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The International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) is a 4-meter survey telescope continuously observing towards the zenith in the SDSS g', r', and i' bands. This survey telescope is designed to detect various astrophysical transients (for…

We present a conceptual design of a high-performance camera system with applications to neutrino detectors, deep sea exploration, and glaciology. The design combines ultra-sensitive cameras with a number of well-calibrated light sources…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-08 Carsten Rott , Segev BenZvi , Mike DuVernois , Kenneth Golden , Benjamin Jones , Christoph Toennis

We employ physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) to quantify the microstructure of a polycrystalline Nickel by computing the spatial variation of compliance coefficients (compressibility, stiffness and rigidity) of the material. The PINN…

KMOS is a multi-object near-infrared integral field spectrometer with 24 deployable pick-off arms. Data processing is inevitably complex. We discuss specific issues and requirements that must be addressed in the data reduction pipeline, the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Richard Davies , Alex Agudo Berbel , Erich Wiezorrek , Thomas Ott , Natascha Foerster Schreiber

Even though novel imaging techniques have been successful in studying brain structure and function, the measured biological signals are often contaminated by multiple sources of noise, arising due to e.g. head movements of the individual…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Brice Ozenne , Martin Norgaard , Cyril Pernet , Melanie Ganz

Adaptive optics systems correct atmospheric turbulence in real time. Most adaptive optics systems used routinely correct in the near infrared, at wavelengths greater than 1 micron. MagAO- X is a new extreme adaptive optics (ExAO) instrument…

Nonlinear integrable optics (NIO) are a promising novel approach at improving the stability of high intensity beams. Implementations of NIO based on specialized magnetic elements are being tested at the Integrable Optics Test Accelerator…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2023-05-24 J. N. Wieland , A. L. Romanov , A. Valishev , G. Stancari , J. D. Jarvis , N. Kuklev , S. Szustkowski , S. Nagaitsev

The MINERvA collaboration is currently engaged in a broad program of neutrino-nucleus interaction measurements. Several recent measurements of interest to the accelerator-based oscillation community are presented. These include measurements…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-10-11 L. Fields

Radar has become an essential sensor for autonomous navigation, especially in challenging environments where camera and LiDAR sensors fail. 4D single-chip millimeter-wave radar systems, in particular, have drawn increasing attention thanks…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Jingqi Jiang , Shida Xu , Kaicheng Zhang , Jiyuan Wei , Jingyang Wang , Sen Wang

Observational cosmology employing optical surveys often require precise flux calibration. In this context we present SNIFS Calibration Apparatus (SCALA), a flux calibration system developed for the SuperNova Integral Field Spectrograph…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-04 Simona Lombardo , Greg Aldering , Akos Hoffmann , Marek Kowalski , Daniel Kuesters , Klaus Reif , Mickael Rigault

Processing of raw data from modern astronomical instruments is nowadays often carried out using dedicated software, so-called "pipelines" which are largely run in automated operation. In this paper we describe the data reduction pipeline of…

Next-generation particle accelerators demand advanced beam-diagnostic capabilities to ensure high performance, operational reliability, and sustainable machine operation. Increasing beam intensities and stored energies make the precise…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 Francis René Osswald , Mohammed Chahbaoui , Xinyi Liang

We present the end-to-end data reduction pipeline for SCALES (Slicer Combined with Array of Lenslets for Exoplanet Spectroscopy), the upcoming thermal-infrared, diffraction-limited imager, and low and medium-resolution integral field…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-22 Athira Unni , Steph Sallum , Peyton Benac , Michael P. Fitzgerald , Max Brodheim , Rosalie McGurk , Andy Skemer , William T. S. Deich

The production of science-ready data from major solar telescopes requires expertise beyond that of the typical observer. This is a consequence of the increasing complexity of instruments and observing sequences, which require calibrations…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-17 J. de la Cruz Rodríguez , M. Löfdahl , P. Sütterlin , T. Hillberg , L. Rouppe van der Voort

Our previous model (NEOMOD2) for the orbital and absolute magnitude distribution of Near Earth Objects (NEOs) was calibrated on the Catalina Sky Survey observations between 2013 and 2022. Here we extend NEOMOD2 to include visible albedo…

Performance of the Level-2 pipeline, which translates the UVIT data created by the ISRO's ground segment processing systems (Level-1) into astronomer ready scientific data products, is described. This pipeline has evolved significantly from…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-09 S. K. Ghosh , S. N. Tandon , P. Joseph , A. Devaraj , D. S. Shelat , C. S. Stalin

Proposed low energy beta beam facilities would be capable of producing intense beams of neutrinos (anti-neutrinos) with well defined spectra. We present analytic expressions and numerical results which accurately show how the total neutrino…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Philip S. Amanik , Gail C. McLaughlin

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has discovered a diffuse neutrino flux of astrophysical origin and measures its properties in various detection channels. With more than 10 years of data, we use multiple data samples from different…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-02 Richard Naab , Erik Ganster , Zelong Zhang

The Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST) is a dedicated photometric surveying facility built jointly by the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) and the Purple Mountain Observatory (PMO). Since many of its scientific…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-26 Minxuan Cai , Zelin Xu , Lulu Fan , Zhen Wan , Binyang Liu , Xu Kong , Weida Hu , Lei Hu , Qing-feng Zhu , Guoliang Li , Jie Lin , Min Fang , Ji-an Jiang , Yongquan Xue , Xianzhong Zhen , Tinggui Wang

We provide a brief description of the optical survey being conducted under the NOAO Long Term Surveys program in support of the Chandra Multiwavelength Plane (ChaMPlane) Survey (see paper by Grindlay et al. in this Volume). A representative…