transit-least-squares

Detect exoplanet transits by using Transit Least Squares to fit realistic transit models across period, duration, and epoch in time-domain photometry data. It generates period power spectra and TLS diagnostics to identify periodic transit-like dips in stellar light curves.

Transit Least Squares outperforms generic periodograms because it fits realistic planet transit models to stellar light curves instead of generic sinusoidal signals. This transit-shaped detection mechanism enables more sensitive exoplanet discovery and validation.

Yes, you need a flux_err array to run a transit search with proper weighting. Instantiating a Transit Least Squares object requires time, flux, and flux_err arrays to generate accurate period power spectra and TLS diagnostics.

Yes, you can use transit detection for multi-planet searches in light curve data. The method supports transit masking for multi-planet searches, allowing you to iteratively detect, model, and mask transits to find additional planets in the same system.

The best way to visualize phase-folded light curves after detecting a transit signal is using the built-in phase-folded visualization and model light curve outputs. These features help validate transit-shaped signals and characterize exoplanet parameters.

Yes, this transit detection method works with single-planet transit searches in TESS photometry. It applies to time-domain photometry data from missions like TESS and Kepler for both single- and multi-planet transit searches.