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cosmokdtree: a flexible OpenMP-parallelized k-d tree for computational astrophysics applications

Óscar Monllor-Berbegal, David Vallés-Pérez, Susana Planelles +1

Modern numerical astrophysics applications present a common demand for efficient spatial querying techniques, such as neighbor searches or density estimations over billions of reso…

astro-ph.IM2026

The ViSta method for optimized stacking of broadband interferometric data in the Fourier domain

Martina Torsello, Marcella Massardi, Elisabetta Liuzzo +3

We present the optimized version of ViSta, a visibility-domain stacking method that combines interferometric observations in the Fourier domain from radio to sub-millimeter wavelen…

astro-ph.IM2026

Early Exploration of the Scientific Discovery Space for the Habitable Worlds Observatory

Courtney D. Dressing, Danica Adams, Evelyne Alecian +324

The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) is a future NASA flagship mission concept identified by the Astro2020 Decadal Survey as the highest priority for large space missions. HWO sh…

astro-ph.IM2026

Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). AstroVink: A vision transformer approach to find strong gravitational lens systems

Euclid Collaboration, S. H. Vincken, K. Rojas +302

We present AstroVink, a vision transformer classifier designed for automated identification of strong lens candidates in Euclid imaging. We build upon the DINOv2 encoder, fine tune…

astro-ph.IM2026★ 1 cited

A High-frequency Geodetic VLBI Experiment for Optical Clock Comparison

Monia Negusini, Myoung-Sun Heo, Cecilia Clivati +40

An intercontinental metrological clock comparison between Italy and the Republic of Korea was performed by means of geodetic K-band VLBI observations. The comparison involved the h…

astro-ph.IM2026★ 2 cited

iDaVIE v1.0: A virtual reality tool for interactive analysis of astronomical data cubes

Alexander Sivitilli, Lucia Marchetti, Angus Comrie +10

As modern astronomy confronts unprecedented data volumes, automated pipelines and machine-learning techniques have become essential for processing and analysis. As these workflows…

astro-ph.IM2026

Euclid. Properties and performance of the NISP signal estimator

Euclid Collaboration, F. Cogato, B. Kubik +292

The Euclid spacecraft, located at the second Lagrangian point of the Sun-Earth system, hosts the Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) instrument. NISP is equipped with…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

The impact of lunar topography on the 21-cm power spectrum for grid-based arrays : Insights for the Dark-ages EXplorer (DEX)

S. Ghosh, L. V. E. Koopmans, C. Brinkerink +17

The Dark Ages (DA) provides a crucial window into the physics of the infant Universe, with the 21-cm signal offering the only direct probe for mapping out the three-dimensional dis…

astro-ph.IM2025

Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1). From simulations to sky: Advancing machine-learning lens detection with real Euclid data

Euclid Collaboration, N. E. P. Lines, T. E. Collett +301

In the era of large-scale surveys like Euclid, machine learning has become an essential tool for identifying rare yet scientifically valuable objects, such as strong gravitational…

astro-ph.IM2025

Euclid Structural-Thermal-Optical Performance

Euclid Collaboration, A. Anselmi, R. Laureijs +290

The Euclid system performance is defined in terms of image quality metrics tuned to the weak gravitational lensing (WL) cosmological probe. WL induces stringent requirements on the…

astro-ph.IM2025

The PRIMA promise of deciphering interstellar dust evolution with observations of the nearby Universe

Frédéric Galliano, Maarten Baes, Léo Belloir +25

This paper develops a few science cases, using the PRIMA far-IR probe, aimed at achieving several breakthroughs in our understanding of the dust properties and their evolution. We…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 2 cited

Mapping Diffuse Radio Sources Using TUNA: A Transformer-Based Deep Learning Approach

Nicoletta Sanvitale, Claudio Gheller, Franco Vazza +6

Vision Transformers are used via a customized TransUNet architecture, which is a hybrid model combining Transformers into a U-Net backbone, to achieve precise, automated, and fast…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 2 cited

