The DOHA algorithm: A new recipe for cotrending large-scale transiting exoplanet survey light curves

D. Mislis; S. Pyrzas; K. A. Alsubai; Z. I. Tsvetanov; N. P.E. Vilchez

doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2999

The DOHA algorithm: A new recipe for cotrending large-scale transiting exoplanet survey light curves

D. Mislis^*, S. Pyrzas, K. A. Alsubai, Z. I. Tsvetanov, N. P.E. Vilchez

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QEERI - Earth Sciences

Hamad bin Khalifa University

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We present DOHA, a new algorithm for cotrending photometric light curves obtained by transiting exoplanet surveys. The algorithm employs a novel approach to the traditional 'differential photometry' technique, by selecting the most suitable comparison star for each target light curve, using a two-step correlation search. Extensive tests on real data reveal that DOHA corrects both intra-night variations and long-term systematics affecting the data. Statistical studies conducted on a sample of ~9500 light curves from the Qatar Exoplanet Survey reveal that DOHA-corrected light curves show an rms improvement of a factor of ~2, compared to the raw light curves. In addition, we show that the transit detection probability in our sample can increase considerably, even up to a factor of 7, after applying DOHA.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3759-3766
Number of pages	8
Journal	Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Volume	465
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2999
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2017

Keywords

Methods: data analysis
Methods: statistical
Planets and satellites: detection
Techniques: photometric

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