NAME: fourpdm PURPOSE: (one line) Period search by Fourier fit dispersion minimization ($\chi^2$ based). DESCRIPTION: This routine is based on computing the Theta statistic for period searching in time-series data using the technique described by Stellingwerf, ApJ, 224, pp. 953-960 (1978). Instead of looking to minimize the per-bin scatter, this version attempts a fourier series fit to the data phased with each trial period. The chisq of the fit is used instead of theta. Be careful to avoid using a series order that is too high. CATEGORY: Photometry CALLING SEQUENCE: fourpdm,t,x,sigx0,freq1,freq2,dfreq,freq,period,chisq INPUTS: t - independent variable (usually time) x0 - dependent variable (usually magnitude or intensity) sigx0 - Uncertainty on x. freq1 - Lower limit to frequency to compute statistic (units=[1/t]) freq2 - Upper limit to frequency to compute statistic (units=[1/t]) if freq2