Euclid preparation. Overview of Euclid infrared detector performance from ground tests

Euclid Collaboration, B. Kubik, R. Barbier +341

The paper describes the objectives, design and findings of the pre-launch ground characterisation campaigns of the Euclid infrared detectors. The pixel properties, including baseli…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 2 cited

Euclid VI. NISP-P optical ghosts

Euclid Collaboration, K. Paterson, M. Schirmer +309

The Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP) onboard Euclid includes several optical elements in its path, which introduce artefacts into the data from non-nominal light pa…

astro-ph.IM2025

Intrinsic Cross Polarization Ratio maps from all-sky observations with the SKA-Low prototype station Aperture Array Verification System 2

Giulia Macario, Giuseppe Pupillo, Gianni Bernardi +10

The low-frequency radio telescope of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA-Low), currently under construction in the remote Murchison shire in the Western Australia's outback, will obser…

astro-ph.IM2025

Euclid preparation: The NISP spectroscopy channel, on ground performance and calibration

Euclid Collaboration, W. Gillard, T. Maciaszek +356

ESA's Euclid cosmology mission relies on the very sensitive and accurately calibrated spectroscopy channel of the Near-Infrared Spectrometer and Photometer (NISP). With three opera…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 1 cited

Analysis of the accuracy of GNSS inferred precipitable water vapour against that from a 210 GHz WVR at the H.E.S.S. site

Lott Frans, Michael Backes, Heino Falcke +1

The High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) site and the Gamsberg Mountain have been identified as potential sites for the Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT). The AMT is poised t…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 3 cited

A comparative analysis of GNSS-inferred precipitable water vapour at the potential sites for the Africa Millimetre Telescope

Lott Frans, Michael Backes, Heino Falcke +1

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a network of antennas across the globe currently used to image super-massive black holes (SMBHs) at a frequency of 230 GHz. Since the release o…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 3 cited

Radiometer Calibration using Machine Learning

S. A. K. Leeney, H. T. J. Bevins, E. de Lera Acedo +35

Radiometers are crucial instruments in radio astronomy, forming the primary component of nearly all radio telescopes. They measure the intensity of electromagnetic radiation, conve…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 9 cited

Near-field imaging of local interference in radio interferometric data: Impact on the redshifted 21 cm power spectrum

S. Munshi, F. G. Mertens, L. V. E. Koopmans +24

Radio-frequency interference (RFI) is a major systematic limitation in radio astronomy, particularly for science cases requiring high sensitivity, such as 21 cm cosmology. Traditio…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 4 cited

Robust direction-dependent gain-calibration of beam-modelling errors far from the target field

S. A. Brackenhoff, A. R. Offringa, M. Mevius +8

Many astronomical questions require deep, wide-field observations at low radio frequencies. Phased arrays like LOFAR and SKA-low are designed for this, but have inherently unstable…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 2 cited

Direction-Dependent Faraday Synthesis

Victor Gustafsson, Marcus Brüggen, Cyril Tasse +3

Modern radio interferometers enable high-resolution polarization imaging, offering insights into cosmic magnetism through Rotation Measure (RM) synthesis. Traditional 2+1D RM synth…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 8 cited

Euclid Quick Data Release (Q1): From spectrograms to spectra: the SIR spectroscopic Processing Function

Euclid Collaboration, Y. Copin, M. Fumana +348

The Euclid space mission aims to investigate the nature of dark energy and dark matter by mapping the large-scale structure of the Universe. A key component of Euclid's observation…

astro-ph.IM2025★ 9 cited

Square Kilometre Array Science Data Challenge 3a: foreground removal for an EoR experiment

A. Bonaldi, P. Hartley, R. Braun +179

We present and analyse the results of the Science data challenge 3a (SDC3a, https://sdc3.skao.int/challenges/foregrounds), an EoR foreground-removal community-wide exercise organis…