Output Files

KBMOD outputs a range of information about the discovered trajectories. Each filename includes a user defined suffix, allowing user to easily save and compare files from different runs. Below we use SUFFIX to indicate the user-defined suffix.

The main file that most users will want to access is results_SUFFIX.txt. This file contains one line for each trajectory with the trajectory information (x pixel start, y pixel start, x velocity, y velocity), the number of observations seen, the estimated flux, and the estimated likelihood.

The full list of output files is:

• all_ps_SUFFIX.txt - All of the postage stamp images for each found trajectory.

• filtered_likes_SUFFIX.txt - The likelihood of the trajectory computed only after some observations are filtered

• lc_SUFFIX.txt - The likelihood curves for each trajectory (\(L = \frac{\psi}{\phi}\))

• psi_SUFFIX.txt - The psi curves. Each curve contains a list of psi values corresponding to the predicted trajectory position at that time.

• phi_SUFFIX.txt - The phi curves. Each curve contains a list of phi values corresponding to the predicted trajectory position at that time.

• ps_SUFFIX.txt - The aggregated (mean, median, etc.) postage stamp images. One for each trajectory.

• results_SUFFIX.txt - The main results file including the found trajectories, their likelihoods, and fluxes.

• times_SUFFIX.txt - For each trajectory a list of the valid (unfiltered) times.