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Identifying Black Holes Through Space Telescopes and Deep Learning

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics 2024-08-16 v5 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

The EHT has captured a series of images of black holes. These images could provide valuable information about the gravitational environment near the event horizon. However, accurate detection and parameter estimation for candidate black holes are necessary. This paper explores the potential for identifying black holes in the ultraviolet band using space telescopes. We establish a data pipeline for generating simulated observations and present an ensemble neural network model for black hole detection and parameter estimation. The model achieves mean average precision [0.5] values of 0.9176 even when reaching the imaging FWHM (θc\theta_c) and maintains the detection ability until 0.54θc0.54\theta_c. The parameter estimation is also accurate. These results indicate that our methodology enables super-resolution recognition. Moreover, the model successfully detects the shadow of M87* from background noise and other celestial bodies and estimates its inclination and positional angle. Our work demonstrates the feasibility of detecting black holes in the ultraviolet band and provides a new method for black hole detection and further parameter estimation.

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@article{arxiv.2403.03821,
  title  = {Identifying Black Holes Through Space Telescopes and Deep Learning},
  author = {Yeqi Fang and Wei Hong and Jun Tao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.03821},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

20 pages, 17 figures, 9 tables. We propose a ensemble neural network which demonstrates the feasibility of detecting black holes in the UV band and provides a new method for the accurate and real-time detection of candidate black holes and further parameter estimation

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