CHASC Astro-Statistics Collaboration
See
www.ics.uci.edu/~dvd/astrostat.html
for a detailed description and report of all CHASC activities. This page
lists resources of specific interest to astronomers.
- BEHR: Bayesian estimation of Hardness Ratios
- Park, T., Kashyap, V.L., Siemiginowska, A., van Dyk, D., Zezas, A., Heinke, C., & Wargelin, B.J., 2006, ApJ, 652, 610
- EMC2: Image restoration with error estimates
- Connors, A. & van Dyk, D.A., 2007, SCMA IV, (Eds. G.J.Babu and E.D.Feigelson), in press
- Esch, D.N., Connors, A., Karovska, M., & van Dyk, D.A., 2004, ApJ, 610, 1213
- BLoCXS: Bayesian low-Counts X-ray spectral analysis
- Protassov, R., van Dyk, D.A., Connors, A., Kashyap, V.L., & Siemiginowska, A., 2002, ApJ, 571, 545
- van Dyk, D.A., Connors, A., Kashyap, V.L., & Siemiginowska, A., 2001, ApJ, 548, 224
- BRoaDem: Bayesian reconstruction of a Differential Emission Measure
- Kang, H., van Dyk, D.A., Kashyap, V.L., & Connors, A., 2005, in ``X-Ray Diagnostics of Astrophysical Plasmas: Theory, Experiment, and Observation'', AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 774, p.373
- see also MCMC_DEM: Differential Emission Measure reconstruction using Markov-Chain Monte Carlo
- Kashyap, V. & Drake, J.J., 1998, ApJ, 503, 450
- R-FITS: A FITS reader for R, from Peter Freeman
- AstroStatistics Special Session HEAD 2008 (31 March 2008, Los Angeles, CA)
- Courses of interest for 2007-2008:
- Stat 310: Topics in Astrostatistics (Fall/Winter 2007/2008)
- Seminar course in Astrostatistics taught by Prof. Xiao-li Meng with assistance from CHASC members
- Special Session at GLAST Symposium
- Courses of interest for 2006-2007:
- Stat 310: Topics in Astrostatistics (Fall/Winter 2006/2007)
- Seminar course in Astrostatistics taught by Prof. Xiao-li Meng with assistance from CHASC members
- Astronomy 97hf. Introductory Tutorial
- Christopher Stubbs and members of the Department
- Astronomical optics, to detectors, signal to noise considerations, and image analysis.
- CHASC members are also involved in
the SAMSI Workshops on AstroStatistics and
the Banff Challenge
- Courses of interest for 2005-2006:
- Stat 310: Topics in Astrostatistics
- ES 251: Signal and Image processing and inference using wavelets (course description)
- joint course by the Statistics and Engineering departments, taught by Profs. Patrick Wolfe, Xiao-Li Meng, and Thomas Lee
- ES 255: Detection and Estimation Theory & Applications (course description)
- joint course by the Statistics and Engineering departments
- Incorporating Calibration Uncertainties into Data Analysis (Nov 1, 2005; special Session at the Chandra Calibration Workshop)
- Stat 310: Astro-Statistics Seminar (Fall/Winter 2004/2005, Harvard University)
- AstroStatistics Workshop at HEAD 2004 (September 2004, New Orleans, LA)
- AstroStatistics Session at Case Studies in Bayesian Analysis, Penn State, September 2003
- Data Analysis Challenges in Solar and Stellar Astrophysics at AAS/SPD 2003 (April 2003, College Park, MD)
- Current Challenges in Poisson Multi-Scale Deconvolution Methods (January 2003, Cambridge, MA)
- Making it Work: Principled ``Model Free Deconvolution" via Multiscale Methods at AAS 2003 (January 2003, Seattle, WA)
- Data Analysis Challenges in Solar and Stellar Coronal Astrophysics at AAS 199 (January 2002, Washington, DC)
- New Results From 'Back-to-Basics' Data Analysis: Special Tutorials on Timing and
Fitting at AAS 197 (January 2001)
- On Beyond Chi^2 (and Bevington): Making the Most of Your Poisson Data at HEAD 2000 (November 2000, Honolulu, HI)
- New Statistics for New Missions: Progress and Opportunities for Breakthrough Thinking at AAS 196 (June 2000, Rochester, NY)
- Recent Revolutions in Bayesian and Related Likelihood Techniques: Progress at the Boundaries of Astronomy and Statistics at AAS 194 (June 1999, Chicago, IL)
- Bayesian Analysis Workshop at HEAD 1997 (August 1997, Estes Park, CO)
- Kashyap, V., Lee, H., Drake, J.J., Ratzlaff, P., Siemiginowska, A., Zezas, A., Connors, A., van Dyk, D., Park, T., & Izem, R., 2007, Incorporating Effective Area Uncertainties in Spectral Fitting, Chandra Calibration Workshop, #117, 25 Oct 2007, Huntsville, AL
