))

    def plot_chains(chain_dict, file=False):
        np = len(chain_dict)
        fig, axes = plt.subplots(np, 1, sharex=True, figsize=(8, 9))
        for ii, name in enumerate(chain_dict.keys()):
            axes[ii].plot(chain_dict[name], color="k", alpha=0.3)
            axes[ii].set_ylabel(name)
        axes[np-1].set_xlabel("Step Number")
        fig.tight_layout()
        if file:
            fig.savefig(file)
            plt.close()
        else:
            plt.show()
            plt.close()

    chains = chains_to_dict(ftr.fitkeys, sampler)
    plot_chains(chains, file=ftr.model.PSR.value+"_chains.png")

    # Make the triangle plot.
    try:
        import corner
        samples = sampler.chain[:, burnin:, :].reshape((-1, ndim))
        fig = corner.corner(samples, labels=ftr.fitkeys, bins=50)
        fig.savefig(ftr.model.PSR.value+"_triangle.png")
        plt.close()
    except:
        pass

    # Make a phaseogram with the 50th percentile values
    #ftr.set_params(dict(zip(ftr.fitkeys, np.percentile(samples, 50, axis=0))))
    # Make a phaseogram with the best MCMC result
    ftr.set_params(dict(zip(ftr.fitkeys, ftr.maxpost_fitvals)))
    ftr.phaseogram(file=ftr.model.PSR.value+"_post.png")
    plt.close()


    # Write out the output pulse profile
    vs, xs = np.histogram(ftr.get_event_phases(), outprof_nbins, \
        range=[0,1], weights=ftr.weights)
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value+"_prof_post.txt", 'w')
    for x, v in zip(xs, vs):
        f.write("%.5f  %12.5f\n" % (x, v))
    f.close()

    # Write out the par file for the best MCMC parameter est
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value+"_post.par", 'w')
    f.write(ftr.model.as_parfile())
    f.close()

    # Print the best MCMC values and ranges
    ranges = map(lambda v: (v[1], v[2]-v[1], v[1]-v[0]),
        zip(*np.percentile(samples, [16, 50, 84], axis=0)))
    print("Post-MCMC values (50th percentile +/- (16th/84th percentile):")
    for name, vals in zip(ftr.fitkeys, ranges):
        print("%8s:"%name, "%25.15g (+ %12.5g  / - %12.5g)"%vals)

    # Put the same stuff in a file
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value+"_results.txt", 'w')

    f.write("Post-MCMC values (50th percentile +/- (16th/84th percentile):\n")
    for name, vals in zip(ftr.fitkeys, ranges):
        f.write("%8s:"%name + " %25.15g (+ %12.5g  / - %12.5g)\n"%vals)

    f.write("\nMaximum likelihood par file:\n")
    f.write(ftr.model.as_parfile())
    f.close()

    import cPickle
    cPickle.dump(samples, open(ftr.model.PSR.value+"_samples.pickle", "wb"))
Beispiel #6
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def main(argv=None):

    if len(argv) == 3:
        eventfile, parfile, weightcol = sys.argv[1:]
    elif len(argv) == 2:
        eventfile, parfile = sys.argv[1:]
        weightcol = None
    else:
        print("usage: htest_optimize eventfile parfile [weightcol]")
        sys.exit()

    # Read in initial model
    modelin = pint.models.get_model(parfile)
    # Remove the dispersion delay as it is unnecessary
    modelin.delay_funcs.remove(modelin.dispersion_delay)
    # Set the target coords for automatic weighting if necessary
    if "ELONG" in modelin.params:
        tc = SkyCoord(
            modelin.ELONG.quantity,
            modelin.ELAT.quantity,
            frame="barycentrictrueecliptic",
        )
    else:
        tc = SkyCoord(modelin.RAJ.quantity, modelin.DECJ.quantity, frame="icrs")

    target = tc if weightcol == "CALC" else None

    # TODO: make this properly handle long double
    if not (
        os.path.isfile(eventfile + ".pickle")
        or os.path.isfile(eventfile + ".pickle.gz")
    ):
        # Read event file and return list of TOA objects
        tl = fermi.load_Fermi_TOAs(
            eventfile, weightcolumn=weightcol, targetcoord=target, minweight=minWeight
        )
        # Limit the TOAs to ones where we have IERS corrections for
        tl = [
            tl[ii]
            for ii in range(len(tl))
            if (
                tl[ii].mjd.value < maxMJD
                and (weightcol is None or tl[ii].flags["weight"] > minWeight)
            )
        ]
        print("There are %d events we will use" % len(tl))
        # Now convert to TOAs object and compute TDBs and posvels
        ts = toa.TOAs(toalist=tl)
        ts.filename = eventfile
        ts.compute_TDBs()
        ts.compute_posvels(ephem="DE421", planets=False)
        ts.pickle()
    else:  # read the events in as a pickle file
        picklefile = toa._check_pickle(eventfile)
        if not picklefile:
            picklefile = eventfile
        ts = toa.TOAs(picklefile)

