VarStar Detect, a Python library dedicated to the semi-automatic detection of stellar variability
arXiv:2109.06347 · doi:10.17721/2227-1481.12.13-17
Abstract
VarStar Detect is a Python package available on PyPI optimized for the detection of variability inside photometric measurements. Based off of the Least Squares method of regression, VarStar Detect calculates the amplitude of a Fourier Polynomial fit of the data as a measure of variability to assess if the star is indeed variable. This work shows the mathematical background of the package and an analysis of the code's functionality on TESS Sector 1 Data.
Submitted to AASP