A Bayesian approach to star-galaxy classification

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

Volumn 412, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 2286-2302

  Henrion, Marc ^a   Mortlock, Daniel J ^a   Hand, David J ^a   Gandy, Axel ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Methods: statistical; Surveys

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DATA HANDLING; GALAXIES; PIPELINES; STARS;

BAYESIAN APPROACHES; COLOR INFORMATION; DEEP-SKY; DETECTION LIMITS; METHODS:STATISTICAL; MORPHOLOGICAL INFORMATION; SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY; SCIENTIFIC EXPLOITATION; SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY; SURVEY DATA;

SURVEYS;

EID: 79953785434     PISSN: 00358711     EISSN: 13652966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.18055.x     Document Type: Article

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