Curvit: An open-source Python package to generate light curves from UVIT data

TL;DR

Curvit is an open-source Python tool that automates the creation of light curves from UVIT data, enabling efficient analysis of astronomical sources for researchers.

Contribution

This paper introduces Curvit, a novel Python package that simplifies and automates light curve generation from UVIT data, enhancing data analysis workflows.

Findings

Successfully generated light curves for UVIT observations of FO Aqr

Automated source detection and light curve creation capabilities

Public availability on GitHub for community use

Abstract

Curvit is an open-source Python package that facilitates the creation of light curves from the data collected by the Ultra-Violet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) onboard AstroSat, India's first multi-wavelength astronomical satellite. The input to Curvit is the calibrated events list generated by the UVIT-Payload Operation Center (UVIT-POC) and made available to the principal investigators through the Indian Space Science Data Center. The features of Curvit include (i) automatically detecting sources and generating light curves for all the detected sources and (ii) custom generation of light curve for any particular source of interest. We present here the capabilities of Curvit and demonstrate its usability on the UVIT observations of the intermediate polar FO Aqr as an example. Curvit is publicly available on GitHub at https://github.com/prajwel/curvit.