A method based on wavelet transforms for source detection in photon-counting detector images. I. Theory and general properties

Astrophysical Journal

Volumn 483, Issue 1 PART I, 1997, Pages 350-369

  Damiani, F ^a   Maggio, A ^a   Micela, G ^a   Sciortino, S ^a  

^a INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Methods: data analysis; Methods: statistical; Techniques: image processing

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EID: 21744457320     PISSN: 0004637X     EISSN: 15384357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/304217     Document Type: Article

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