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Understanding the formation and evolution of ring galaxies, which possess an atypical ring-like structure, is crucial for advancing knowledge of black holes and galaxy dynamics. However, current catalogs of ring galaxies are limited, as…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-10-08 Harish Krishnakumar , J. Bryce Kalmbach

We describe an image analysis supervised learning algorithm that can automatically classify galaxy images. The algorithm is first trained using a manually classified images of elliptical, spiral, and edge-on galaxies. A large set of image…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Lior Shamir

Galaxy morphology classification plays a crucial role in understanding the structure and evolution of the universe. With galaxy observation data growing exponentially, machine learning has become a core technology for this classification…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-05-29 Zhijian Luo , Jianzhen Chen , Zhu Chen , Shaohua Zhang , Liping Fu , Hubing Xiao , Chenggang Shu

We present a machine-learning approach for estimating galaxy cluster masses from Chandra mock images. We utilize a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), a deep machine learning tool commonly used in image recognition tasks. The CNN is trained…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-20 M. Ntampaka , J. ZuHone , D. Eisenstein , D. Nagai , A. Vikhlinin , L. Hernquist , F. Marinacci , D. Nelson , R. Pakmor , A. Pillepich , P. Torrey , M. Vogelsberger

Galaxy morphology offers significant insights into the evolutionary pathways and underlying physics of galaxies. As astronomical data grows with surveys such as Euclid and Vera C. Rubin , there is a need for tools to classify and analyze…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-18 I. Kolesnikov , V. M. Sampaio , R. R. de Carvalho , C. Conselice , S. B. Rembold , C. L. Mendes , R. R. Rosa

In order to prepare for the upcoming wide-field cosmological surveys, large simulations of the Universe with realistic galaxy populations are required. In particular, the tendency of galaxies to naturally align towards overdensities, an…

In our previous works, we proposed a machine learning framework named \texttt{USmorph} for efficiently classifying galaxy morphology. In this study, we propose a self-supervised method called contrastive learning to upgrade the unsupervised…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-19 Shiwei Zhu , Guanwen Fang , Chichun Zhou , Jie Song , Zesen Lin , Yao Dai , Xu Kong

We present a machine learning search for local, low-mass galaxies ($z < 0.02$ and $10^6 M_\odot < M_* < 10^9 M_\odot$) using the combined photometric data from the DESI Imaging Legacy Surveys and the WISE survey. We introduce the spectrally…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-19 Huanian Zhang , Guangping Ye , Rongyu Wu , Dennis Zaritsky

Based on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 5 Galaxy Sample, we explore photometric morphology classification and redshift estimation of galaxies using photometric data and known spectroscopic redshifts. An unsupervised method,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Yanxia Zhang , Lili Li , Yongheng Zhao

This paper presents a deep learning approach for the classification of Engineering (CAD) models using Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). Owing to the availability of large annotated datasets and also enough computational power in the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-07-15 Bharadwaj Manda , Pranjal Bhaskare , Ramanathan Muthuganapathy

The use of deep learning (DL) in medical image analysis has significantly improved the ability to predict lung cancer. In this study, we introduce a novel deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model, named ResNet+, which is based on the…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-03 Ahmad Chaddad , Jihao Peng , Yihang Wu

