Neural computation as a tool for galaxy classification : methods and examples

Details Neural computation as a tool for galaxy classification : methods and examples Neural computation as a tool for galaxy classification : methods and examples

1995-08-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9508012v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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We apply and compare various Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and other algorithms for automatic morphological classification of galaxies. The ANNs are presented here mathematically, as non-linear extensions of conventional statistical methods in Astronomy. The methods are illustrated using different subsets Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and other algorithms for automatic morphological classification of galaxies. The ANNs are presented here mathematically, as non-linear extensions of conventional statistical methods in Astronomy. The methods are illustrated using different subsets from the ESO-LV catalogue, for which both machine parameters and human classification are available. The main methods we explore are: (i) Principal Component Analysis (PCA) which tells how independent and informative the input parameters are. (ii) Encoder Neural Network which allows us to find both linear (PCA-like) and non-linear combinations of the input, illustrating an example of unsupervised ANN. (iii) Supervised ANN (using the Backpropagation or Quasi-Newton algorithms) based on a training set for which the human classification is known. Here the output for previously unclassified galaxies can be interpreted as either a continuous (analog) output (e.g. $T$-type) or a Bayesian {\it a posteriori} probability for each class. Although the ESO-LV parameters are sub-optimal, the success of the ANN in reproducing the human classification is 2 $T$-type units, similar to the degree of agreement between two human experts who classify the same galaxy images on plate material. We also examine the aspects of ANN configurations, reproducibility, scaling of input parameters and redshift information.

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