simulated_lc

astronify.simulator.simulated_lc(lc_type, lc_ofile='', lc_length=500, lc_noise=0.0, visualize=False, lc_yoffset=100.0, transit_depth=10.0, transit_period=50.0, transit_start=10, transit_width=5, sine_amp=10.0, sine_period=50.0, flare_time=10, flare_amp=100.0, flare_halfwidth=5)

Create light curve with specified parameters as a Table, and optionally writes a FITS file with the same information.

All parameters default to the configuration values.

Parameters

lc_typestr

The type of light curve to make. Valid options are ‘flat’, ‘transit’, ‘sine’, and ‘flare’.

lc_ofilestr or None

Optional. Name of output FITS file. If set to None, no file will be saved to disk.

lc_lengthint

Optional. Length of the light curve (i.e. the number of flux values).

lc_noisefloat

Optional. Standard deviation of normal distribution to draw from when adding noise, a value of zero means no noise is added.

visualizebool

Optional. If True, plot the light curve being made to the screen.

lc_yoffsetfloat

Optional. Baseline flux level (unitless).

transit_depth: float

Depth of transit, as a percent (e.g., 10.0 = 10%.)

transit_periodint

Period of transit (number of fluxes/bins between the start of each event.) (Only relevant for transit type light curve).

transit_startint

Start index of transit (the index of the flux/bin to use as the start of the first transit event.) (Only relevant for transit type light curve).

transit_widthint

Width of transit (number of fluxes/bins between the start and end of each event.)

sine_ampfloat

Amplitude of the sinusoidal signal to add.

sine_periodfloat

Period of the sinusoidal signal to add.

flare_time: int

Time corresponding to the maximum flare flux.

flare_ampfloat

The peak (maximum flux) of the flare.

flare_halfwidthfloat

The flare half-width (measured in indices) that corresponds to “t_1/2” in the Davenport et al. flare template.

Returns

responseTable

The time and flux columns.