6 papers
Cosmological Constraints from Full-Scale Clustering and Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing with DESI DR1
Johannes U. Lange, Alexandra Wells, Andrew Hearin +76
We present constraints on cosmic structure growth from the analysis of galaxy clustering and galaxy-galaxy lensing with galaxies from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI…
Mephisto: Self-Improving Large Language Model-Based Agents for Automated Interpretation of Multi-band Galaxy Observations
Zechang Sun, Yuan-Sen Ting, Yaobo Liang +3
Astronomical research has long relied on human expertise to interpret complex data and formulate scientific hypotheses. In this study, we introduce Mephisto -- a multi-agent collab…
A Unified Photometric Redshift Calibration for Weak Lensing Surveys using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
Johannes U. Lange, Diana Blanco, Alexie Leauthaud +61
The effective redshift distribution of galaxies is a critical component in the study of weak gravitational lensing. Here, we introduce a new method for determining fo…
Can AI Dream of Unseen Galaxies? Conditional Diffusion Model for Galaxy Morphology Augmentation
Chenrui Ma, Zechang Sun, Tao Jing +4
Observational astronomy relies on visual feature identification to detect critical astrophysical phenomena. While machine learning (ML) increasingly automates this process, models…
Luminous Mid-IR Selected Type-2 Quasars at Cosmic Noon in SDSS Stripe82 I: Selection, Composite Photometry, and Spectral Energy Distributions
Ben Wang, Joseph F. Hennawi, Zheng Cai +6
We analyze 23 spectroscopically confirmed Type-2 quasars (QSOs) selected from the WISE 22m band in the SDSS Stripe 82 region, focusing on their multi-band photometry and spe…
Measuring the Mean Free Path of HI Ionizing Photons at with DESI Y1 Quasars
Anning Gao, Jason X. Prochaska, Zheng Cai +31
The mean free path of ionizing photons () in the intergalactic medium (IGM) is a crucial quantity in modelling the ionization state of IGM and the extragalact…