The article focuses on the implementation of efficient Transformers for astronomical images, specifically for deconvolution and denoising processes.
The study aims to enhance the quality of images from the HST to JWST levels using the Restormer implementation of the Transformer architecture.
An overview of the encoder-decoder architecture and the application of Transformers for image restoration is presented in the study.
The encoder-decoder architecture enables neural networks to map input data to structured output data and has been widely used in various applications.
Transformers utilize self-attention mechanisms to highlight relevant information in the input data and have been successful in handling sequential data efficiently.
Zamir et al. (2022) introduced the MDTA block to alleviate computational complexity in Transformer models, making it suitable for large images like astronomical data.
MDTA facilitates interactions between channels in the feature map, enabling global context learning crucial for image restoration tasks.
The GDFN block within Restormer enhances information flow through gating mechanisms, ensuring high-quality outcomes in image restoration tasks.
The study also discusses the implementation details, including a transfer learning approach and training iterations for dataset adaptation.
The paper aims to improve image restoration techniques for astronomical images and is available under the CC BY 4.0 Deed license on arXiv.
For more technical details and access to the inference model, readers are directed to the provided GitHub link.