Background-source separation in astronomical images with Bayesian probability theory - I. the method

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 396, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 165-190

  Guglielmetti, F ^a   Fischer, R ^a   Dose, V ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

IMAGE PROCESSING; MIXTURES; PROBABILITY;

ASTRONOMICAL IMAGES; BAYESIAN PROBABILITY THEORY; CELESTIAL OBJECTS; GAIN INSIGHT; JOINT ESTIMATION; METHODS. DATA ANALYSIS; METHODS:STATISTICAL; PROBABILISTIC TECHNIQUE; SIMULATED DATASETS; TECHNIQUES: IMAGE PROCESSING;

SOURCE SEPARATION;

EID: 66549121521     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14739.x     Document Type: Article

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