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We present results exploring the role that probabilistic deep learning models can play in cosmology from large scale astronomical surveys through estimating the distances to galaxies (redshifts) from photometry. Due to the massive scale of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-16 Evan Jones , Tuan Do , Bernie Boscoe , Yujie Wan , Zooey Nguyen , Jack Singal

Accurate redshift estimates are a vital component in understanding galaxy evolution and precision cosmology. In this paper, we explore approaches to increase the applicability of machine learning models for photometric redshift estimation…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-27 Jonathan Soriano , Tuan Do , Srinath Saikrishnan , Vikram Seenivasan , Bernie Boscoe , Jack Singal , Evan Jones

Accurate estimation of photometric redshifts (photo-$z$s) is crucial for cosmological surveys. Various methods have been developed for this purpose, such as template fitting methods and machine learning techniques, each with its own…

Galaxy photometric redshift (photo-$z$) is crucial in cosmological studies, such as weak gravitational lensing and galaxy angular clustering measurements. In this work, we try to extract photo-$z$ information and construct its probability…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-16 Xingchen Zhou , Yan Gong , Xian-Min Meng , Xuelei Chen , Zhu Chen , Wei Du , Liping Fu , Zhijian Luo

Knowing the redshift of galaxies is one of the first requirements of many cosmological experiments, and as it's impossible to perform spectroscopy for every galaxy being observed, photometric redshift (photo-z) estimations are still of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-03-09 Ben Henghes , Connor Pettitt , Jeyan Thiyagalingam , Tony Hey , Ofer Lahav

The redshifts of galaxies are a key attribute that is needed for nearly all extragalactic studies. Since spectroscopic redshifts require additional telescope and human resources, millions of galaxies are known without spectroscopic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-21 S. Schuldt , S. H. Suyu , R. Cañameras , S. Taubenberger , T. Meinhardt , L. Leal-Taixé , B. C. Hsieh

The estimation of spectroscopic and photometric redshifts (spec-z and photo-z) is crucial for future cosmological surveys. It can directly affect several powerful measurements of the Universe, e.g. weak lensing and galaxy clustering. In…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-05 Xingchen Zhou , Yan Gong , Xian-Min Meng , Xin Zhang , Ye Cao , Xuelei Chen , Valeria Amaro , Zuhui Fan , Liping Fu

Deep Learning models have been increasingly exploited in astrophysical studies, yet such data-driven algorithms are prone to producing biased outputs detrimental for subsequent analyses. In this work, we investigate two major forms of…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-15 Q. Lin , D. Fouchez , J. Pasquet , M. Treyer , R. Ait Ouahmed , S. Arnouts , O. Ilbert

In the next decade, the LSST will become a major facility for the astronomical community. However accurately determining the redshifts of the observed galaxies without using spectroscopy is a major challenge. Reconstruction of the redshifts…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Alexia Gorecki , Alexandra Abate , Réza Ansari , Aurélien Barrau , Sylvain Baumont , Marc Moniez , Jean-Stéphane Ricol

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) will produce several billion photometric redshifts (photo-$z$'s), enabling cosmological analyses to select a subset of galaxies with the most accurate photo-$z$. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-08 Adam Broussard , Eric Gawiser

We present a new machine learning model for estimating photometric redshifts with improved accuracy for galaxies in Pan-STARRS1 data release 1. Depending on the estimation range of redshifts, this model based on neural networks can handle…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-09 Joongoo Lee , Min-Su Shin

We developed a Deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), used as a classifier, to estimate photometric redshifts and associated probability distribution functions (PDF) for galaxies in the Main Galaxy Sample of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-26 Johanna Pasquet , Emmanuel Bertin , Marie Treyer , Stéphane Arnouts , Dominique Fouchez

The next generation of cosmology experiments will be required to use photometric redshifts rather than spectroscopic redshifts. Obtaining accurate and well-characterized photometric redshift distributions is therefore critical for Euclid,…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-03 Ibrahim A. Almosallam , Matt J. Jarvis , Stephen J. Roberts

