Variational Autoencoder with Normalizing flow for X-ray spectral fitting
- Fiona RedmenEthan TregidgaJames F. SteinerCecilia Garraffo
- 12 January 2026
Physics, Computer Science
A probabilistic model is introduced, utilizing a variational autoencoder with a normalizing flow, trained to adopt a physical latent space, which results in a significant improvement in spectral reconstructions over a previous deterministic model while performing three orders of magnitude faster than traditional methods.