# A neural simulation-based inference approach for characterizing the Galactic Center γ-ray excess

@article{MishraSharma2021ANS,
title={A neural simulation-based inference approach for characterizing the Galactic Center $\gamma$-ray excess},
author={Siddharth Mishra-Sharma and Kyle Cranmer},
journal={ArXiv},
year={2021},
volume={abs/2110.06931}
}
• Published 13 October 2021
• Physics, Education
• ArXiv
Siddharth Mishra-Sharma 2, 3, 4, 5, ∗ and Kyle Cranmer 6, † Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA The NSF AI Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Center for Cosmology and Particle Physics, Department of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA…

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