Science use Cases for Time Series

  • Use Case #1: Supernova classification using the light curve
    • Description: The visual light curves of the different supernova types vary in shape and amplitude, based on the underlying mechanisms of the explosion, the way that visible radiation is produced, and the transparency of the ejected material.
File:Comparative supernova type light curves.png
    • Requirements
      • Combine photometry and light curves of a given object in the same photometric band
      • Show me a list of data that satisfies
        • Target= SN 2011FE
        • Datatype= Photometry or TimeSeries/lightcurves
        • Axes include time
        • Axes include brightness
        • Information on photometric band (zero point, transmission curve of the filter)

  • Use Case #2: Follow-up characterisation of supernovae (based on Zhang et al. arXiv:1208.6078v1)
    • Description: Light curves at different wavelength provide different information allowing a better understanding of the physical processes related to the supernovae explosion.
    • Requirements
      • Combine photometry and light curves of a given object in the same photometric band. Repeat this for all the available bands.
      • Show me a list of data that satisfies
        • Target= SN 2010JL
        • Datatype= Photometry or TimeSeries/lightcurves
        • Axes include time
        • Axes include brightness
        • Information on photometric band (zero point, transmission curve of the filter)

  • Use Case #3: Exoplanet studies using radial velocities (based on Lagrange et al. 2012)
    • Description: Radial
    • Show me a list of data that satisfies
      • Datatype= TimeSeries/radial velocity curves
      • Axes include time
      • Axes include radial velocity

  • Use Case #4: Asteroseismic studies of pulsating variables (based on García-Hernández et al. 2009)
    • Show me a list of data that satisfies
      • Datatype=TimeSeries/power spectra
      • Axes include frequencies
      • Axes include power

  • Use Case #5: Eclipsing binary systems (based on Gómez Maqueo et al 2009)
    • Show me a list of data that satisfies
      • Datatype=TimeSeries/lightcurves
      • Axes include phase (or axes including time and information on the period available in the metadata)
      • Axes include differences in magnitudes

  • Use Case #6: Spectral and temporal variability study of X-ray sources (based on Zhang et al. 2006)
    • Show me a list of data that satisfies
      • Datatype=TimeSeries/hardness ratio
      • Axes include time
      • Axes include hardness ratio
Resources Collection of links to existing efforts and relevant information

IVOA DAL WG pages on Light Curves and Time Series http://wiki.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/LightCurves
Draft IVOA note on 'Time Series Data' (Dec 2010) http://wiki.ivoa.net/internal/IVOA/LightCurves/STSP.pdf
.Astronomy Simple Time Series Web page http://dotastro.org/simpletimeseries/
.Astronomy Simple Time Series in Hotwiring the Transients Universe book (2009) http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/hotwired2/book/chapters/TimeSeries.pdf
Time Series Slides (Urbana 2012) Timeseries_VO_Urbana_may2012.pdf


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