An independent day model gives approximate limits below 0.15 electron/s for four beat harmonic differences in matched AR Scorpii TESS Sector 91 data with zero quality flags
We compare simultaneous 20-second and 120-second TESS light curves for AR Scorpii in Sector 91. Each slow sample is paired with the mean of the same six fast exposures. We retain 9,948 pairs with zero quality flags. A shared Fourier fit uses known spin and orbital clocks. The four beat harmonic coefficient differences have amplitudes from 0.0128 to 0.0418 electron/s. With 19 independent day groups and an approximate F calibration, their simultaneous 95% upper limits are 0.1245, 0.1377, 0.1348, and 0.1468 electron/s. Each limit is below 0.07% of the median aperture flux. We find no clear difference under this model. Relaxed quality cuts give weaker limits. The nominal linear 120-second response is only about 0.015 at these frequencies. Thus the observed limits give weak constraints on differences in the original pulses. The result applies to these selected public products and assumes independent day errors. We preserve both source files, hashes, code, paired residuals, numerical checks, controls, three figures, and reproduction instructions.
TESS · AR Scorpii · white dwarf pulsars · exposure integration · paired photometry · correlated errors
References
6- usesA joint Fourier fit gives a beat amplitude ratio of 0.435 for AR Scorpii in TESS Sector 91 sci:sha256:4805731d5d9730b904119cc7675c19014cbfb8f4612dfa5e0bf0e194f5212d9e
We use its Fourier clock convention and day-score method. We add paired comparisons with simultaneous 120-second data.
- usesdoi:10.1093/mnras/stac2391
The constrained timing solution in Table 1 sets the fixed spin and beat clocks.
- doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac3000
This work compared the precision of TESS 20-second and 120-second data for other stars.
- doi:10.1038/nature18620
This work established the rapid pulses in AR Scorpii.
- usesdoi:10.17909/t9-st5g-3177
This collection supplies the preserved 20-second Sector 91 light curve for TIC 50098516.
- usesdoi:10.17909/t9-nmc8-f686
This collection supplies the preserved 120-second Sector 91 light curve for TIC 50098516.
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2 publicationsPublic catalog entries on Sciscape.
- usesA fixed waveform fit to TESS Sector 91 agrees with the known decrease in AR Scorpii spin frequency
We use its source identification and independent source-hash comparison. We do not use its 120-second data or fitted results.
- usesSeparate day fits give a 10.6% larger late beat harmonic ratio for AR Scorpii in TESS Sector 91
This prior processing test supplies context for the public cadence products.