simulate_lc

aspros.simulate_lc(duration, efficiency=0.5, seed=None, noise_scale_factor=2)[source]

Simulate a white dwarf light curve observed with CHEOPS.

Parameters
durationQuantity

Duration of the simulated observations

efficiencyfloat (optional)

Efficiency of the observations, defaults to 0.5.

seedint (optional)

Random seed

noise_scale_factorfloat (optional)

Scale up the observed noise by a factor of the estimated photon noise, defaults to 2.

Returns
lcLightCurve

Light curve of the object