TEGLIE: Transformer encoders as strong gravitational lens finders in KiDS

Margherita Grespan, Hareesh Thuruthipilly, Agnieszka Pollo +3

We apply a state-of-the-art transformer algorithm to 221 deg${}^2$ of the Kilo Degree Survey (KiDS) to search for new strong gravitational lenses (SGL). We test four transformer enco…