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Paper: Searching Merging Galaxies via their Irregular Shapes
Volume: 477, Galaxy Mergers in an Evolving Universe
Page: 299
Authors: Lee, T.-L.; Hwang, C.-Y.
Abstract: We present a shape select algorithm for searching merging galaxies among large astronomical surveys. Galaxy mergers usually have complex structures and exhibit irregular shapes, thus searching irregular pattern might be a practical approach to select possible merger candidates among large survey data. We use binarization technique to determine the shape of detected objects and quantify it into a set of shape descriptors. With these descriptors we can locate relatively irregular objects as possible merger candidates for further visual inspection.
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