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A Hybrid Algorithm for Spectral Analysis

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In this paper we present a method that combines evolution strategies (ES) and standard optimization algorithms to solve the problem of fitting line profiles of stellar spectra. This method provides a reliable decomposition and a reduction in computing time over conventional algorithms. Using a stellar spectrum as input, we implemented an evolution strategy to find an approximation of the continuum spectrum and spectral lines. After a few generations, the parameters found by ES are given as starting search point to a standard optimization algorithm, which then finds the correct spectral decomposition. We used Gaussian functions to fit spectral lines and the Planck function to represent the continuum spectrum. Our experimental results present the application of this method to real spectra, showing that they can be approximated very accurately.

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Astrofísica, Óptica y Electrónica, Luis Enrique Erro # 1, Santa María Tonantzintla, Puebla, México (author for correspondence, e-mail

    J. Federico Ramírez & Olac Fuentes

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Ramírez, J.F., Fuentes, O. A Hybrid Algorithm for Spectral Analysis. Experimental Astronomy 14, 129–146 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:EXPA.0000009933.44289.e4

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