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Stoppa, F.; Bhattacharyya, S.; Ruiz de Austri, R.; Vreeswijk, P.; Caron, S.; Zaharijas, G.; Bloemen, S.; Principe, G.; Malyshev, D.; Vodeb, V.; Groot, P.J.; Cator, E.; Nelemans, G. |
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AutoSourceID-Classifier Star-galaxy classification using a convolutional neural network with spatial information |
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2023 |
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Astronomy & Astrophysics |
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Astron. Astrophys. |
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A109 - 16pp |
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methods: data analysis; techniques: image processing; astronomical databases: miscellaneous; stars: imaging; Galaxies: statistics |
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Aims. Traditional star-galaxy classification techniques often rely on feature estimation from catalogs, a process susceptible to introducing inaccuracies, thereby potentially jeopardizing the classification's reliability. Certain galaxies, especially those not manifesting as extended sources, can be misclassified when their shape parameters and flux solely drive the inference. We aim to create a robust and accurate classification network for identifying stars and galaxies directly from astronomical images.Methods. The AutoSourceID-Classifier (ASID-C) algorithm developed for this work uses 32x32 pixel single filter band source cutouts generated by the previously developed AutoSourceID-Light (ASID-L) code. By leveraging convolutional neural networks (CNN) and additional information about the source position within the full-field image, ASID-C aims to accurately classify all stars and galaxies within a survey. Subsequently, we employed a modified Platt scaling calibration for the output of the CNN, ensuring that the derived probabilities were effectively calibrated, delivering precise and reliable results.Results. We show that ASID-C, trained on MeerLICHT telescope images and using the Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey (DECaLS) morphological classification, is a robust classifier and outperforms similar codes such as SourceExtractor. To facilitate a rigorous comparison, we also trained an eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model on tabular features extracted by SourceExtractor. While this XGBoost model approaches ASID-C in performance metrics, it does not offer the computational efficiency and reduced error propagation inherent in ASID-C's direct image-based classification approach. ASID-C excels in low signal-to-noise ratio and crowded scenarios, potentially aiding in transient host identification and advancing deep-sky astronomy. |
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[Stoppa, F.; Vreeswijk, P.; Bloemen, S.; Groot, P. J.; Nelemans, G.] Radboud Univ Nijmegen, Dept Astrophys IMAPP, POB 9010, NL-6500 GL Nijmegen, Netherlands, Email: f.stoppa@astro.ru.nl |
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LUX-ZEPLIN Collaboration (Akerib, D.S. et al); Bailey, A.J. |
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Identification of radiopure titanium for the LZ dark matter experiment and future rare event searches |
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2017 |
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Astroparticle Physics |
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Astropart Phys. |
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The LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment will search for dark matter particle interactions with a detector containing a total of 10 tonnes of liquid xenon within a double -vessel cryostat. The large mass and proximity of the cryostat to the active detector volume demand the use of material with extremely low intrinsic radioactivity. We report on the radioassay campaign conducted to identify suitable metals, the determination of factors limiting radiopure production, and the selection of titanium for construction of the LZ cryostat and other detector components. This titanium has been measured with activities of U-238(e) < 1.6 mBq/kg, U-238(I) < 0.09 mBq/kg, Th-232(e) = 0.28 +/- 0.03 mBq/kg, Th-232(I) = 0.25 +/- 0.02 mBq/kg, K-40 <0.54 mBq/kg, and (60) Co <0.02 mBq/kg (68% CL). Such low intrinsic activities, which are some of the lowest ever reported for titanium, enable its use for future dark matter and other rare event searches. Monte Carlo simulations have been performed to assess the expected background contribution from the LZ cryostat with this radioactivity. In 1,000 days of WIMP search exposure of a 5.6-tonne fiducial mass, the cryostat will contribute only a mean background of 0.160 +/- 0.001(stat) +/- 0.030(sys) counts. |
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[Akerib, D. S.; Biesiadzinski, T. P.; Bramante, R.; Craddock, W. W.; Ignarra, C. M.; Ji, W.; Krebs, H. J.; Lee, C.; Linehan, R. E.; Luitz, S.; Mizrachi, E.; Monzani, M. E.; Ratcliff, B. N.; Shutt, T. A.; Skarpaas, K.; To, W. H.; Va'vra, J.; Whitis, T. J.; Wisniewski, W. J.] SLAC Natl Accelerator Lab, POB 20450, Stanford, CA 94309 USA, Email: sally.shaw.13@ucl.ac.uk; |
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KM3NeT Collaboration (Aiello, S. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Calvo, D.; Coleiro, A.; Colomer, M.; Gozzini, S.R.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Khan Chowdhury, N.R.; Lotze, M.; Real, D.; Thakore, T.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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Sensitivity of the KM3NeT/ARCA neutrino telescope to point-like neutrino sources |
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2019 |
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Astroparticle Physics |
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Astropart Phys. |
