arXiv Machine Learning

Decoupling candidate dual AGN from chance superpositions in the GOTHIC survey via a deep-learning framework

The study presents a deep‑learning approach (YOLOv11) trained on SDSS images to distinguish genuine dual active galactic nuclei (DAGN) from chance superpositions and foreground stars in the GOTHIC survey. Applying the model to 46,061 previously rejected candidates yields 29,605 dual‑nucleus candidates, with 54.5–62 % likely genuine, and a conservative subset of ~13,672 compact systems. The resulting catalogue refines the DAGN candidate list, reducing contamination and expanding the plausible census, though spectroscopic confirmation remains needed.

arXiv Computer Vision
Sep 17

STRADAViT: Self-Supervised Domain Adaptation of Vision Transformer Backbones for Radio Astronomy

STRADAViT is a self‑supervised continued‑pretraining framework that adapts Vision Transformer (ViT) backbones for radio‑astronomy image analysis. It curates mixed‑survey data, generates radio‑astronomy‑aware training views, and initializes encoders with ViT‑MAE, optionally adding register tokens. Evaluations on three morphology benchmarks (MiraBest, LoTSS DR2, and Radio Galaxy Zoo) show that a register‑based two‑stage checkpoint improves linear‑probe Macro‑F1 scores over the ViT‑MAE baseline and enhances fine‑tuning on MiraBest and RGZ DR1, though performance on LoTSS DR2 fine‑tuning declines; these differences are statistically significant.

By Andrea DeMarco, Ian Fenech Conti, Hayley Camilleri, Ardiana Bushi, Simone Riggi
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 Machine Learning
Jun 4

Identifying Gems from Roman RAPIDly

arXiv:2606. 05103v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman), set for launch as early as September 2026, will conduct wide-field infrared imaging surveys with unprecedented spatial resolution and cadence, enabling the discovery of millions of astronomical transients.

By Karan Gandhi, Ashish A. Mahabal, Jacob E. Jencson, Russ R. Laher, Ben Rusholme, Lin Yan, Ryan M. Lau, Schuyler D. Van Dyk, Mansi M. Kasliwal
arXiv Machine Learning
Jun 9

Learning What's Real: Disentangling Signal and Measurement Artifacts in Multi-Sensor Data, with Applications to Astrophysics

arXiv:2604. 09787v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Data collected from the physical world is always a combination of multiple sources: an underlying signal from the physical process of interest and a signal from measurement-dependent artifacts from the sensor or instrument.

By Pablo Mercader-Perez, Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro, Daniel Muthukrishna, Jeroen Audenaert, V. Ashley Villar, David W. Hogg, Marc Huertas-Company, William T. Freeman
arXiv Machine Learning
Sep 18

Deep Learning Detection of Beyond-General-Relativity Deviations in Gravitational-Wave Signals: A Detection-Threshold Study with Real LIGO Noise

The paper investigates machine‑learning detection of controlled deviations from General Relativity in gravitational‑wave signals. Using a hybrid classifier that combines a one‑dimensional convolutional neural network with ten hand‑crafted waveform statistics, the authors train on General‑Relativistic and modified waveforms and test on a deviation type not seen during training. They find a detection threshold at a dimensionless strength coefficient β ≈ 0.25 when using real GW150914 strain and real H1 detector noise, with accuracy improving from chance at β ≤ 0.2 to perfect classification at β ≥ 0.5.

By Muhammad Adnan Shahzad
arXiv Machine Learning
2d ago

Gestalt: a meta-foundation model for astronomy

arXiv:2609.38312v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The Platonic Representation Hypothesis predicts that sufficiently scaled foundation models converge on a shared representation of the world. As each...

By Michael J. Smith, Shashwat Sourav