Selection functions of strong lens finding neural networks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2307.10355v1
• Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:00:00 GMT
• Title: Selection functions of strong lens finding neural networks
• Authors: A. Herle, C. M. O'Riordan and S. Vegetti
• Abstract summary: An understanding of the selection function of lens finding neural networks will be key to fully realising the potential of the large samples of strong gravitational lens systems. We use three training datasets, representative of those used to train galaxy-galaxy and galaxy-quasar lens finding neural networks. The model trained to find lensed quasars shows a stronger preference for higher lens ellipticities than those trained to find lensed galaxies.
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• Abstract: Convolution Neural Networks trained for the task of lens finding with similar architecture and training data as is commonly found in the literature are biased classifiers. An understanding of the selection function of lens finding neural networks will be key to fully realising the potential of the large samples of strong gravitational lens systems that will be found in upcoming wide-field surveys. We use three training datasets, representative of those used to train galaxy-galaxy and galaxy-quasar lens finding neural networks. The networks preferentially select systems with larger Einstein radii and larger sources with more concentrated source-light distributions. Increasing the detection significance threshold to 12$\sigma$ from 8$\sigma$ results in 50 per cent of the selected strong lens systems having Einstein radii $\theta_\mathrm{E}$ $\ge$ 1.04 arcsec from $\theta_\mathrm{E}$ $\ge$ 0.879 arcsec, source radii $R_S$ $\ge$ 0.194 arcsec from $R_S$ $\ge$ 0.178 arcsec and source S\'ersic indices $n_{\mathrm{Sc}}^{\mathrm{S}}$ $\ge$ 2.62 from $n_{\mathrm{Sc}}^{\mathrm{S}}$ $\ge$ 2.55. The model trained to find lensed quasars shows a stronger preference for higher lens ellipticities than those trained to find lensed galaxies. The selection function is independent of the slope of the power-law of the mass profiles, hence measurements of this quantity will be unaffected. The lens finder selection function reinforces that of the lensing cross-section, and thus we expect our findings to be a general result for all galaxy-galaxy and galaxy-quasar lens finding neural networks.

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