Detection Functions

Function to see if a planet is detectable

class detection.Planet(name, depth, duration, number=3)

Defines a set of parameters for planets in our solar system.

Parameters:

  • name (str) – Name of the planet.

  • depth (int) – Transit depth in ppm.

  • duration (int) – Transit duration in hours.

  • number (int) – Number of transits.

detectability_check()

Performs the detectability check for an array of planet data.

Parameters:

planets_data (list) – List of tuples containing planet data in the format (name, depth, duration).

Returns:

None. Prints the detection results on the screen.

is_detectable(nsr, nsr_plato=34)

Determines if the planet is detectable based on the noise level.

Parameters:

  • nsr (float) – Noise level of the planet transit signal at detector level.

  • nsr_plato (float, optional) – Threshold noise level for detection. Defaults to 34 ppm sqrt(hr).

Returns:

‘Detectable planet’ or ‘Non-detectable planet’.

Return type:

str

noise_level(eta=7.1)

Calculates the noise level of the planet transit signal at detector level.

Parameters:

eta (float, optional) – Statistical significance value adopted for PLATO. Defaults to 7.1.

Returns:

The noise level of the planet transit signal at detector level.

Return type:

float