redback.get_data.get_tidal_disruption_event_data_from_otter

redback.get_data.get_tidal_disruption_event_data_from_otter(transient: str, obs_type: str = 'uvoir', **kwargs: None) → DataFrame[source]

Get TDE data from OTTER. Creates a directory structure and saves the data. Returns the data, though no further action needs to be taken by the user.

Parameters:

transient (str) – The name of the transient, e.g. ‘ASASSN-14li’.
obs_type (str or list) – Observation type: ‘uvoir’, ‘radio’, ‘xray’, or list of these. Default is ‘uvoir’.
kwargs (None) – Placeholder to prevent TypeErrors.

Returns:

The processed data.

Return type:

pandas.DataFrame