    if weightcol is not None:
        if weightcol == "CALC":
            weights = np.asarray([x["weight"] for x in ts.table["flags"]])
            print(
                "Original weights have min / max weights %.3f / %.3f"
                % (weights.min(), weights.max())
            )
            weights **= wgtexp
            wmx, wmn = weights.max(), weights.min()
            # make the highest weight = 1, but keep min weight the same
            weights = wmn + ((weights - wmn) * (1.0 - wmn) / (wmx - wmn))
            for ii, x in enumerate(ts.table["flags"]):
                x["weight"] = weights[ii]
        weights = np.asarray([x["weight"] for x in ts.table["flags"]])
        print(
            "There are %d events, with min / max weights %.3f / %.3f"
            % (len(weights), weights.min(), weights.max())
        )
    else:
        weights = None
        print("There are %d events, no weights are being used." % (len(weights)))

    # Now define the requirements for emcee
    ftr = emcee_fitter(ts, modelin, weights)

    # Use this if you want to see the effect of setting minWeight
    if minWeight == 0.0:
        print("Checking h-test vs weights")
        ftr.prof_vs_weights(use_weights=True)
        ftr.prof_vs_weights(use_weights=False)
        sys.exit()

    # Now compute the photon phases and see if we see a pulse
    phss = ftr.get_event_phases()
    like_start = -1.0 * sf_hm(hmw(phss, weights=ftr.weights), logprob=True)
    print("Starting pulse likelihood:", like_start)
    ftr.phaseogram(file=ftr.model.PSR.value + "_pre.png")
    plt.close()
    ftr.phaseogram()

    # Write out the starting pulse profile
    vs, xs = np.histogram(
        ftr.get_event_phases(), outprof_nbins, range=[0, 1], weights=ftr.weights
    )
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value + "_prof_pre.txt", "w")
    for x, v in zip(xs, vs):
        f.write("%.5f  %12.5f\n" % (x, v))
    f.close()

    # Try normal optimization first to see how it goes
    if do_opt_first:
        result = op.minimize(ftr.minimize_func, np.zeros_like(ftr.fitvals))
        newfitvals = np.asarray(result["x"]) * ftr.fiterrs + ftr.fitvals
        like_optmin = -result["fun"]
        print("Optimization likelihood:", like_optmin)
        ftr.set_params(dict(zip(ftr.fitkeys, newfitvals)))
        ftr.phaseogram()
    else:
        like_optmin = -np.inf

    # Set up the initial conditions for the emcee walkers.  Use the
    # scipy.optimize newfitvals instead if they are better
    ndim = ftr.n_fit_params
    if like_start > like_optmin:
        # Keep the starting deviations small...
        pos = [
            ftr.fitvals + ftr.fiterrs / errfact * np.random.randn(ndim)
            for ii in range(nwalkers)
        ]
        # Set starting params with uniform priors to uniform in the prior
        for param in ["GLPH_1", "GLEP_1", "SINI", "M2", "E", "ECC", "PX", "A1"]:
            if param in ftr.fitkeys:
                idx = ftr.fitkeys.index(param)
                if param == "GLPH_1":
                    svals = np.random.uniform(-0.5, 0.5, nwalkers)
                elif param == "GLEP_1":
                    svals = np.random.uniform(minMJD + 100, maxMJD - 100, nwalkers)
                    # svals = 55422.0 + np.random.randn(nwalkers)
                elif param == "SINI":
                    svals = np.random.uniform(0.0, 1.0, nwalkers)
                elif param == "M2":
                    svals = np.random.uniform(0.1, 0.6, nwalkers)
                elif param in ["E", "ECC", "PX", "A1"]:
                    # Ensure all positive
                    svals = np.fabs(
                        ftr.fitvals[idx] + ftr.fiterrs[idx] * np.random.randn(nwalkers)
                    )
                    if param in ["E", "ECC"]:
                        svals[svals > 1.0] = 1.0 - (svals[svals > 1.0] - 1.0)
                for ii in range(nwalkers):
                    pos[ii][idx] = svals[ii]
    else:
        pos = [
            newfitvals + ftr.fiterrs / errfact * np.random.randn(ndim)
            for i in range(nwalkers)
        ]
    # Set the 0th walker to have the initial pre-fit solution
    # This way, one walker should always be in a good position
    pos[0] = ftr.fitvals

    import emcee

    # sampler = emcee.EnsembleSampler(nwalkers, ndim, ftr.lnposterior, threads=10)
    sampler = emcee.EnsembleSampler(nwalkers, ndim, ftr.lnposterior)
    # The number is the number of points in the chain
    sampler.run_mcmc(pos, nsteps)

    def chains_to_dict(names, sampler):
        chains = [sampler.chain[:, :, ii].T for ii in range(len(names))]
        return dict(zip(names, chains))

    def plot_chains(chain_dict, file=False):
        np = len(chain_dict)
        fig, axes = plt.subplots(np, 1, sharex=True, figsize=(8, 9))
        for ii, name in enumerate(chain_dict.keys()):
            axes[ii].plot(chain_dict[name], color="k", alpha=0.3)
            axes[ii].set_ylabel(name)
        axes[np - 1].set_xlabel("Step Number")
        fig.tight_layout()
        if file:
            fig.savefig(file)
            plt.close()
        else:
            plt.show()
            plt.close()

    chains = chains_to_dict(ftr.fitkeys, sampler)
    plot_chains(chains, file=ftr.model.PSR.value + "_chains.png")

