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author Jeakel, Ana Paula
Santos, Gabriel Vieira dos
Marra, Valerio
von Marttens, Rodrigo
Gurung-López, Siddhartha
Abramo, Raul
Alcaniz, Jailson
Benitez, Narciso
Bonoli, Silvia
Cenarro, Javier
Cristóbal-Hornillos, David
Daflon, Simone
Dupke, Renato
Ederoclite, Alessandro
Delgado, Rosa M. González
Hernán-Caballero, Antonio
Hernández-Monteagudo, Carlos
Liu, Jifeng
López-Sanjuan, Carlos
Marín-Franch, Antonio
de Oliveira, Claudia Mendes
Moles, Mariano
Roig, Fernando
Sodré Jr., Laerte
Taylor, Keith
Varela, Jesús
Ramió, Héctor Vázquez
Vilchez, José M.
Willmer, Christopher
Zaragoza-Cardiel, Javier
author_facet Jeakel, Ana Paula
Santos, Gabriel Vieira dos
Marra, Valerio
von Marttens, Rodrigo
Gurung-López, Siddhartha
Abramo, Raul
Alcaniz, Jailson
Benitez, Narciso
Bonoli, Silvia
Cenarro, Javier
Cristóbal-Hornillos, David
Daflon, Simone
Dupke, Renato
Ederoclite, Alessandro
Delgado, Rosa M. González
Hernán-Caballero, Antonio
Hernández-Monteagudo, Carlos
Liu, Jifeng
López-Sanjuan, Carlos
Marín-Franch, Antonio
de Oliveira, Claudia Mendes
Moles, Mariano
Roig, Fernando
Sodré Jr., Laerte
Taylor, Keith
Varela, Jesús
Ramió, Héctor Vázquez
Vilchez, José M.
Willmer, Christopher
Zaragoza-Cardiel, Javier
contents We present a supervised machine learning classification of sources from the Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey (J-PAS) Pathfinder datasets: miniJPAS and J-NEP. Leveraging crossmatches with spectroscopic and photometric catalogs, we construct a robust labeled dataset comprising 14594 sources classified into extended (galaxies) and point-like (stars and quasars) objects. We assess dataset representativeness using UMAP analysis, confirming broad and consistent coverage of feature space. An XGBoost classifier, with hyperparameters tuned using automated optimization, is trained using purely photometric data (60-band J-PAS magnitudes) and combined photometric and morphological features, with performance thoroughly evaluated via ROC and purity-completeness metrics. Incorporating morphology significantly improves classification, outperforming the baseline classifications available in the catalogs. Permutation importance analysis reveals morphological parameters, particularly concentration, normalized peak surface brightness, and PSF, alongside photometric features around 4000 and 6900 A, as crucial for accurate classifications. We release a value-added catalog with our models for star-galaxy classification, enhancing the utility of miniJPAS and J-NEP for subsequent cosmological and astrophysical analyses.
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spellingShingle The miniJPAS and J-NEP surveys: Machine learning for star-galaxy separation
Jeakel, Ana Paula
Santos, Gabriel Vieira dos
Marra, Valerio
von Marttens, Rodrigo
Gurung-López, Siddhartha
Abramo, Raul
Alcaniz, Jailson
Benitez, Narciso
Bonoli, Silvia
Cenarro, Javier
Cristóbal-Hornillos, David
Daflon, Simone
Dupke, Renato
Ederoclite, Alessandro
Delgado, Rosa M. González
Hernán-Caballero, Antonio
Hernández-Monteagudo, Carlos
Liu, Jifeng
López-Sanjuan, Carlos
Marín-Franch, Antonio
de Oliveira, Claudia Mendes
Moles, Mariano
Roig, Fernando
Sodré Jr., Laerte
Taylor, Keith
Varela, Jesús
Ramió, Héctor Vázquez
Vilchez, José M.
Willmer, Christopher
Zaragoza-Cardiel, Javier
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
We present a supervised machine learning classification of sources from the Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey (J-PAS) Pathfinder datasets: miniJPAS and J-NEP. Leveraging crossmatches with spectroscopic and photometric catalogs, we construct a robust labeled dataset comprising 14594 sources classified into extended (galaxies) and point-like (stars and quasars) objects. We assess dataset representativeness using UMAP analysis, confirming broad and consistent coverage of feature space. An XGBoost classifier, with hyperparameters tuned using automated optimization, is trained using purely photometric data (60-band J-PAS magnitudes) and combined photometric and morphological features, with performance thoroughly evaluated via ROC and purity-completeness metrics. Incorporating morphology significantly improves classification, outperforming the baseline classifications available in the catalogs. Permutation importance analysis reveals morphological parameters, particularly concentration, normalized peak surface brightness, and PSF, alongside photometric features around 4000 and 6900 A, as crucial for accurate classifications. We release a value-added catalog with our models for star-galaxy classification, enhancing the utility of miniJPAS and J-NEP for subsequent cosmological and astrophysical analyses.
title The miniJPAS and J-NEP surveys: Machine learning for star-galaxy separation
topic Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.20524