LightCurve

class stash.LightCurve(times, fluxes)[source] [edit on github]

Bases: object

Container for light curves.

Parameters:
times : ndarray

Times

fluxes : ndarray

Fluxes

Methods Summary

get_transit_model(init_params, yerr) Fit a Mandel & Agol transit model to the light curve.
plot(*args, **kwargs)

Methods Documentation

get_transit_model(init_params, yerr)[source] [edit on github]

Fit a Mandel & Agol transit model to the light curve.

Free parameters: inclination, midtransit time, limb-darkening parameters

Parameters:
init_params : list of length 4

Initial fitting parameters for inclination, midtransit time, and two quadratic limb-darkening parmaeters

yerr : float

Uncertainty on flux measurements
Returns:
lc : LightCurve

Best-fit transit model
plot(*args, **kwargs)[source] [edit on github]