Efficient source finding for radio interferometric images

L. Lucas, T. Staley, A. Scaife

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    Abstract

    Object detection in astronomical images, generically referred to as source finding, is often performed before the object characterisation stage in astrophysical processing work flows. In radio astronomy, source finding has historically been performed by bespoke off-line systems; however, modern data acquisition systems as well as those proposed for upcoming observatories such as the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), will make this approach unfeasible. One area where a change of approach is particularly necessary is in the design of fast imaging systems for transient studies. This paper presents a number of advances in accelerating and automating the source finding in such systems.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)96-110
    Number of pages14
    JournalAstronomy and Computing
    Volume27
    Early online date18 Feb 2019
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2019

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