Surveying the reach and maturity of machine learning and artificial intelligence in astronomy

CJ Fluke, C Jacobs - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Data …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Machine learning (automated processes that learn by example in order to classify,
predict, discover, or generate new data) and artificial intelligence (methods by which a …

Machine learning in astronomy: A practical overview

D Baron - arxiv preprint arxiv:1904.07248, 2019 - arxiv.org
Astronomy is experiencing a rapid growth in data size and complexity. This change fosters
the development of data-driven science as a useful companion to the common model-driven …

The ASAS-SN catalogue of variable stars I: The Serendipitous Survey

T Jayasinghe, CS Kochanek, KZ Stanek… - Monthly Notices of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) is the first optical survey
to routinely monitor the whole sky with a cadence of∼ 2–3 d down to V≲ 17 mag. ASAS-SN …

The ASAS-SN catalogue of variable stars–II. Uniform classification of 412 000 known variables

T Jayasinghe, KZ Stanek, CS Kochanek… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The variable stars in the VSX catalogue are derived from a multitude of inhomogeneous
data sources and classification tools. This inhomogeneity complicates our understanding of …

EVEREST: pixel level decorrelation of K2 light curves

R Luger, E Agol, E Kruse, R Barnes… - The Astronomical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
ABSTRACT We present EPIC Variability Extraction and Removal for Exoplanet Science
Targets (EVEREST), an open-source pipeline for removing instrumental noise from K2 light …

K2SC: flexible systematics correction and detrending of K2 light curves using Gaussian process regression

S Aigrain, H Parviainen, BJS Pope - Monthly Notices of the …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
We present k2sc (K2 Systematics Correction), a python pipeline to model instrumental
systematics and astrophysical variability in light curves from the K2 mission. k2sc uses …

An update to the EVEREST K2 pipeline: short cadence, saturated stars, and Kepler-like photometry down to Kp= 15

R Luger, E Kruse, D Foreman-Mackey… - The Astronomical …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an update to the EVEREST K2 pipeline that addresses various limitations in the
previous version and improves the photometric precision of the light curves. We develop a …

A “Quick Look” at All-sky Galactic Archeology with TESS: 158,000 Oscillating Red Giants from the MIT Quick-look Pipeline

M Hon, D Huber, JS Kuszlewicz, D Stello… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the first near all-sky yield of oscillating red giants from the prime mission data of
NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). We apply machine learning toward …

Stellar rotation periods from K2 Campaigns 0–18-Evidence for rotation period bimodality and simultaneous variability decrease

T Reinhold, S Hekker - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020 - aanda.org
Context. Rotation period measurements of stars observed with the Kepler mission have
revealed a lack of stars at intermediate rotation periods, accompanied by a decrease of …

197 candidates and 104 validated planets in K2's first five fields

IJM Crossfield, DR Ciardi, EA Petigura… - The Astrophysical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We present 197 planet candidates discovered using data from the first year of the NASA K2
mission (Campaigns 0–4), along with the results of an intensive program of photometric …