%0 Generic %1 hogg2013maximizing %A Hogg, David W. %A Angus, Ruth %A Barclay, Tom %A Dawson, Rebekah %A Fergus, Rob %A Foreman-Mackey, Dan %A Harmeling, Stefan %A Hirsch, Michael %A Lang, Dustin %A Montet, Benjamin T. %A Schiminovich, David %A Schölkopf, Bernhard %D 2013 %K 2013 Kepler a:Hogg planets proposal %T Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Detailed models of the focal plane in the two-wheel era %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1309.0653 %X Kepler's immense photometric precision to date was maintained through satellite stability and precise pointing. In this white paper, we argue that image modeling--fitting the Kepler-downlinked raw pixel data--can vastly improve the precision of Kepler in pointing-degraded two-wheel mode. We argue that a non-trivial modeling effort may permit continuance of photometry at 10-ppm-level precision. We demonstrate some baby steps towards precise models in both data-driven (flexible) and physics-driven (interpretably parameterized) modes. We demonstrate that the expected drift or jitter in positions in the two-weel era will help with constraining calibration parameters. In particular, we show that we can infer the device flat-field at higher than pixel resolution; that is, we can infer pixel-to-pixel variations in intra-pixel sensitivity. These results are relevant to almost any scientific goal for the repurposed mission; image modeling ought to be a part of any two-wheel repurpose for the satellite. We make other recommendations for Kepler operations, but fundamentally advocate that the project stick with its core mission of finding and characterizing Earth analogs. abridged

@misc{hogg2013maximizing, abstract = {Kepler's immense photometric precision to date was maintained through satellite stability and precise pointing. In this white paper, we argue that image modeling--fitting the Kepler-downlinked raw pixel data--can vastly improve the precision of Kepler in pointing-degraded two-wheel mode. We argue that a non-trivial modeling effort may permit continuance of photometry at 10-ppm-level precision. We demonstrate some baby steps towards precise models in both data-driven (flexible) and physics-driven (interpretably parameterized) modes. We demonstrate that the expected drift or jitter in positions in the two-weel era will help with constraining calibration parameters. In particular, we show that we can infer the device flat-field at higher than pixel resolution; that is, we can infer pixel-to-pixel variations in intra-pixel sensitivity. These results are relevant to almost any scientific goal for the repurposed mission; image modeling ought to be a part of any two-wheel repurpose for the satellite. We make other recommendations for Kepler operations, but fundamentally advocate that the project stick with its core mission of finding and characterizing Earth analogs. [abridged]}, added-at = {2013-09-04T14:23:48.000+0200}, author = {Hogg, David W. and Angus, Ruth and Barclay, Tom and Dawson, Rebekah and Fergus, Rob and Foreman-Mackey, Dan and Harmeling, Stefan and Hirsch, Michael and Lang, Dustin and Montet, Benjamin T. and Schiminovich, David and Schölkopf, Bernhard}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26ffc65ab3ef432c716bb657a1b758876/danielcarrera}, description = {[1309.0653] Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Detailed models of the focal plane in the two-wheel era}, interhash = {7bc8c0075732d267eddab9c336af995f}, intrahash = {6ffc65ab3ef432c716bb657a1b758876}, keywords = {2013 Kepler a:Hogg planets proposal}, note = {cite arxiv:1309.0653Comment: A white paper submitted in response to the "Kepler Project Office Call for White Papers: Soliciting Community Input for Alternate Science Investigations for the Kepler Spacecraft"; 24 pages in length (that is, 14 pages over the white-paper page limit)}, timestamp = {2013-09-06T13:26:50.000+0200}, title = {Maximizing Kepler science return per telemetered pixel: Detailed models of the focal plane in the two-wheel era}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1309.0653}, year = 2013 }