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Title: DeepGhostBusters: Using Mask R-CNN to detect and mask ghosting and scattered-light artifacts from optical survey images
Award ID(s):
2006340
NSF-PAR ID:
10340968
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Astronomy and Computing
Volume:
39
Issue:
C
ISSN:
2213-1337
Page Range / eLocation ID:
100580
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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