    # Make the triangle plot.
    try:
        import corner

        samples = sampler.chain[:, burnin:, :].reshape((-1, ndim))
        fig = corner.corner(samples, labels=ftr.fitkeys, bins=50)
        fig.savefig(ftr.model.PSR.value + "_triangle.png")
        plt.close()
    except ImportError:
        pass

    # Make a phaseogram with the 50th percentile values
    # ftr.set_params(dict(zip(ftr.fitkeys, np.percentile(samples, 50, axis=0))))
    # Make a phaseogram with the best MCMC result
    ftr.set_params(dict(zip(ftr.fitkeys, ftr.maxpost_fitvals)))
    ftr.phaseogram(file=ftr.model.PSR.value + "_post.png")
    plt.close()

    # Write out the output pulse profile
    vs, xs = np.histogram(
        ftr.get_event_phases(), outprof_nbins, range=[0, 1], weights=ftr.weights
    )
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value + "_prof_post.txt", "w")
    for x, v in zip(xs, vs):
        f.write("%.5f  %12.5f\n" % (x, v))
    f.close()

    # Write out the par file for the best MCMC parameter est
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value + "_post.par", "w")
    f.write(ftr.model.as_parfile())
    f.close()

    # Print the best MCMC values and ranges
    ranges = map(
        lambda v: (v[1], v[2] - v[1], v[1] - v[0]),
        zip(*np.percentile(samples, [16, 50, 84], axis=0)),
    )
    print("Post-MCMC values (50th percentile +/- (16th/84th percentile):")
    for name, vals in zip(ftr.fitkeys, ranges):
        print("%8s:" % name, "%25.15g (+ %12.5g  / - %12.5g)" % vals)

    # Put the same stuff in a file
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value + "_results.txt", "w")

    f.write("Post-MCMC values (50th percentile +/- (16th/84th percentile):\n")
    for name, vals in zip(ftr.fitkeys, ranges):
        f.write("%8s:" % name + " %25.15g (+ %12.5g  / - %12.5g)\n" % vals)

    f.write("\nMaximum likelihood par file:\n")
    f.write(ftr.model.as_parfile())
    f.close()

    import cPickle

    cPickle.dump(samples, open(ftr.model.PSR.value + "_samples.pickle", "wb"))
Beispiel #7
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        print "There are %d events, no weights are being used." % (
            len(weights))

    # Now define the requirements for emcee
    ftr = emcee_fitter(ts, modelin, weights)

    # Use this if you want to see the effect of setting minWeight
    if minWeight == 0.0:
        print("Checking h-test vs weights")
        ftr.prof_vs_weights(use_weights=True)
        ftr.prof_vs_weights(use_weights=False)
        sys.exit()

    # Now compute the photon phases and see if we see a pulse
    phss = ftr.get_event_phases()
    like_start = -1.0 * sf_hm(hmw(phss, weights=ftr.weights), logprob=True)
    print "Starting pulse likelihood:", like_start
    ftr.phaseogram(file=ftr.model.PSR.value + "_pre.png")
    plt.close()
    ftr.phaseogram()

    # Write out the starting pulse profile
    vs, xs = np.histogram(ftr.get_event_phases(), outprof_nbins, \
        range=[0,1], weights=ftr.weights)
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value + "_prof_pre.txt", 'w')
    for x, v in zip(xs, vs):
        f.write("%.5f  %12.5f\n" % (x, v))
    f.close()

    # Try normal optimization first to see how it goes
    if do_opt_first:
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        weights = None
        print "There are %d events, no weights are being used." % (len(weights))

    # Now define the requirements for emcee
    ftr = emcee_fitter(ts, modelin, weights)

    # Use this if you want to see the effect of setting minWeight
    if minWeight == 0.0:
        print("Checking h-test vs weights")
        ftr.prof_vs_weights(use_weights=True)
        ftr.prof_vs_weights(use_weights=False)
        sys.exit()

    # Now compute the photon phases and see if we see a pulse
    phss = ftr.get_event_phases()
    like_start = -1.0*sf_hm(hmw(phss,weights=ftr.weights),logprob=True)
    print "Starting pulse likelihood:", like_start
    ftr.phaseogram(file=ftr.model.PSR.value+"_pre.png")
    plt.close()
    ftr.phaseogram()

    # Write out the starting pulse profile
    vs, xs = np.histogram(ftr.get_event_phases(), outprof_nbins, \
        range=[0,1], weights=ftr.weights)
    f = open(ftr.model.PSR.value+"_prof_pre.txt", 'w')
    for x, v in zip(xs, vs):
        f.write("%.5f  %12.5f\n" % (x, v))
    f.close()

    # Try normal optimization first to see how it goes
    if do_opt_first: