Evolution as a function of the number of simulated observation samples inserted into the LS analysis of (top panel) the value of the maximum peak of the LS periodogram (in hours) and (bottom panel) of the S/N (of the LS periodogram) of the associated peak in the LS. The red curve is a simple fit y = a × √(x) + b, with x the number of samples, a = 5.188 and b = −14.545. Here the simulated signal is diluted into noise, with a standard deviation σ_{normal distribution} = K × σ_sine with K = 8.. The black dashed lines highlight sample N = 170 corresponding to the number of observation samples in the real data (see Figure A.2).