Uncorrected, under-corrected, or over-corrected instrumental artifacts afflict Kepler and K2 data. Cosmic rays, "rolling bands" of detector noise, flat-field changes, and smear problems persist in K2, sometimes complicated by the enhanced spacecraft motion of K2. In this data analysis project, one would develop methods to detect, quantify, and ideally remove these artifacts from K2 data.
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Uncorrected, under-corrected, or over-corrected instrumental artifacts afflict Kepler and K2 data. Cosmic rays, "rolling bands" of detector noise, flat-field changes, and smear problems persist in K2, sometimes complicated by the enhanced spacecraft motion of K2. In this data analysis project, one would develop methods to detect, quantify, and ideally remove these artifacts from K2 data.
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