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Main Authors: Dabbech, Arwa, Aghabiglou, Amir, Chu, Chung San, Wiaux, Yves
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.03291
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author Dabbech, Arwa
Aghabiglou, Amir
Chu, Chung San
Wiaux, Yves
author_facet Dabbech, Arwa
Aghabiglou, Amir
Chu, Chung San
Wiaux, Yves
contents A novel deep learning paradigm for synthesis imaging by radio interferometry in astronomy was recently proposed, dubbed "Residual-to-Residual DNN series for high-Dynamic range imaging" (R2D2). In this work, we start by shedding light on R2D2's algorithmic structure, interpreting it as a learned version of CLEAN with minor cycles substituted with a deep neural network (DNN) whose training is iteration-specific. We then proceed with R2D2's first demonstration on real data, for monochromatic intensity imaging of the radio galaxy Cygnus A from S band observations with the Very Large Array (VLA). We show that the modeling power of R2D2's learning approach enables delivering high-precision imaging, superseding the resolution of CLEAN, and matching the precision of modern optimization and plug-and-play algorithms, respectively uSARA and AIRI. Requiring few major-cycle iterations only, R2D2 provides a much faster reconstruction than uSARA and AIRI, known to be highly iterative, and is at least as fast as CLEAN.
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spellingShingle CLEANing Cygnus A deep and fast with R2D2
Dabbech, Arwa
Aghabiglou, Amir
Chu, Chung San
Wiaux, Yves
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Machine Learning
Image and Video Processing
Signal Processing
A novel deep learning paradigm for synthesis imaging by radio interferometry in astronomy was recently proposed, dubbed "Residual-to-Residual DNN series for high-Dynamic range imaging" (R2D2). In this work, we start by shedding light on R2D2's algorithmic structure, interpreting it as a learned version of CLEAN with minor cycles substituted with a deep neural network (DNN) whose training is iteration-specific. We then proceed with R2D2's first demonstration on real data, for monochromatic intensity imaging of the radio galaxy Cygnus A from S band observations with the Very Large Array (VLA). We show that the modeling power of R2D2's learning approach enables delivering high-precision imaging, superseding the resolution of CLEAN, and matching the precision of modern optimization and plug-and-play algorithms, respectively uSARA and AIRI. Requiring few major-cycle iterations only, R2D2 provides a much faster reconstruction than uSARA and AIRI, known to be highly iterative, and is at least as fast as CLEAN.
title CLEANing Cygnus A deep and fast with R2D2
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Machine Learning
Image and Video Processing
Signal Processing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.03291