TESS Cycle 1 T16 Transit Candidate Vetting Plots

Cycle 1 TESS data contains vetting plots for planet candidates, distributed across 40 compressed archives. The plots summarize key validation diagnostics like phase-folded light curves and periodograms, named with Gaia source identifiers for cross-matching with associated catalogs. These products enable independent inspection and follow-up studies of the reported exoplanet candidates.

Use Cases

• Cross-match candidate validation diagnostics using the Gaia source identifier to link vetting plots with published catalogs.
• Analyze phase-folded light curves from individual vetting plots to assess transit signal characteristics.
• Inspect periodograms and transit model fits within the plots to evaluate candidate orbital periods.
• Study image-based analyses in the plots to rule out false positives from background sources.
• Examine the separate archive for single-transit candidates to identify long-period exoplanet candidates.

Strengths

• Contains vetting plots for candidates from the TESS Cycle 1 T16 transit search, a specific mission data release.
• Plots are organized into 40 compressed archives for manageable distribution.
• Includes a dedicated archive for candidates exhibiting only a single detected transit.

Limitations

• The dataset consists of image/plot files, not tabular data, limiting direct statistical analysis.
• Data is distributed across many archives, requiring users to download and extract multiple files.
• The sample size and specific count of candidate plots are not provided in the description.

Provenance

Source

Harvard Dataverse, authored by Joshua Roth.

Collection Method

Vetting plots generated from the TESS Cycle 1 T16 transit search candidate validation process.

Time Range

Covers TESS Cycle 1 observation data.

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-03-17.

Geography

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