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2009ApJ...701.1742B - Astrophys. J., 701, 1742-1752 (2009/August-3)

A bayesian approach to the analysis of time symmetry in light curves: reconsidering Scorpius X-1 occultations.

BLOCKER A.W., PROTOPAPAS P. and ALCOCK C.R.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a new approach to the analysis of time symmetry in light curves, such as those in the X-ray at the center of the Scorpius X-1 occultation debate. Our method uses a new parameterization for such events (the bilogistic event profile) and provides a clear, physically relevant characterization of each event's key features. We also demonstrate a Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm to carry out this analysis, including a novel independence chain configuration for the estimation of each event's location in the light curve. These tools are applied to the Scorpius X-1 light curves presented in Chang et al., providing additional evidence based on the time series that the events detected thus far are most likely not occultations by trans-Neptunian objects.

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Journal keyword(s): Kuiper Belt - methods: data analysis - methods: numerical - methods: statistical - stars: individual: Scorpius X-1

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