Redshift is a key quantity for inferring cosmological model parameters. In photometric redshift estimation, cosmologists use the coarse data collected from the vast majority of galaxies to predict the redshift of individual galaxies. To…

Applications · Statistics 2016-04-07 Rafael Izbicki , Ann B. Lee , Peter E. Freeman

In cosmological analyses, precise redshift determination remains pivotal for understanding cosmic evolution. However, with only a fraction of galaxies having spectroscopic redshifts (spec-$z$s), the challenge lies in estimating redshifts…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-04 Anjitha John William , Priyanka Jalan , Maciej Bilicki , Wojciech A. Hellwing

Current and future imaging surveys require photometric redshifts (photo-zs) to be estimated for millions of galaxies. Improving the photo-z quality is a major challenge but is needed to advance our understanding of cosmology. In this paper…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-22 L. Cabayol , M. Eriksen , J. Carretero , R. Casas , F. J. Castander , E. Fernández , J. Garcia-Bellido , E. Gaztanaga , H. Hildebrandt , H. Hoekstra , B. Joachimi , R. Miquel , C. Padilla , A. Pocino , E. Sanchez , S. Serrano , I. Sevilla , M. Siudek , P. Tallada-Crespí , N. Aghanim , A. Amara , N. Auricchio , M. Baldi , R. Bender , D. Bonino , E. Branchini , M. Brescia , J. Brinchmann , S. Camera , V. Capobianco , C. Carbone , M. Castellano , S. Cavuoti , A. Cimatti , R. Cledassou , G. Congedo , C. J. Conselice , 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 , P. Fosalba , M. Frailis , E. Franceschi , P. Franzetti , B. Garilli , W. Gillard , B. Gillis , C. Giocoli , A. Grazian , F. Grupp , S. V. H. Haugan , W. Holmes , F. Hormuth , A. Hornstrup , P. Hudelot , K. Jahnke , M. Kümme , S. Kermiche , A. Kiessling , M. Kilbinger , R. Kohley , H. Kurki-Suonio , S. Ligori , P. B. Lilje , I. Lloro , E. Maiorano , O. Mansutti , O. Marggraf , K. Markovic , F. Marulli , R. Massey , M. Meneghetti , E. Merlin , G. Meylan , M. Moresco , L. Moscardini , E. Munari , R. Nakajima , S. M. Niemi , S. Paltani , F. Pasian , K. Pedersen , V. Pettorino , G. Polenta , M. Poncet , L. Popa , L. Pozzetti , F. Raison , R. Rebolo , J. Rhodes , G. Riccio , C. Rosset , E. Rossetti , R. Saglia , B. Sartoris , P. Schneider , A. Secroun , G. Seide , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , L. Stanco , A. N. Taylor , I. Tereno , R. Toledo-Moreo , F. Torradeflot , I. Tutusaus , E. Valentijn , L. Valenziano , Y. Wang , J. Weller , G. Zamorani , J. Zoubian , S. Andreon , S. Mei , V. Scottez , A. Tramacere

We aim to determine the most effective approach for estimating uncertainties in quasar photo-$z$ and to evaluate the ability of different models to reconstruct the true redshift distribution under varying data quality. We use photometric…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-23 Kacper Drabicki , Szymon J. Nakoneczny , Maciej Bilicki

Photometric redshift estimation plays a crucial role in modern cosmological surveys for studying the universe's large-scale structures and the evolution of galaxies. Deep learning has emerged as a powerful method to produce accurate…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-04 R. Ait-Ouahmed , S. Arnouts , J. Pasquet , M. Treyer , E. Bertin

A new approach to estimating photometric redshifts - using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) - is investigated. Unlike the standard template-fitting photometric redshift technique, a large spectroscopically-identified training set is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Andrew E. Firth , Ofer Lahav , Rachel S. Somerville

Photometric redshifts (photo-$z$'s) are crucial for the cosmology, galaxy evolution, and transient science drivers of next-generation imaging facilities like the Euclid Mission, the Rubin Observatory, and the Nancy Grace Roman Space…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-12-03 Emma R. Moran , Brett H. Andrews , Jeffrey A. Newman , Biprateep Dey
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