arXiv AI

TransitNet: A Compact Attention-Augmented Deep Learning Framework for Low-SNR Transit Blind Searches

arXiv:2606. 18932v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Motivated by the observational incompleteness of intermediate-to-long-period Earth-size planets, we present TransitNet, a compact attention-augmented deep-learning framework for low-SNR transit blind searches.

arXiv AI
Aug 20

DELOS: Contrastive Deep Learning for Low-SNR Blind Transit Searches in Kepler Photometry

DELOS is a deep‑learning framework that uses contrastive scoring to perform blind searches for shallow transits in Kepler photometry. It combines GPU‑accelerated phase folding, optimized phase binning, and a custom one‑dimensional convolutional encoder to produce a transit‑likeness score periodogram without relying on pre‑detected events. In tests on synthetic data and controlled injection‑recovery experiments, DELOS outperforms traditional methods (BLS and TLS) in precision‑recall and speed, and successfully recovers all known shallow intermediate‑to‑long‑period transit signals in a selected Kepler sample.

By Qingtian Liu, Jian Ge, XingChen Yan, Kevin Willis, Xinyu Yao, QuanQuan Hu, Jiapeng Zhu
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 24

Efficient reduction of stellar contamination and noise in planetary transmission spectra using neural networks

arXiv:2602. 10330v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Context: The characterization of exoplanetary atmospheres has been transformed by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), whose infrared sensitivity enables transmission spectroscopy at unprecedented precision.

By David S. Duque-Casta\~no, Lauren Flor-Torres, Jorge I. Zuluaga
arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 23

Vision Foundation Models with Synthetic-Only Training for Monocular Spacecraft Pose Estimation

The paper presents a new monocular spacecraft pose estimation model that achieves the lowest reported mean rotation errors on the SPEED+ lightbox and sunlamp test sets. By replacing smaller encoders with a large self‑supervised ViT foundation model (DINOv3) and scaling up to 840 M parameters, the authors improve accuracy from 300 M to 840 M parameters without saturation. The 840 M model also runs on a Jetson Orin NX 16 GB with 133.8 ms per crop and 32.0 W power draw, demonstrating embedded inference feasibility while training solely on synthetic data.

By John Church, Vazghen Nikolian