Automatic Solar Flare Detection Using Neural Network Techniques

We present a new method for automatic detection of flare events from images in the optical range. The method uses neural networks for pattern recognition and is conceived to be applied to full-disk Halphaimages. Images are analyzed in real time, which allows for the design of automatic patrol proces...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Fernández Borda, Roberto A., Mininni, Pablo Daniel, Mandrini, Cristina Hemilse, Gomez, Daniel Osvaldo, Bauer, Otto H., Rovira, Marta Graciela
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/22345
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/22345
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Data Analysis - Neural Networks
Solar Flares
Solar Chromosphere
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:We present a new method for automatic detection of flare events from images in the optical range. The method uses neural networks for pattern recognition and is conceived to be applied to full-disk Halphaimages. Images are analyzed in real time, which allows for the design of automatic patrol processes able to detect and record flare events with the best time resolution available without human assistance. We use a neural network consisting of two layers, a hidden layer of nonlinear neurodes and an output layer of one linear neurode. The network was trained using a back-propagation algorithm and a set of full-disk solar images obtained by HASTA (HalphaSolar Telescope for Argentina), which is located at the Estación de Altura Ulrico Cesco of OAFA (Observatorio Astronómico Félix Aguilar), El Leoncito, San Juan, Argentina. This method is appropriate for the detection of solar flares in the complete optical classification, being portable to any Halphainstrument and providing unique criteria for flare detection independent of the observer.