A Python-based GUI Software to Calculate Times of Maximum and Minimum: Xtrema

BAHAR E., ŞENAVCI H. V., BAŞTÜRK Ö.

Conference on Living Together: Planets, Host Stars and Binaries, Litomysl, Çek Cumhuriyeti, 8 - 12 Eylül 2014, cilt.496, ss.288-289 identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 496
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Litomysl
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Çek Cumhuriyeti
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.288-289
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We develop a python-based GUI code, Xtrema, that can be used for calculating the times of minimum for eclipsing binary systems as well as the maxima of pulsating stars. Xtrema performs minimum/maximum time determination from multi cycle light curves (i.e., 1000) such as from Kepler/CoRoT data, using different methods, and also provides error estimates. Despite the coarse sampling rate of the long cadence Kepler data, Xtrema can be used to determine reliable times of minimum/maximum by combining successive minimum/maximum profiles as defined by the user.