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111 |
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100-110 |
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Astrophysical neutrino sources; Cherenkov underwater neutrino telescope; KM3NeT |
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KM3NeT will be a network of deep-sea neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean Sea. The KM3NeT/ARCA detector, to be installed at the Capo Passero site (Italy), is optimised for the detection of high-energy neutrinos of cosmic origin. Thanks to its geographical location on the Northern hemisphere, KM3NeT/ARCA can observe upgoing neutrinos from most of the Galactic Plane, including the Galactic Centre. Given its effective area and excellent pointing resolution, KM3NeT/ARCA will measure or significantly constrain the neutrino flux from potential astrophysical neutrino sources. At the same time, it will test flux predictions based on gamma-ray measurements and the assumption that the gamma-ray flux is of hadronic origin. Assuming this scenario, discovery potentials and sensitivities for a selected list of Galactic sources and to generic point sources with an E(-2 )spectrum are presented. These spectra are assumed to be time independent. The results indicate that an observation with 3 sigma significance is possible in about six years of operation for the most intense sources, such as Supernovae Remnants RX J1713.7-3946 and Vela Jr. If no signal will be found during this time, the fraction of the gamma-ray flux coming from hadronic processes can be constrained to be below 50% for these two objects. |
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[Aiello, S.; Leonora, E.; Longhitano, F.; Randazzo, N.; Tatone, F.] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Catania, Via Santa Sofia 64, I-95123 Catania, Italy, Email: sapienza@lns.infn.it; |
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WOS:000470047300008 |
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ANTARES Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Barrios-Marti, J.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Illuminati, G.; Lotze, M.; Tönnis, C.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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Model-independent search for neutrino sources with the ANTARES neutrino telescope |
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2020 |
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Astroparticle Physics |
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Astropart Phys. |
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114 |
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35-47 |
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Neutrino astronomy; Astroparticle physics; Pattern recognition; Anisotropy |
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A novel method to analyse the spatial distribution of neutrino candidates recorded with the ANTARES neutrino telescope is introduced, searching for an excess of neutrinos in a region of arbitrary size and shape from any direction in the sky. Techniques originating from the domains of machine learning, pattern recognition and image processing are used to purify the sample of neutrino candidates and for the analysis of the obtained skymap. In contrast to a dedicated search for a specific neutrino emission model, this approach is sensitive to a wide range of possible morphologies of potential sources of high-energy neutrino emission. The application of these methods to ANTARES data yields a large-scale excess with a post-trial significance of 2.5 sigma. Applied to public data from IceCube in its IC40 configuration, an excess consistent with the results from ANTARES is observed with a post-trial significance of 2.1 sigma. |
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[Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Racca, C.; Saldana, M.] Univ Haute Alsace, Inst Univ Technol Colmar, GRPHE, 34 Rue Grillenbreit,BP Colmar 50568, F-68008 Mulhouse, France, Email: stefan.geisselsoeder@fau.de; |
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Di Valentino, E. et al; Mena, O. |
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Snowmass2021-Letter of interest cosmology intertwined II: The hubble constant tension |
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2021 |
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Astroparticle Physics |
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Astropart Phys. |
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The current cosmological probes have provided a fantastic confirmation of the standard A Cold Dark Matter cosmological model, which has been constrained with unprecedented accuracy. However, with the increase of the experimental sensitivity, a few statistically significant tensions between different independent cosmological datasets emerged. While these tensions can be in part the result of systematic errors, the persistence after several years of accurate analysis strongly hints at cracks in the standard cosmological scenario and the need for new physics. In this Letter of Interest we will focus on the 4.4 sigma – tension between the Planck estimate of the Hubble constant H-0 and the SH0ES collaboration measurements. After showing the H-0 evaluations made from different teams using different methods and geometric calibrations, we will list a few interesting models of new physics that could solve this tension and discuss how the next decade's experiments will be crucial. |
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[Di Valentino, Eleonora; Chluba, Jens; Harrison, Ian; Hart, Luke; Pace, Francesco] Univ Manchester, JBCA, Manchester, Lancs, England, Email: eleonora.di-valentino@durham.ac.uk |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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