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The Rapid and accurate identification of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) is crucial for unraveling their origins. However, current burst search algorithms frequently miss low-threshold signals or lack universality for observations. In this study,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-27 Peng Zhang , Bing Li , Ren-zhou Gui , Shao-lin Xiong , Yu Wang , Yan-qiu Zhang , Chen-wei Wang , Jia-cong Liu , Wang-chen Xue , Chao Zheng , Zheng-hang Yu , Wen-long Zhang

Cosmic electrons, positrons, protons, and antiprotons carry essential information about both astrophysical processes and fundamental physics. Charged particles provide signatures of dark matter annihilation or decay, \emph{in situ} in the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-05-02 J. Vandenbroucke , B. Humensky , J. Holder , R. A. Ong

We present studies for optimizing the next generation of ground-based imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes (IACTs). Results focus on mid-sized telescopes (MSTs) for CTA, detecting very high energy gamma rays in the energy range from a…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-07-15 M. Wood , T. Jogler , J. Dumm , S. Funk

The TAIGA experimental complex is a hybrid observatory for high-energy gamma-ray astronomy in the range from 10 TeV to several EeV. The complex consists of such installations as TAIGA- IACT, TAIGA-HiSCORE and a number of others. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-23 Anna Vlaskina , Alexander Kryukov

We propose a new method for solving an important problem of astronomy that arises in observations with ultrahigh-angular-resolution interferometers. This method is based on the application of the theory of artificial neural networks. We…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-06-26 Alexander Shatskiy , Ivan Evgeniev

Space-based astronomy of hard X-rays and gamma rays covers more than seven orders of magnitude in photon energy, from 10 keV to several hundred GeV. Detecting cosmic photons in this energy range is a challenge, due to the relatively low…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-20 Vincent Tatischeff , Philippe Laurent

Understanding the sources, acceleration mechanisms, and propagation of cosmic rays is an active area of research in astro-particle physics. Measuring the spectrum and elemental composition of cosmic rays on earth can help solve this…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-08-20 Henrike Fleischhack

Existing computer vision and object detection methods strongly rely on neural networks and deep learning. This active research area is used for applications such as autonomous driving, aerial photography, protection, and monitoring.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-01 Imran Khan Mirani , Chen Tianhua , Malak Abid Ali Khan , Syed Muhammad Aamir , Waseef Menhaj

Gamma-ray observations ranging from hundreds of MeV to tens of TeV are a valuable tool for studying particle acceleration and diffusion within our galaxy. Supernova remnants, pulsar wind nebulae, and star-forming regions are the main…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-19 Alisha Chromey

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next generation ground-based observatory for $\gamma$-ray astronomy at energies above 30 GeV. Thanks to its unique capabilities, CTA observations will address a plethora of open questions in…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-07-19 H. Martínez-Huerta , J. Biteau , J. Lefaucheur , M. Meyer , S. Pita , I. Vovk

This paper presents an efficient object detection method from satellite imagery. Among a number of machine learning algorithms, we proposed a combination of two convolutional neural networks (CNN) aimed at high precision and high recall,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-08-10 Hiroki Miyamoto , Kazuki Uehara , Masahiro Murakawa , Hidenori Sakanashi , Hirokazu Nosato , Toru Kouyama , Ryosuke Nakamura

Gamma-ray Astronomy studies cosmic accelerators through their electromagnetic radiation in the energy range between ~100 MeV and ~100 TeV. The present most sensitive observations in this energy band are performed, from space, by the Large…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-11-29 Javier Rico

Conventional image processing for particle shadow image is usually time-consuming and suffers degraded image segmentation when dealing with the images consisting of complex-shaped and clustered particles with varying backgrounds. In this…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-12-02 Jiaqi Li , Siyao Shao , Jiarong Hong

Recently, machine learning methods presented a viable solution for automated classification of image-based data in various research fields and business applications. Scientists require a fast and reliable solution to be able to handle the…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-07 T. Szklenár , A. Bódi , D. Tarczay-Nehéz , K. Vida , G. Marton , Gy. Mező , A. Forró , R. Szabó

Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detectors are a key component of particle identification systems in many particle, nuclear and astroparticle physics experiments. Their ultimate performance depends not only on detector design and hardware…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2026-03-16 Luka Santelj

TAIGA is a hybrid observatory for gamma-ray astronomy at high energies in range from 10 TeV to several EeV. It consists of instruments such as TAIGA-IACT, TAIGA-HiSCORE, and others. TAIGA-HiSCORE, in particular, is an array of wide-angle…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-21 Anna Vlaskina , Alexander Kryukov

With their wide field of view and high duty cycle, water-Cherenkov-based observatories are integral to studying the very high-energy gamma-ray sky. For gamma-ray observations, precise event reconstruction and highly effective background…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-21 Jonas Glombitza , Martin Schneider , Franziska Leitl , Stefan Funk , Christopher van Eldik

This study evaluates the use of Quantum Convolutional Neural Networks (QCNNs) for identifying signals resembling Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) within simulated astrophysical datasets in the form of light curves. The task addressed here focuses on…

A conceptual design of an advanced Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope with a 23 m diameter mirror and of 50 tons weight will be presented. A system photon detection efficiency of 15-17%, averaged over 300-600 nm, is aimed at to lower the…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-13 Eckart Lorenz , Daniel Ferenc , M. Victoria Fonseca , Robert Wagner

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) is the next major ground-based observatory for gamma-ray astronomy. With CTA gamma-ray sources will be studied in the very-high energy gamma-ray range of a few tens of GeV to 100 TeV with up to ten times…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-05 Kevin J. Meagher