NAME:
fourpdm
PURPOSE: (one line)
Period search by Fourier fit dispersion minimization ($\chi^2$ based).
DESCRIPTION:
This routine is based on computing the Theta statistic for period searching
in time-series data using the technique described by Stellingwerf,
ApJ, 224, pp. 953-960 (1978).
Instead of looking to minimize the per-bin scatter, this version
attempts a fourier series fit to the data phased with each trial
period. The chisq of the fit is used instead of theta.
Be careful to avoid using a series order that is too high.
CATEGORY:
Photometry
CALLING SEQUENCE:
fourpdm,t,x,sigx0,freq1,freq2,dfreq,freq,period,chisq
INPUTS:
t - independent variable (usually time)
x0 - dependent variable (usually magnitude or intensity)
sigx0 - Uncertainty on x.
freq1 - Lower limit to frequency to compute statistic (units=[1/t])
freq2 - Upper limit to frequency to compute statistic (units=[1/t])
if freq2