SpArcFiRe: Enhancing Spiral Galaxy Recognition Using Arm Analysis and Random Forests

Automated quantification of galaxy morphology is necessary because the size of upcoming sky surveys will overwhelm human volunteers. Existing classification schemes are inadequate because (a) their uncertainty increases near the boundary of classes and astronomers need more control over these uncert...

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Main Authors: Pedro Silva, Leon T. Cao, Wayne B. Hayes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Galaxies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4434/6/3/95