$\texttt{BTSbot}$: A Multi-input Convolutional Neural Network to Automate and Expedite Bright Transient Identification for the Zwicky Transient Facility

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Hauptverfasser: Rehemtulla, Nabeel, Miller, Adam A., Coughlin, Michael W., Laz, Theophile Jegou du
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author Rehemtulla, Nabeel
Miller, Adam A.
Coughlin, Michael W.
Laz, Theophile Jegou du
author_facet Rehemtulla, Nabeel
Miller, Adam A.
Coughlin, Michael W.
Laz, Theophile Jegou du
contents The Bright Transient Survey (BTS) relies on visual inspection ("scanning") to select sources for accomplishing its mission of spectroscopically classifying all bright extragalactic transients found by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). We present $\texttt{BTSbot}$, a multi-input convolutional neural network, which provides a bright transient score to individual ZTF detections using their image data and 14 extracted features. $\texttt{BTSbot}$ eliminates the need for scanning by automatically identifying and requesting follow-up observations of new bright ($m\,<18.5\,\mathrm{mag}$) transient candidates. $\texttt{BTSbot}$ outperforms BTS scanners in terms of completeness (99% vs. 95%) and identification speed (on average, 7.4 hours quicker). See Rehemtulla et al. 2024, ApJ, 972, 7R for the full BTSbot publication
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spellingShingle $\texttt{BTSbot}$: A Multi-input Convolutional Neural Network to Automate and Expedite Bright Transient Identification for the Zwicky Transient Facility
Rehemtulla, Nabeel
Miller, Adam A.
Coughlin, Michael W.
Laz, Theophile Jegou du
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
The Bright Transient Survey (BTS) relies on visual inspection ("scanning") to select sources for accomplishing its mission of spectroscopically classifying all bright extragalactic transients found by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF). We present $\texttt{BTSbot}$, a multi-input convolutional neural network, which provides a bright transient score to individual ZTF detections using their image data and 14 extracted features. $\texttt{BTSbot}$ eliminates the need for scanning by automatically identifying and requesting follow-up observations of new bright ($m\,<18.5\,\mathrm{mag}$) transient candidates. $\texttt{BTSbot}$ outperforms BTS scanners in terms of completeness (99% vs. 95%) and identification speed (on average, 7.4 hours quicker). See Rehemtulla et al. 2024, ApJ, 972, 7R for the full BTSbot publication
title $\texttt{BTSbot}$: A Multi-input Convolutional Neural Network to Automate and Expedite Bright Transient Identification for the Zwicky Transient Facility
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.07618