Effects of Jump Detection and Ramp Fitting Algorithms on NIRISS/SOSS Exoplanet Time-Series Observations

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Auteurs principaux: Carter, Aarynn, Espinoza, Néstor, Albert, Loïc, Brandt, Timothy, Baines, Tyler, Filippazzo, Joe, Volk, Kevin
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author Carter, Aarynn
Espinoza, Néstor
Albert, Loïc
Brandt, Timothy
Baines, Tyler
Filippazzo, Joe
Volk, Kevin
author_facet Carter, Aarynn
Espinoza, Néstor
Albert, Loïc
Brandt, Timothy
Baines, Tyler
Filippazzo, Joe
Volk, Kevin
contents Jump detection and ramp fitting are fundamental steps when elevating JWST data products from up-the-ramp measurements to integration level count rate images. Occurring at an early stage of the overall data reduction and calibration framework, these steps, and any biases introduced by them, have the potential to significantly impact end-stage scientific measurements. Here we explore the differential impacts of jump detection and ramp fitting for the current default JWST pipeline implementation versus a newly developed, likelihood-based method, in the context of NIRISS/SOSS exoplanet time-series observations. Across both on-sky data and a suite of simulated data, we find that the two methods show differences in end product transmission spectra of order 10's to 100's parts-per-million. For the simulated data in particular, we show that the likelihood method offers a 12-18% improvement in the residual scatter and maximum deviations from the simulated ground truth. Finally, by repeating our simulations across various noise prescriptions, we corroborate the need for group-level 1/f noise corrections and re-emphasize the default implementation of such procedures as a key priority for the JWST pipeline with respect to near-infrared time-series observing modes.
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spellingShingle Effects of Jump Detection and Ramp Fitting Algorithms on NIRISS/SOSS Exoplanet Time-Series Observations
Carter, Aarynn
Espinoza, Néstor
Albert, Loïc
Brandt, Timothy
Baines, Tyler
Filippazzo, Joe
Volk, Kevin
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Jump detection and ramp fitting are fundamental steps when elevating JWST data products from up-the-ramp measurements to integration level count rate images. Occurring at an early stage of the overall data reduction and calibration framework, these steps, and any biases introduced by them, have the potential to significantly impact end-stage scientific measurements. Here we explore the differential impacts of jump detection and ramp fitting for the current default JWST pipeline implementation versus a newly developed, likelihood-based method, in the context of NIRISS/SOSS exoplanet time-series observations. Across both on-sky data and a suite of simulated data, we find that the two methods show differences in end product transmission spectra of order 10's to 100's parts-per-million. For the simulated data in particular, we show that the likelihood method offers a 12-18% improvement in the residual scatter and maximum deviations from the simulated ground truth. Finally, by repeating our simulations across various noise prescriptions, we corroborate the need for group-level 1/f noise corrections and re-emphasize the default implementation of such procedures as a key priority for the JWST pipeline with respect to near-infrared time-series observing modes.
title Effects of Jump Detection and Ramp Fitting Algorithms on NIRISS/SOSS Exoplanet Time-Series Observations
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.05571