PhaseCurve

class kelp.PhaseCurve(xi, flux, flux_err=None, name=None, channel=None, year=None, renormalize=False)

Bases: object

Thermal phase curve.

Parameters:

xindarray

Times

fluxndarray

Flux measurements

flux_errndarray

Flux errors

namestr

Name of the host star

channelstr

Name of the Spitzer channel

yearint

Year of the observations (for disambiguating)

renormalizebool

Re-normalize the phase curve such that it is represented as \(F_p/F_s\), in units of ppm

Attributes Summary

available
fits_file

Methods Summary

from_name(name, channel[, year])	Initialize a Filter instance from the filter name.
plot([ax, mask])	Plot the phase curve.

Attributes Documentation

available = []

fits_file = None

Methods Documentation

classmethod from_name(name, channel, year=None)

Initialize a Filter instance from the filter name.

Parameters:

namestr (i.e.: “WASP-18”, “KELT-9”)

Name of the host star

channelstr (i.e.: “1” or “2”)

Name of the filter (IRAC channel number)

yearint

Year of the observations (when multiple observations are available)

plot(ax=None, mask=None, **kwargs)

Plot the phase curve.

Parameters:

axAxes

Matplotlib axis object

kwargsdict

Dictionary passed to the plot command

Returns:

axAxes

Updated axis object