[HTML][HTML] Point spread function modelling for astronomical telescopes: a review focused on weak gravitational lensing studies

TI Liaudat, JL Starck, M Kilbinger - Frontiers in Astronomy and Space …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The accurate modelling of the point spread function (PSF) is of paramount importance in
astronomical observations, as it allows for the correction of distortions and blurring caused …

Validation of PSF models for HST and other space-based observations

BR Gillis, T Schrabback, O Marggraf… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Forthcoming space-based observations will require high-quality point spread function (PSF)
models for weak gravitational lensing measurements. One approach to generating these …

Impact of point spread function higher moments error on weak gravitational lensing

T Zhang, R Mandelbaum… - Monthly Notices of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Weak gravitational lensing is one of the most powerful tools for cosmology, while subject to
challenges in quantifying subtle systematic biases. The point spread function (PSF) can …

Impact of point spread function higher moments error on weak gravitational lensing–II. A comprehensive study

T Zhang, H Almoubayyed… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Weak lensing is one of the most powerful probes for dark matter and dark energy science,
although it faces increasing challenges in controlling systematic uncertainties as the …

Mass Reconstruction of Galaxy-scale Strong Gravitational Lenses Using a Broken Power-law Model

W Du, L Fu, Y Shu, R Li, Z Fan… - The Astrophysical …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
With mock strong gravitational lensing images, we investigate the performance of the broken
power-law (BPL) model proposed by Du et al.(2020) on the mass reconstruction of galaxy …

On point spread function modelling: towards optimal interpolation

J Bergé, S Price, A Amara… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Point spread function (PSF) modelling is a central part of any astronomy data analysis
relying on measuring the shapes of objects. It is especially crucial for weak gravitational …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-CCD modelling of the point spread function

T Liaudat, J Bonnin, JL Starck, MA Schmitz… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
Context. Galaxy imaging surveys observe a vast number of objects, which are ultimately
affected by the instrument's point spread function (PSF). It is weak lensing missions in …

Implications of a wavelength-dependent PSF for weak lensing measurements

M Eriksen, H Hoekstra - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The convolution of galaxy images by the point spread function (PSF) is the dominant source
of bias for weak gravitational lensing studies, and an accurate estimate of the PSF is …

Improving PSF modelling for weak gravitational lensing using new methods in model selection

B Rowe - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2010 - academic.oup.com
A simple theoretical framework for the description and interpretation of spatially correlated
modelling residuals is presented, and the resulting tools are found to provide a useful aid to …

Euclid weak lensing: PSF field estimation

MA Schmitz - 2019 - theses.hal.science
As light propagates through the Universe, its path is altered by the presence of massive
objects. This causes a distortion of the images of distant galaxies. Measuring this effect …