Create new tutorials

[barentsen]

This post intends to capture the list of tutorials we'd like to add to PyKE. Ideally, the tutorials would form a nice continuous story.This list is intended to be revised continuously. To make changes to this list, either comment below or edit this post.

Kepler/K2 basics

Data products

• [ ] How to access Kepler and K2 data?
• [ ] What is a Target Pixel File (TPF)?
• [ ] What is a Lightcurve file (LLC)?
• [ ] What is a Full Frame Image (FFI)?
• [ ] What other data products do the archives provide?

Working with pixel data

• [ ] Inspecting and plotting pixel data using kepmask and keppixseries.
• [ ] Identifying instrumental artifacts in the pixel data

Working with lightcurves

• [ ] Inspecting and plotting lightcurves
• [ ] Identifying instrumental artifacts in the lightcurves using the QUALITY flags
• [ ] How to stitch lightcurves from multiple quarters together?
• [ ] How to remove long-term systematics from lightcurves using kepcotrend?
• [ ] How to remove long-term astrophysical trends from lightcurves using kepflatten?
• [ ] How to convert lightcurves to a different format using kepconvert?

Do-it-yourself photometry using PyKE

• [ ] Aperture photometry for Kepler targets
• [x] Aperture photometry and systematics removal for K2 targets
• [x] PSF photometry in a K2 cluster
• [x] Separating a background EB from a foreground star

Studying exoplanets using PyKE

Finding planets

• [ ] How to find planets using kepbls?
• [ ] How to remove systematics due to the spacecraft?

Validating planets

• [ ] How to check if an individual transits is due to artifacts or red noise? (transit like test)
• [ ] How to check for a background EB using the centroiding test? (on target test)
• [ ] How to check for secondary eclipses using the odd-even test? (stellar eclipse test)

Characterizing planets

• [ ] How to fit a transit using keptransit? (or PyTransit or BATMAN)

Characterizing stars using PyKE

Seismology

• [ ] How to plot up a power spectrum
• [ ] Fitting granulation noise?
• [ ] How to extract asteroseismic parameters from a light curve?
• [ ] PS diagrams for a range of stellar types through Kepler, MS to RGB. RGBs in K2.

Rotation

• [ ] How to extract the rotation period from a lightcurve?

Activity

• [ ] How to characterize flares?
• [ ] Fitting star spots
• [ ] Butterfly diagrams/long term activity

[barentsen]

@gully I'd be super happy for you to have a go at editing this TOC based on the work you've been doing. This first list is just a rapid-fire brain dump from me.

[barentsen]

Christina points out we should have asteroseismology and stellar rotation/activity/spot tutorials!