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Transit-APP: A Centroid-free Method of Identifying Background Transit False PositivesWe present a centroid-free method to identify which star is the source of a known transit signal from pixel data. This method is based on observed and simulated difference images, and provides a relative probability of a star being the source of the transit compared to other known stars. This method is robust at low S/N compared to common centroid-based methods, and is well suited for space-based transit surveys such as Kepler and TESS.
Document ID
20250003461
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Accepted Manuscript (Version with final changes)
Authors
Steve Bryson ORCID
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Michelle Kunimoto ORCID
(University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Date Acquired
April 9, 2025
Publication Date
April 15, 2025
Publication Information
Publication: Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society
Publisher: American Astronomical Society
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Issue Publication Date: April 14, 2025
e-ISSN: 2515-5172
Subject Category
Astronomy
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: 20-TESS20-0042
WBS: 354171.01.11.02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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Technical Review
NASA Peer Committee
Keywords
surveys
exoplanets
Kepler
TESS
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