- [.pdf]
- Drake, J.J., Ratzlaff, P., Kashyap, V., Edgar, R., Izem, R., Jerius, D., Marshall, H., Siemiginowska, A., & Vikhlinin, A., 2007, Monte Carlo methods for including correlated systematic calibration uncertainties in astrophysical analysis: Chandra ACIS, Chandra Calibration Workshop, #109, 25 Oct 2007, Huntsville, AL
- [.pdf]
- Connors, A. & van Dyk, D.A., 2007, How to Win With Non-Gaussian Data: Poisson Goodness-of-Fit, in Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy IV (Eds. G.J.Babu and E.D.Feigelson), Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, San Francisco, in press
- [.pdf]
- Talks presented by CHASC collaborators at the AstroStat sessions of the Joint Statistical Meeting 2007, July 29 - Aug 2, 2007, Salt Lake City, UT
- 367: Bayesian Applications in Astronomy and Physics (Chair: David van Dyk)
* Paul Edlefsen, A Dempster-Shafer Bayesian Solution to the Banff A1 Challenge
[pdf]
* Jingchen Liu, An Exploratory Statistical Study of the Measured Motion of the Guide Star Used in a New Test of Einstein's Universe
* Paul Baines, Probability Matching Priors in LHC Physics: A Pragmatic Approach
[pdf]
* Hyunsook Lee, A Statistical Approach to Stellar Archaeology
[pdf]
- 411: Image Analysis in Solar- and Astro-physics (Chairs: Yaming Yu & Thomas Lee)
* James Chiang, stronomical Imaging Using the GLAST Large-Area Telescope
[pdf]
* David van Dyk, Fully Bayesian Analysis of Low-Count Astronomical Images
[pdf]
* Alex Young, Multiscale Solar Image Processing
* Thomas Lee, Automatic Detection and Classification of Sunspot Images
[pdf]
* Vinay Kashyap, How to Find Loops in the Solar Corona
[pdf]
[ppt]
- Kashyap, V., Lee, H., Westbrook, O., Wolk, S., Evans, N., Nichols, J., Mendygral, P., Slavin, J., & Waldron, W., 2007,
Summarizing Coronal Spectra, at X-Ray Grating Spectroscopy, July 11-13, 2007, Cambridge, MA
- Abstract
- [.pdf]
- Park, T., Kashyap, V.L., Siemiginowska, A., van Dyk, D., Zezas, A., Heinke, C., & Wargelin, B.J., 2006, Bayesian Estimation of Hardness Ratios, ApJ, 652, 610
- [.pdf]
- van Dyk, D., Park, T., & Siemiginowska, A., 2007, Fitting narrow spectral lines in high-energy astrophysics using incompatible Gibbs samplers, in Statistical Challenges in Modern Astronomy IV (Eds. G.J.Babu and E.D.Feigelson), Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, San Francisco, in press
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- Drake, J.J., Ratzlaff, P., Kashyap, V., Edgar, R., Izem, R., Jerius, D., Siemiginowska, A., & Vikhlinin, A., 2006, Monte Carlo Processes for Including Chandra Instrument Response Uncertainties in Parameter Estimation Studies, Proc. SPIE, v6270, p49
- 2006SPIE.6270E..49D
- [.ps]
- van Dyk, D.A., 2006, at Statistical Inference in High Energy Physics and Astrophysics, Banff International Research Station Workshop, Jul 15-20, 2006, Banff, BC
- presentation [.pdf]
- Park, T., van Dyk, D.A., & Siemiginowska, A., 2006, SAMSI Opening Workshop, Jan 23-25, 2006, Raleigh, NC
- poster [.pdf]
- van Dyk, D.A., 2006, SAMSI Opening Workshop, Jan 23-25, 2006, Raleigh, NC
- poster [.pdf]
- Drake, J., Ratzlaff, P., Edgar, R., Izem, R., Jerius, D., Kashyap, V., & Siemiginowska, A., 2005, in Proc. of 4th Chandra Calibration Workshop, Oct 31-Nov 1, 2005, Cambridge, MA
- presentation
- Izem, R., in Proc. of 4th Chandra Calibration Workshop, Oct 31-Nov 1, 2005, Cambridge, MA
- presentation
- Kang, H., van Dyk, D.A., Kashyap, V.L., & Connors, A., 2005, in ``X-Ray Diagnostics of Astrophysical Plasmas: Theory, Experiment, and Observation'', AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 774, p.373
- 2005AIPC..774..373K
- Kang, H., van Dyk, D., Kashyap, V., & Connors, A., 2004, HEAD, 5.01
- 2004HEAD....8.0501K
- poster : [.ps] ; [.pdf]
- van Dyk, D.A., Park, T., Kashyap, V.L., & Zezas, A., 2004, HEAD, 16.27
- 2004HEAD....8.1627V
- poster [.pdf]
- Yu, Y., Meng, X.L., van Dyk, D.A., Kashyap, V., & Zezas, A., 2004, HEAD, 16.31
