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Hauptverfasser: Zuo, Xiaoxiong, Tao, Yihan, Liu, Yuan, Xu, Yunfei, Zhang, Wenda, Pan, Haiwu, Sun, Hui, Zhang, Zhen, Cui, Chenzhou, Yuan, Weimin
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author Zuo, Xiaoxiong
Tao, Yihan
Liu, Yuan
Xu, Yunfei
Zhang, Wenda
Pan, Haiwu
Sun, Hui
Zhang, Zhen
Cui, Chenzhou
Yuan, Weimin
author_facet Zuo, Xiaoxiong
Tao, Yihan
Liu, Yuan
Xu, Yunfei
Zhang, Wenda
Pan, Haiwu
Sun, Hui
Zhang, Zhen
Cui, Chenzhou
Yuan, Weimin
contents X-ray observations play a crucial role in time-domain astronomy. The Einstein Probe (EP), a recently launched X-ray astronomical satellite, emerges as a forefront player in the field of time-domain astronomy and high-energy astrophysics. With a focus on systematic surveys in the soft X-ray band, EP aims to discover high-energy transients and monitor variable sources in the universe. To achieve these objectives, a quick and reliable classification of observed sources is essential. In this study, we developed a machine learning classifier for autonomous source classification using data from the EP-WXT Pathfinder Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy (LEIA) and EP-WXT simulations. The proposed Random Forest classifier, built on selected features derived from light curves, energy spectra, and location information, achieves an accuracy of approximately 95% on EP simulation data and 98% on LEIA observational data. The classifier is integrated into the LEIA data processing pipeline, serving as a tool for manual validation and rapid classification during observations. This paper presents an efficient method for the classification of X-ray sources based on single observations, along with implications of most effective features for the task. This work facilitates rapid source classification for the EP mission and also provides valuable insights into feature selection and classification techniques for enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of X-ray source classification that can be adapted to other X-ray telescope data.
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spellingShingle X-ray Sources Classification Using Machine Learning: A Study with EP-WXT Pathfinder LEIA
Zuo, Xiaoxiong
Tao, Yihan
Liu, Yuan
Xu, Yunfei
Zhang, Wenda
Pan, Haiwu
Sun, Hui
Zhang, Zhen
Cui, Chenzhou
Yuan, Weimin
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
X-ray observations play a crucial role in time-domain astronomy. The Einstein Probe (EP), a recently launched X-ray astronomical satellite, emerges as a forefront player in the field of time-domain astronomy and high-energy astrophysics. With a focus on systematic surveys in the soft X-ray band, EP aims to discover high-energy transients and monitor variable sources in the universe. To achieve these objectives, a quick and reliable classification of observed sources is essential. In this study, we developed a machine learning classifier for autonomous source classification using data from the EP-WXT Pathfinder Lobster Eye Imager for Astronomy (LEIA) and EP-WXT simulations. The proposed Random Forest classifier, built on selected features derived from light curves, energy spectra, and location information, achieves an accuracy of approximately 95% on EP simulation data and 98% on LEIA observational data. The classifier is integrated into the LEIA data processing pipeline, serving as a tool for manual validation and rapid classification during observations. This paper presents an efficient method for the classification of X-ray sources based on single observations, along with implications of most effective features for the task. This work facilitates rapid source classification for the EP mission and also provides valuable insights into feature selection and classification techniques for enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of X-ray source classification that can be adapted to other X-ray telescope data.
title X-ray Sources Classification Using Machine Learning: A Study with EP-WXT Pathfinder LEIA
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.11462