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New Strong Gravitational Lenses from the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys Data Release 9
- Source :
- The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Vol 274, Iss 1, p 16 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- IOP Publishing, 2024.
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Abstract
- We have conducted a search for strong gravitational lensing systems in the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Legacy Imaging Surveys Data Release 9. This is the third paper in a series. These surveys together cover ∼19,000 deg ^2 visible from the Northern Hemisphere, reaching a z -band AB magnitude of ∼22.5. We use a deep residual neural network, trained on a compilation of known lensing systems and high-grade candidates as well as nonlenses in the same footprint. After applying our trained neural network to the survey data, we visually inspect and rank images with probabilities above a threshold which has been chosen to balance precision and recall. We have found 1895 lens candidates, of which 1512 are identified for the first time. Combining the discoveries from this work with those from Papers I (335) and II (1210), we have discovered a total of 3057 new candidates in the Legacy Surveys.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15384365 and 00670049
- Volume :
- 274
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.389bd350ade0448d8b57d4bf5f990ad9
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/ad527e