- 2004HEAD....8.1631Y
- poster [.ps]
- Sourlas, E., Kashyap, V., Zezas, A., & van Dyk, D., 2004, HEAD, 16.32
- 2004HEAD....8.1632S
- poster : [.pdf] ; [.ps]
- Park, T., van Dyk, D., & Siemiginowska, A., 2004, HEAD, 16.33
- 2004HEAD....8.1633P
- poster [.pdf]
- Yu, Y., van Dyk, D., Siemiginowska, A., Freeman, P., Zezas, A., Kashyap, V., & Connors, A., 2004, HEAD, 16.35
- 2004HEAD....8.1635Y
- Poster [.ps]
- Esch, D.N., Connors, A., Karovska, M., & van Dyk, D.A., 2004, ApJ, 610, 1213
- 2004ApJ...610.1213E
- Kang, H., et al., 2003, SPD 34, 02.01
- 2003SPD....34.0201K
- Karovska, M., Esch, D., & van Dyk, D., 2003, HEAD 35, 22.29
- 2003HEAD...35.2229K
- Sourlas, N., et al., 2001, SCMA III, Eds. Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu, New York: Springer, ISBN 0-387-95546-1, 2003, p.489
- 2003sca..book..489S
- Kashyap, V., et al., 2001, SCMA III, Eds. Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu, New York: Springer, ISBN 0-387-95546-1, 2003, p.451
- 2003sca..book..451K
- Kang, H., et al., 2001, SCMA III, Eds. Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu, New York: Springer, ISBN 0-387-95546-1, 2003, p.449
- 2003sca..book..449K
- Hans, C., & van Dyk, D.A., 2001, SCMA III, Eds. Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu, New York: Springer, ISBN 0-387-95546-1, 2003, p.429
- 2003sca..book..429H
- Freeman, P.E, et al., 2001, SCMA III, Eds. Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu, New York: Springer, ISBN 0-387-95546-1, 2003, p.365
- 2003sca..book..365F
- van Dyk, D.A., 2001, SCMA III, Eds. Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu, New York: Springer, ISBN 0-387-95546-1, 2003, p.124
- 2003sca..book..124V
- van Dyk, D.A., 2001, SCMA III, Eds. Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu, New York: Springer, ISBN 0-387-95546-1, 2003, p.70
- 2003sca..book...70V
- van Dyk, D.A., 2001, SCMA III, Eds. Eric D. Feigelson, G. Jogesh Babu, New York: Springer, ISBN 0-387-95546-1, 2003, p.41
- 2003sca..book...41V
- Kashyap, V.L., & Siemiginowska, A., 2003, Chandra Newsletter, Vol. 10, p.16
- 2003ChNew..10...16K
- Kashyap, V.L., Drake, J.J., Guedel, M., & Audard, M., 2002, ApJ, 580, 1118
- 2002ApJ...580.1118K
- Protassov, R., van Dyk, D.A., Connors, A., Kashyap, V.L., & Siemiginowska, A., 2002, ApJ, 571, 545
- 2002ApJ...571..545P
- van Dyk, D.A., et al., 2001, AAS 199, 112.01
- 2001AAS...19911201V
- van Dyk, D.A., Connors, A., Kashyap, V.L., & Siemiginowska, A., 2001, ApJ, 548, 224
- 2001ApJ...548..224V
- Protassov, R., et al., 2000, AAS 197, 16.04
- 2000AAS...197.1604P
- Yu, Y., et al., 2000, HEAD 32, 16.10
- 2000HEAD...32.1610Y
- Yu, Y., et al., 2000, HEAD 32, 16.03
- 2000HEAD...32.1603Y
- Protassov, R.S, et al., 2000, AAS 196, 60.04
- 2000AAS...196.6004P
- Sourlas, E., et al., 2000, AAS 196, 54.02
- 2000AAS...196.5402S
- Protassov, R.S., & van Dyk, D.A., 1999, AAS 196, 54.01
- 2000AAS...196.5401P
- van Dyk, D.A., et al., 1999, AAS 194, 26.04
- 1999AAS...194.2604V
- van Dyk, D.A., et al., 1999, HEAD 31, 33.06
- 1999HEAD...31.3306V
- Esch, D., et al., 1999, HEAD 31, 33.05
- 1999HEAD...31.3305E
- Kashyap, V., & Drake, J.J., 1998, ApJ, 503, 450
- 1998ApJ...503..450K
- Siemiginowska, A., Elvis, M., Connors, A., Freeman, P., Kashyap, V., & Feigelson, E., 1997, SCMA II, Eds. C.J.Babu, E.Feigelson, p241
- 1997scma.conf..241S
Acknowlegements:
This material is based upon work
partially supported by NASA AISR grant NCC2-1206, and
National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. DSM 01-04129,
04-38240, and 04-06085 and by NASA Contract NAS8-39073 (CXC).
Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations
expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and
do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science
Foundation.
Paul Baines,
James Chiang,
Alanna Connors,
Paul Edlefson,
David Esch,
Peter Freeman,
Rima Izem,
Hosung Kang,
Vinay Kashyap,
Hyunsook Lee,
Xiao-li Meng,
Taeyoung Park,
Aneta Siemiginowska,
Jeff Scargle,
Epaminondas Sourlas,
David van Dyk,
Alex Young,
Yaming Yu,
Andreas Zezas