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A Multiple-detection-heads Machine Learning Algorithm for Detecting White Dwarfs

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Jiangchuan Zhang
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Yude Bu *
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Mengmeng Zhang
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Duo Xie
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Zhenping Yi
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White dwarfs (WDs) are the ultimate stage for approximately 97% of stars in the Milky Way and are crucial for studying stellar evolution and galaxy structure. Due to their small size and low luminosity, WDs are not easily observable. Traditional search methods mostly rely on analyzing photometric parameters, which need high-quality data. In recent years, machine learning has played a significant role in astronomical data mining, due to its speed, real time, and precision. However, we have identified two common issues. On the one hand, many studies are based on high-quality spectral data, while a large amount of image data remain underutilized. On the other hand, existing astronomical algorithms are essentially classification algorithms, with sample incompleteness being a critical weakness. In our study, we propose the WD Network (WDNet) algorithm, which is a new object detection algorithm that integrates multiple advanced technologies and can directly locate WDs in images. WDNet overcomes the degradation issue of WDs and detected 31,065 candidates in 80,448 images. The candidates exhibit a wide range of types, including DA, DB, DC, DQ, and DZ, with surface gravity within 7.8 dex similar to 8.4 dex, effective temperatures within 10,000 K similar to 56,000 K, colors within -1 < u - g < 1 and -0.8 < g - r < 0.4, and reduced proper motion within 20 similar to 35 mag. In the future, WDNet will conduct large-scale searches using the Chinese Space Station Telescope and Sloan Digital Sky Survey V.
Keywords:
OBJECT DETECTION
CARBON STARS
DATA RELEASE
MASS
CATALOG
SEARCH
IMAGES
MODEL
DISC

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