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Main Authors: Zhang, Zirui, Wu, Yiwen, Liu, Yang, Li, Siyu, Li, Hong, Liu, Hao
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Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.11090
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author Zhang, Zirui
Wu, Yiwen
Liu, Yang
Li, Siyu
Li, Hong
Liu, Hao
author_facet Zhang, Zirui
Wu, Yiwen
Liu, Yang
Li, Siyu
Li, Hong
Liu, Hao
contents In this work, we investigate the optimal map-making technique for the linear system $d=Ax+n$ while carefully taking into account singularities that may come from either the covariance matrix $C = \langle nn^t \rangle$ or the main matrix $A$. We first describe the general optimal solution, which is quite complex, and then use the modified pseudo inverse to create a near-optimal solution, which is simple, robust, and can significantly alleviate the unwanted noise amplification during map-making. The effectiveness of the nearly optimal solution is then compared to that of the naive co-adding solution and the standard pseudo inverse solution, showing noticeable improvements. Interestingly, all one needs to get the near-optimal solution with singularity is just a tiny change to the classical solution, which is designed for the case without singularity.
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spellingShingle Optimal map-making with singularities
Zhang, Zirui
Wu, Yiwen
Liu, Yang
Li, Siyu
Li, Hong
Liu, Hao
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
In this work, we investigate the optimal map-making technique for the linear system $d=Ax+n$ while carefully taking into account singularities that may come from either the covariance matrix $C = \langle nn^t \rangle$ or the main matrix $A$. We first describe the general optimal solution, which is quite complex, and then use the modified pseudo inverse to create a near-optimal solution, which is simple, robust, and can significantly alleviate the unwanted noise amplification during map-making. The effectiveness of the nearly optimal solution is then compared to that of the naive co-adding solution and the standard pseudo inverse solution, showing noticeable improvements. Interestingly, all one needs to get the near-optimal solution with singularity is just a tiny change to the classical solution, which is designed for the case without singularity.
title Optimal map-making with singularities
topic Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.11090