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Supervised artificial neural networks are used to predict useful properties of galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, in this instance morphological classifications, spectral types and redshifts. By giving the trained networks unseen…

This paper demonstrates a novel and efficient unsupervised clustering method with the combination of a Self-Organising Map (SOM) and a convolutional autoencoder. The rapidly increasing volume of radio-astronomical data has increased demand…

The radio astronomy community is rapidly adopting deep learning techniques to deal with the huge data volumes expected from the next generation of radio observatories. Bayesian neural networks (BNNs) provide a principled way to model…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-29 Devina Mohan , Anna M. M. Scaife

The present work discusses the use of a weakly-supervised deep learning algorithm that reduces the cost of labelling pixel-level masks for complex radio galaxies with multiple components. The algorithm is trained on weak class-level labels…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-11 Nikhel Gupta , Zeeshan Hayder , Ray P. Norris , Minh Huynh , Lars Petersson , X. Rosalind Wang , Heinz Andernach , Bärbel S. Koribalski , Miranda Yew , Evan J. Crawford

We present the first results from the Distant Radio Galaxies Optically Non-detected in the SDSS (DRaGONS) Survey. Using a novel selection technique for identifying high redshift radio galaxy (HzRG) candidates, a large sample of bright…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 S. J. Schmidt , A. J. Connolly , A. M. Hopkins

It has recently been demonstrated that one can accurately derive galaxy morphology from particular primary and secondary isophotal shape estimates in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey imaging catalog. This was accomplished by applying Machine…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 M. J. Way

In this study, we examine over 14,000 radio galaxies finely selected from Radio Galaxy Zoo (RGZ) project and provide classifications for approximately 5,900 FRIs and 8,100 FRIIs. We present an analysis of these predicted radio galaxy…

Optical spectra of galaxies and quasars from large cosmological surveys are used to measure redshifts and infer distances. They are also rich with information on the intrinsic properties of these astronomical objects. However, their…

The rapid growth of large-scale radio surveys, generating over 100 petabytes of data annually, has created a pressing need for automated data analysis methods. Recent research has explored the application of machine learning techniques to…

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The classification of galaxies as spirals or ellipticals is a crucial task in understanding their formation and evolution. With the arrival of large-scale astronomical surveys, such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), astronomers now…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-12-04 Anusha Guruprasad

We explore a new Bayesian method of detecting galaxies from radio interferometric data of the faint sky. Working in the Fourier domain, we fit a single, parameterised galaxy model to simulated visibility data of star-forming galaxies. The…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-04-17 Adam Malyali , Marzia Rivi , Filipe B. Abdalla , Jason D. McEwen

In this work, we apply self-supervised learning with instance differentiation to learn a robust, multi-purpose representation for image analysis of resolved extragalactic continuum images. We train a multi-use model which compresses our…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-10-20 Inigo V. Slijepcevic , Anna M. M. Scaife , Mike Walmsley , Micah Bowles , O. Ivy Wong , Stanislav S. Shabala , Sarah V. White

Galaxy surveys are crucial for studying large-scale structure (LSS) and cosmology, yet they face limitations--imaging surveys provide extensive sky coverage but suffer from photo-$z$ uncertainties, while spectroscopic surveys yield precise…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-26 Wenying Du , Xiaolin Luo , Zhujun Jiang , Xu Xiao , Qiufan Lin , Xin Wang , Yang Wang , Fenfen Yin , Le Zhang , Xiao-Dong Li

Context. The accurate classification of hundreds of thousands of galaxies observed in modern deep surveys is imperative if we want to understand the universe and its evolution. Aims. Here, we report the use of machine learning techniques to…

The scale of ongoing and future electromagnetic surveys pose formidable challenges to classify astronomical objects. Pioneering efforts on this front include citizen science campaigns adopted by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). SDSS…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2019-07-09 Asad Khan , E. A. Huerta , Sibo Wang , Robert Gruendl , Elise Jennings , Huihuo Zheng

Remnant radio galaxies represent the dying phase of radio-loud active galactic nuclei (AGN). Large samples of remnant radio galaxies are important for quantifying the radio galaxy life cycle. The remnants of radio-loud AGN can be identified…

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

A sample of 2712 radio-luminous galaxies is defined from the second data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) by cross-comparing the main spectroscopic galaxy sample with two radio surveys: the NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) and the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 P. N. Best , G. Kauffmann , T. M. Heckman , Z. Ivezic

The observation of our home galaxy, the Milky Way (MW), is made difficult by our internal viewpoint. The Gaia survey that contains around 1.6 billion star distances is the new flagship of MW structure and can be combined with other…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-12-15 David Cornu

In recent years, improvements in Deep Learning (DL) techniques towards Gravitational Wave (GW) astronomy have led to a significant rise in the development of various classification algorithms that have been successfully employed to extract…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-08-27 Shashwat Singh , Amitesh Singh , Ankul Prajapati , Kamlesh N Pathak