A box-fitting algorithm in the search for periodic transits

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2002-06-06

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0206099v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 pages, 12 figures and 1 table, to appear in Astronomy & Astrophysics

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20020802

We study the statistical characteristics of a box-fitting algorithm to analyze stellar photometric time series in the search for periodic transits by extrasolar planets. The algorithm searches for signals characterized by a periodic alternation between two discrete levels, with much less time spent at the lower level. We present numerical as well as analytical results to predict the possible detection significance at various signal parameters. It is shown that the crucial parameter is the effective signal-to-noise ratio -- the expected depth of the transit divided by the standard deviation of the measured photometric average within the transit. When this parameter exceeds the value of 6 we can expect a significant detection of the transit. We show that the box-fitting algorithm performs better than other methods available in the astronomical literature, especially for low signal-to-noise ratios.

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