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We show that the method of maximum-likelihood estimation, recently introduced in the context of quantum process tomography, can be applied to the determination of Mueller matrices characterizing the polarization properties of classical…

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A simple 3D-reconstruction method for gamma-ray induced air showers is presented, which takes full advantage of the assets of a system of Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes combining stereoscopy and fine-grain imaging like the High Energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. Lemoine-Goumard , B. Degrange , M. Tluczykont

A study of neural network architectures for the reconstruction of the energy deposited in the cells of the ATLAS liquid-argon calorimeters under high pile-up conditions expected at the HL-LHC is presented. These networks are designed to run…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-02-06 Georges Aad , Raphael Bertrand , Lauri Laatu , Emmanuel Monnier , Arno Straessner , Nairit Sur , Johann C. Voigt

We investigate five different models to reconstruct the 3D $\gamma$-ray hit coordinates in five large \lacls monolithic crystals optically coupled to pixelated silicon photomultipliers. These scintillators have a base surface of 50 $\times$…

This paper proposes new methods for analyzing dynamic images registered by multichannel, highly sensitive detectors with low spatial but high temporal resolution. The principal characteristic of the approach is the absence of factorization…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-10-10 S. A. Sharakin , R. E. Saraev

Tomographic reconstruction of a binary image from few projections is considered. A novel {\em heuristic} algorithm is proposed, the central element of which is a nonlinear transformation $\psi(p)=\log(p/(1-p))$ of the probability $p$ that a…

Classical Physics · Physics 2013-09-05 Stephane Roux , Hugo Leclerc , François Hild

To optimize electron energy toward in-situ imaging large bio-samples up to 10-um thickness with nanoscale resolution, we implemented an analytical model based on elastic and inelastic characteristic angles [1]. This model can be used to…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-12-27 Xi Yang , Victor Smaluk , Timur Shaftan

Foreground subtraction is the biggest challenge for future redshifted 21 cm observations to probe reionization. We use a short GMRT observation at 153 MHz to characterize the statistical properties of the background radiation across ~ one…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 SK. Saiyad Ali , Somnath Bharadwaj , Jayaram N. Chengalur

In recent years, the accuracy of gaze estimation techniques has gradually improved, but existing methods often rely on large datasets or large models to improve performance, which leads to high demands on computational resources. In terms…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-12 Zhang Cheng , Yanxia Wang , Guoyu Xia

The maximum-entropy method is applied to the problem of reconstructing the projected mass density of a galaxy cluster using its gravitational lensing effects on background galaxies. We demonstrate the method by reconstructing the mass…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 S. L. Bridle , M. P. Hobson , A. N. Lasenby , Richard Saunders

This work deals with the inference of catalytic recombination parameters from plasma wind tunnel experiments for reusable thermal protection materials. One of the critical factors affecting the performance of such materials is the…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2021-12-07 Anabel del Val , Olivier P. Le Maître , Olivier Chazot , Thierry E. Magin , Pietro M. Congedo

When images are statistically described by a generative model we can use this information to develop optimum techniques for various image restoration problems as inpainting, super-resolution, image coloring, generative model inversion, etc.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-06-17 Kalliopi Basioti , George V. Moustakides

In Positron Emission Tomography, movement leads to blurry reconstructions when not accounted for. Whether known a priori or estimated jointly to reconstruction, motion models are increasingly defined in continuum rather that in discrete,…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-07-22 Camille Pouchol , Olivier Verdier

Cosmological parameter estimation is traditionally performed in the Bayesian context. By adopting an "agnostic" statistical point of view, we show the interest of confronting the Bayesian results to a frequentist approach based on…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-07-12 S. Henrot-Versillé , O. Perdereau , S. Plaszczynski , B. Rouillé d'Orfeuil , M. Spinelli , M. Tristram

The EM algorithm is a generic tool that offers maximum likelihood solutions when datasets are incomplete with data values missing at random or completely at random. At least for its simplest form, the algorithm can be rewritten in terms of…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-09-25 Daniel A. Griffith

In a previous paper we investigated means for constraining the mass distribution of cluster galaxies by weak lensing. We concluded that a comprehensive method should treat the lensing effects of individual cluster galaxies and those…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 Bernhard Geiger , Peter Schneider

Electron tomography is becoming an increasingly important tool in materials science for studying the three-dimensional morphologies and chemical compositions of nanostructures. The image quality obtained by many current algorithms is…

The pursuit of smaller pixel sizes at ever increasing resolution in digital image sensors is mainly driven by the stringent price and form-factor requirements of sensors and optics in the cellular phone market. Recently, Eric Fossum…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-12-08 Tal Remez , Or Litany , Alex Bronstein

We describe an algorithm which directly determines the quintessence potential from observational data, without using an equation of state parametrisation. The strategy is to numerically determine observational quantities as a function of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Martin Sahlén , Andrew R. Liddle , David Parkinson

The application of machine learning techniques to the reconstruction of lepton energies in water Cherenkov detectors is discussed and illustrated for TITUS, a proposed intermediate detector for the Hyper-Kamiokande experiment. It is found…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-04-16 E. Drakopoulou , G. A. Cowan , M. D. Needham , S. Playfer , M. Taani