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In a previous paper we described a method of estimating the single-measurement bias to be expected in astrometric observations of targets in crowded fields with the future Space Interferometry Mission (SIM). That study was based on a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 R. Sridharan , Ronald J. Allen

Producing ultra-deep high-angular-resolution images with current and next-generation radio interferometers introduces significant computational challenges. In particular, the imaging is so demanding that processing large datasets,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-14 J. M. G. H. J. de Jong , R. J. van Weeren , T. J. Dijkema , J. B. R. Oonk , H. J. A. Röttgering , F. Sweijen

A simple, yet general, formalism for the optimized linear combination of astrophysical images is constructed and demonstrated. The formalism allows the user to combine multiple undersampled images to provide oversampled output at high…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Barnaby Rowe , Christopher Hirata , Jason Rhodes

It has been recently demonstrated that integrated optics could enhance accuracy, stability, and ease of use of stellar interferometry techniques. The subject of this thesis is the study of an optical component based on singlemode waveguides…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-21 Pierre Labeye

The number of publications of aperture-synthesis images based on optical long-baseline interferometry measurements has recently increased due to easier access to visible and infrared interferometers. The interferometry technique has now…

Current and upcoming radio-interferometers are expected to produce volumes of data of increasing size that need to be processed in order to generate the corresponding sky brightness distributions through imaging. This represents an…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-18 Claudio Gheller , Giuliano Taffoni , David Goz

The analysis of astronomical interferometric data is often performed on the images obtained after deconvolution of the interferometer's point spread function (PSF). This strategy can be understood (especially for cases of sparse arrays) as…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-18 I. Marti-Vidal , W. H. T. Vlemmings , S. Muller , S. Casey

Spectral imaging enables spatially-resolved identification of materials in remote sensing, biomedicine, and astronomy. However, acquisition times require balancing spectral and spatial resolution with signal-to-noise. Hyperspectral imaging…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-03-17 Nguyen Tran , Rupali Mankar , David Mayerich , Zhu Han

Throughout the processing and analysis of survey data, a ubiquitous issue nowadays is that we are spoilt for choice when we need to select a methodology for some of its steps. The alternative methods usually fail and excel in different data…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-14 Maria Süveges , Sotiria Fotopoulou , Jean Coupon , Stéphane Paltani , Laurent Eyer , Lorenzo Rimoldini

A major challenge in nuclear fusion research is the coherent combination of data from heterogeneous diagnostics and modelling codes for machine control and safety as well as physics studies. Measured data from different diagnostics often…

The study of binary stars is critical to apprehend many of the most interesting classes of stars. Moreover, quite often, the study of stars in binary systems is our only mean to constrain stellar properties, such as masses and radii.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-12-14 Henri M. J. Boffin

Versatile, ultracompact, easy-to-handle, high-sensitivity sensors are compelling tools for in situ pivotal applications, such as medical diagnostics, security and safety assessments, and environmental control. In this work, we combine…

In recent years, deep learning has been successfully applied in various scientific domains. Following these promising results and performances, it has recently also started being evaluated in the domain of radio astronomy. In particular,…

Interferometric observations of the Sun with ALMA provide valuable diagnostic tools for studying the small-scale dynamics of the solar atmosphere. Estimations of the observability of the small-scale dynamics as a function of spatial…

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Solar radio emission, especially at metre-wavelengths, is well known to vary over small spectral ($\lesssim$100\,kHz) and temporal ($<1$\,s) spans. It is comparatively recently, with the advent of a new generation of instruments, that it…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-05-01 Surajit Mondal , Atul Mohan , Divya Oberoi , John S. Morgan , Leonid Benkevitch , Colin J. Lonsdale , Meagan Crowley , Iver H. Cairns

Aerosols found in the atmosphere affect the climate and worsen air quality. To mitigate these adverse impacts, aerosol formation and aerosol chemistry in the atmosphere need to be better mapped out and understood. Currently, mass…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2024-06-27 Hilda Sandström , Matti Rissanen , Juho Rousu , Patrick Rinke

Accurate and fast characterization of spatiotemporal information of high-intensity, ultrashort pulses is crucial in the field of strong-field laser science and technology. While conventional self-referenced interferometers were widely used…

Optics · Physics 2023-07-19 Yifei Chen , Zhiyuan Huang , Ding Wang , Yu Zhao , Jianhua Fu , Meng Pang , Yuxin Leng , Zhizhan Xu

The far-infrared (FIR) is one of the few wavelength ranges where no astronomical data with sub-arcsec resolution exist yet. Neither of the medium-term satellite projects like SPICA, Millimetron or OST will resolve this malady. Information…

The advent of increasingly advanced surveys and cosmic tracers has motivated the development of new inference techniques and novel approaches to extracting information from cosmic fields. A central challenge in this endeavor is to quantify…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-13 Ce Sui , Yi Mao , Xiaosheng Zhao , Tao Jing , Benjamin D. Wandelt

This paper presents an observing methodology for calibrated measurements of radio interference levels and compare these with threshold interference limits that have been established for interference entering the bands allocated to the Radio…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-01 Willem A. Baan , Axel Jessner , Jaap Steenge