Next generation telescopes, like Euclid, Rubin/LSST, and Roman, will open new windows on the Universe, allowing us to infer physical properties for tens of millions of galaxies. Machine learning methods are increasingly becoming the most…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-01-05 Euclid Collaboration , L. Bisigello , C. J. Conselice , M. Baes , M. Bolzonella , M. Brescia , S. Cavuoti , O. Cucciati , A. Humphrey , L. K. Hunt , C. Maraston , L. Pozzetti , C. Tortora , S. E. van Mierlo , N. Aghanim , N. Auricchio , M. Baldi , R. Bender , C. Bodendorf , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , J. Brinchmann , S. Camera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , J. Carretero , F. J. Castander , M. Castellano , A. Cimatti , G. Congedo , L. Conversi , Y. Copin , L. Corcione , F. Courbin , M. Cropper , A. Da Silva , H. Degaudenzi , M. Douspis , F. Dubath , C. A. J. Duncan , X. Dupac , S. Dusini , S. Farrens , S. Ferriol , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , P. Franzetti , M. Fumana , B. Garilli , W. Gillard , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , L. Guzzo , S. V. H. Haugan , W. Holmes , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , K. Jahnke , M. Kümmel , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , R. Kohley , M. Kunz , H. Kurki-Suonio , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , I. Lloro , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , F. Marulli , R. Massey , S. Maurogordato , E. Medinaceli , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , E. Munari , S. M. Niemi , C. Padilla , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , K. Pedersen , V. Pettorino , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. Popa , F. Raison , A. Renzi , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , H. -W. Rix , E. Romelli , M. Roncarelli , C. Rosset , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , D. Sapone , B. Sartoris , P. Schneider , M. Scodeggio , A. Secroun , G. Seidel , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , L. Stanco , P. Tallada-Crespí , D. Tavagnacco , A. N. Taylor , I. Tereno , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , I. Tutusaus , E. A. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , T. Vassallo , Y. Wang , A. Zacchei , G. Zamorani , J. Zoubian , S. Andreon , S. Bardelli A. Boucaud , C. Colodro-Conde , D. Di Ferdinando , J. Graciá-Carpio , V. Lindholm , D. Maino , S. Mei , V. Scottez , F. Sureau , M. Tenti , E. Zucca , A. S. Borlaff , M. Ballardini , A. Biviano , E. Bozzo , C. Burigana , R. Cabanac , A. Cappi , C. S. Carvalho , S. Casas , G. Castignani , A. Cooray , J. Coupon , H. M. Courtois , J. Cuby , S. Davini , G. De Lucia , G. Desprez , H. Dole , J. A. Escartin , S. Escoffier , M. Farina , S. Fotopoulou , K. Ganga , J. Garcia-Bellido , K. George , F. Giacomini , G. Gozaliasl , H. Hildebrandt , I. Hook , M. Huertas-Company , V. Kansal , E. Keihanen , C. C. Kirkpatrick , A. Loureiro , J. F. Macías-Pérez , M. Magliocchetti , G. Mainetti , S. Marcin , M. Martinelli , N. Martinet , R. B. Metcalf , P. Monaco , G. Morgante , S. Nadathur , A. A. Nucita , L. Patrizii , A. Peel , D. Potter , A. Pourtsidou , M. Pöntinen , P. Reimberg , A. G. Sánchez , Z. Sakr , M. Schirmer , E. Sefusatti , M. Sereno , J. Stadel , R. Teyssier , C. Valieri , J. Valiviita , M. Viel

Based on the DUSTGRAIN-pathfinder suite of simulations, we investigate observational degeneracies between nine models of modified gravity and massive neutrinos. Three types of machine learning techniques are tested for their ability to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-17 Julian Merten , Carlo Giocoli , Marco Baldi , Massimo Meneghetti , Austin Peel , Florian Lalande , Jean-Luc Starck , Valeria Pettorino

Big data has become the norm in astronomy, making it an ideal domain for computer science research. Astronomers typically classify galaxies based on their morphologies, a practice that dates back to Hubble (1936). With small datasets,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-02 Yevonnael Andrew

Machine learning (ML) is a standard approach for estimating the redshifts of galaxies when only photometric information is available. ML photo-z solutions have traditionally ignored the morphological information available in galaxy images…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-09-25 Kristen Menou

In recent years, deep learning approaches have achieved state-of-the-art results in the analysis of point cloud data. In cosmology, galaxy redshift surveys resemble such a permutation invariant collection of positions in space. These…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-23 Sotiris Anagnostidis , Arne Thomsen , Tomasz Kacprzak , Tilman Tröster , Luca Biggio , Alexandre Refregier , Thomas Hofmann

We use automated surface photometry and pattern classification techniques to morphologically classify galaxies. The two-dimensional light distribution of a galaxy is reconstructed using Fourier series fits to azimuthal profiles computed in…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 S. C. Odewahn , S. H. Cohen , R. A. Windhorst , N. S. Philip

Galaxy-scale strong lenses in galaxy clusters provide a unique tool to investigate their inner mass distribution and the sub-halo density profiles in the low-mass regime, which can be compared with the predictions from cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-09 G. Angora , P. Rosati , M. Meneghetti , M. Brescia , A. Mercurio , C. Grillo , P. Bergamini , A. Acebron , G. Caminha , M. Nonino , L. Tortorelli , L. Bazzanini , E. Vanzella

We explore the effectiveness of deep learning convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for estimating strong gravitational lens mass model parameters. We have investigated a number of practicalities faced when modelling real image data, such as…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-24 James Pearson , Nan Li , Simon Dye

The volume of data that will be produced by new-generation surveys requires automatic classification methods to select and analyze sources. Indeed, this is the case for the search for strong gravitational lenses, where the population of the…