Parameter estimation from time-series data with correlated errors: A wavelet-based method and its application to transit light curves

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 704, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-67

  Carter, Joshua A ^a   Winn, Joshua N ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methods: statistical; Planetary systems; Techniques: photometric

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449564648     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/704/1/51     Document Type: Article

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