Star/galaxy classification using Kohonen self-organizing maps

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 293-300

  Miller, A S ^a   Coe, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Astronomical data bases: miscellaneous; Catalogues; Methods: data analysis; Stars: general; Surveys; Techniques: image processing

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CONFORMAL MAPPING; IMAGE PROCESSING; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; STARS;

ASTRONOMICAL DATA BASE: MISCELLANEOUS; AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION; CATALOG; CLASSIFIED OBJECTS; DATA SET; KOHONEN; METHODS. DATA ANALYSIS; STARS: GENERAL; SURVEY DATA; TECHNIQUES: IMAGE PROCESSING;

SURVEYS;

EID: 0000177522     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/279.1.293     Document Type: Article

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