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In this project we use data obtained by Zwicky Transient Facility to develop and test a neural-network-based, multiband classification algorithm to classify periodic variable stars (i.e. pulsating variable stars and eclipsing binaries). The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-25 Tamás Szklenár , Attila Bódi , Róbert Szabó

With the advent of dedicated photometric space missions, the ability to rapidly process huge catalogues of stars has become paramount. Bellinger and Angelou et al. (2016) recently introduced a new method based on machine learning for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-11-08 Earl P. Bellinger , George C. Angelou , Saskia Hekker , Sarbani Basu , Warrick H. Ball , Elisabeth Guggenberger

(Abbreviated) Kepler planet candidates require both spectroscopic and imaging follow-up observations to rule out false positives and detect blended stars. [...] In this paper, we examine a sample of 11 Kepler host stars with companions…

We introduce a new machine learning based technique to detect exoplanets using the transit method. Machine learning and deep learning techniques have proven to be broadly applicable in various scientific research areas. We aim to exploit…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2022-01-05 Abhishek Malik , Benjamin P. Moster , Christian Obermeier

With only two functional reaction wheels, Kepler cannot maintain stable pointing at its original target field and entered a new mode of observation called K2. Our method is based on many years of experience in planet hunting for the CoRoT…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-19 S. C. C. Barros , O. Demangeon , M. Deleuil

Hundreds of candidate hybrid pulsators of intermediate type A-F were revealed by the recent space missions. Hybrid pulsators allow to study the full stellar interiors, where p- and g-modes are simultaneously excited. The true hybrid stars…

We accurately identify and classify the variability of A-F stars in the southern continuous viewing zone of the TESS satellite. The brightness limit was set to 10 mag to ensure the utmost reliability of our results and allow for…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2024-08-06 M. Skarka , Z. Henzl

The goal of our study is to provide a reliable classification of variability of A-F stars brighter than 11 mag located in the northern TESS continuous viewing zone. We also aim at thorough discussion about issues in the classification…

Deep learning in the form of 1D convolutional neural networks have previously been shown to be capable of efficiently classifying the evolutionary state of oscillating red giants into red giant branch stars and helium-core burning stars by…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-26 Marc Hon , Dennis Stello , Jie Yu

High-resolution ground-based optical speckle and near-infrared adaptive optics images are taken to search for stars in close angular proximity to host stars of candidate planets identified by the NASA Kepler Mission. Neighboring stars are a…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Mark E. Everett , Thomas Barclay , David R. Ciardi , Elliott P. Horch , Steve B. Howell , Justin R. Crepp , David R. Silva

Deep learning techniques are required for the analysis of synoptic (multi-band and multi-epoch) light curves in massive data of quasars, as expected from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). In this…

This paper pioneers the use of neural networks to provide a fast and automatic way to classify lightcurves in massive photometric datasets. As an example, we provide a working neural network that can distinguish microlensing lightcurves…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Vasily Belokurov , N. Wyn Evans , Yann Le Du

The stellar evolution theory of massive stars remains uncalibrated with high-precision photometric observational data mainly due to a small number of luminous stars that are monitored from space. Automated all-sky surveys have revealed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-08 Jaan Laur , Indrek Kolka , Tõnis Eenmäe , Taavi Tuvikene , Laurits Leedjärv

In order to understand stellar evolution, it is crucial to efficiently determine stellar surface rotation periods. An efficient tool to automatically determine reliable rotation periods is needed when dealing with large samples of stellar…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-24 Sylvain N. Breton , Angela R. G. Santos , Lisa Bugnet , Savita Mathur , Rafael A. García , Pere L. Pallé

Observations of very low-mass stars with Kepler represent an excellent opportunity to search for planetary transits and to characterize optical photometric variability at the cool end of the stellar mass distribution. In this paper, we…

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-17 E. L. Martín , J. Cabrera , E. Martioli , E. Solano , R. Tata

Stars exhibit a bewildering variety of variable behaviors ranging from explosive magnetic flares to stochastically changing accretion to periodic pulsations or rotations. The principal LSST surveys will have cadences too sparse and…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-01-24 Eric D. Feigelson , Frederica Bianco , Sara Bonito

We conducted high dispersion spectroscopic observations of 50 superflare stars with Subaru/HDS, and measured the stellar parameters of them. These 50 targets were selected from the solar-type (G-type main sequence) superflare stars that we…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-09 Yuta Notsu , Satoshi Honda , Hiroyuki Maehara , Shota Notsu , Takuya Shibayama , Daisaku Nogami , Kazunari Shibata

We present an application of computer vision methods to classify the light curves of eclipsing binaries (EB). We have used pre-trained models based on convolutional neural networks ($\textit{ResNet50}$) and vision transformers…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-19 Štefan Parimucha , Maksim Gabdeev , Yanna Markus , Martin Vaňko , Pavol Gajdoš

We present the first analysis of results from the SuperWASP Variable Stars Zooniverse project, which is aiming to classify 1.6 million phase-folded light curves of candidate stellar variables observed by the SuperWASP all sky survey with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-27 Heidi B. Thiemann , Andrew J. Norton , Hugh J. Dickinson , Adam McMaster , Ulrich C. Kolb

Solar-like oscillations have been observed by Kepler and CoRoT in several solar-type stars, thereby providing a way to probe the stars using asteroseismology. We provide the mode frequencies of the oscillations of various stars required to…