Data Analysis in Astronomy III

✍ Scribed by H. Atmanspacher, H. Scheingraber, W. Voges (auth.), V. Di Gesù, L. Scarsi, P. Crane, J. H. Friedman, S. Levialdi, M. C. Maccarone (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1989
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 405
• Series: Ettore Majorana International Science Series 40
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In the book are reported the main results presented at the Third International Workshop on Data Analysis in Astronomy, held at the EUore Majorana Center for Scientific Culture, Erice, Sicily, Italy, on June 20-27,1988. The Workshop was the natural evolution of the two previous ones. The main goal of the first edition (Erice 1984) was to start a scientific interaction between Astronomers and Computer Scientists. Aim of the second (Erice 1986) was to look at the progress in data analysis methods and dedicated hardware technology. Data analysis problems become harder whenever the data are poor in statistics or the signal is weak and embedded in structured background. Experiments collecting data of such a nature require new and non-standard methodologies. Possibilistic approaches could be merged with the statistical ones, in order to formalize all the knowledge used by the scientists to reach conclusions. Moreover, the last decade has been characterized by very fast developments of Intelligent Systems for data analysis (knowledge based systems, ... ) that would be useful to support astronomers in complex decision making. For these reasons, the last edition of the workshop was intended to provide an overview on the state of the art in the data analysis methodologies and tools in the new frontieres of the astrophysics (y-astronomy, neutrino astronomy, gravitational waves, background radiation and extreme cosmic ray energy spectrum). The book is organized in two sections: - Data analysis methods and tools, - New frontieres in astronomy.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Attractor Reconstruction and Dimensional Analysis of Chaotic Signals....Pages 3-19
The Rayleigh Statistic in the Case of Weak Signals — Applications and Pitfalls....Pages 21-30
Stability in Factor Analyses with Respect to Small Perturbations of the Data and to Departure from Gaussian Law of the Variables....Pages 31-38
Moving Regression: A Tool for the Statistical and Astrometrical Analyses of Solar Observations....Pages 39-46
Multivariate Linear Regression with Self-Estimation of Errors....Pages 47-54
Maximum Entropy Image Processing in Gamma-Ray Astronomy....Pages 55-65
Search for Bursts of Gamma-Ray Emission from the Crab Pulsar in the Cos-B Data by Adaptive Cluster Analysis....Pages 67-74
Statistical Restoration of Astronomical Images....Pages 75-82
Multidimensional Discrete Signals Description Using Rotation and Scale Invariant Pattern Spectrum....Pages 83-89
Applications of Decomposition Algorithm in Clustering Methods....Pages 91-102
Clustering Analysis as a Method of Auto-Classification and Its Application to the Search for Galaxy Chains in Two Dimensions....Pages 103-109
Object Detection and Analysis in Digitised Images: Algorithmic Components and Software Structure....Pages 111-120
Automated Classification of Resolved Galaxies....Pages 121-128
STSDAS: The Space Telescope Science Data Analysis System....Pages 129-140
IRAS Calibration....Pages 141-147
Simulation of Large-Scale Astronomical CCD Surveys....Pages 149-153
Tests of Reduction and Analysis Algorithms for Astronomical Images....Pages 155-157
A Model for the Infrared Space Observatory Photometer....Pages 159-167
Algorithms for the Analysis of Data from the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer....Pages 169-177
Analysis of Absorption Lines in Quasar Spectra....Pages 179-185
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Attitude Determination Using Star Tracker Data....Pages 187-190
Artificial Intelligence: What can it do for Astronomy?....Pages 191-204
Artificial Intelligence Approaches to Astronomical Observation Scheduling....Pages 205-214
OCAPI : An Artificial Intelligence Tool for the Automatic Selection and Control of Image Processing Procedures....Pages 215-224
An Expert Assistant Supporting Hubble Space Telescope Proposal Preparation....Pages 225-235
Decision Problems in the Search for Periodicities in Gamma-Ray Astronomy....Pages 237-244
Rule-Based Description and Plausible Classification of Objects in Digitized Astronomical Images....Pages 245-254
Parallelism in Low-Level Computer Vision — A Review....Pages 255-269
Performance of the Mesh Architecture in the Analysis of Sparse Images....Pages 271-280
Crystal Gazing VI. Updating Computer Technology Projections....Pages 281-287
Front Matter....Pages 289-289
Cosmic Background Radiations....Pages 291-318
Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE) Satellite Anisotropy Experiment Data Analysis Techniques....Pages 319-334
Some Statistical Problems Encountered in the Analysis of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Ray and Ultra High Energy Gamma Ray Data....Pages 335-349
Track Pattern Analysis for Study of Point-Source Air Showers....Pages 351-359
Data Analysis and Algorithms for G.W. Antennas....Pages 361-391
Detecting Gravitational Waves by Laser Interferometers....Pages 393-404
Data Analysis in Neutrino Astronomy....Pages 405-411
Back Matter....Pages 413-417

✦ Subjects

Physics, general