As surveys grow, the challenge is how to explore and interpret the increasing quantity of data. For this, removing the observational biases and reducing the dimensionality of the data are fundamental. A promising avenue to do this is a self-supervised deep learning algorithm called contrastive learning. Contrastive learning is especially effective

This paper revisits the problem of optimal (minimum variance) control for adaptive optics (AO) systems when measurement and command applications are asynchronous, resulting in a non-integer servo loop delay. When not properly accounted for, such fractional delays may severely degrade the AO performance, especially in the presence of high-frequency

Context. We present a detailed analysis of the thermal, diffuse emission of the proto-intracluster medium (proto-ICM) detected in the halo of the Spiderweb Galaxy at z = 2.16, within a radius of ∼150 kpc. Aims: Our main goal is to derive the thermodynamic profiles of the proto-ICM, establish the potential presence of a cool core and constrain the

The mergers of binary compact objects such as neutron stars and black holes are of central interest to several areas of astrophysics, including as the progenitors of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) 1, sources of high-frequency gravitational waves (GWs) 2 and likely production sites for heavy-element nucleosynthesis by means of rapid neutron capture (the r

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) was designed to conduct a survey covering 14,000 deg 2 over 5 yr to constrain the cosmic expansion history through precise measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). The scientific program for DESI was evaluated during a 5 month survey validation (SV) campaign before beginning full operations

Context. The dichotomy between red and blue quasars is still an open question. It is debated whether red quasars are simply blue quasars that are observed at certain inclination angles or if they provide insight into a transitional phase in the evolution of quasars. Aims: We investigate the relation between quasar colors and radio-detected fraction