ASAP - A SYSTEMATIC-APPROACH TO PLASMA SPECTRAL-SYNTHESIS

ASAP (Analysis System for Astrophysical Plasmas), developed at the Oss ervatorio Astronomico di Palermo, is a package of procedures based on IDL. It is aimed at the detailed presentation of theoretical models of astrophysical plasmas and the accurate comparison with observational data, up to fittings of specific observations. It is also useful for t he prediction of specific observations, and for the simulation of the expected performances of forthcoming instruments, for instance those o n board SOHO.