Résumé du preprint Irfu-10-46

Irfu-10-46
Automated Detection of Coronal Loops using a Wavelet Transform Modulus Maxima Method
R.T. James McAteer, P. Kestener, A. Arneodo, A. Khalil
We propose and test a wavelet transform modulus maxima method for the automated detection and extraction of coronal loops in extreme ultraviolet images of the solar corona. This method decomposes an image into a number of size scales and tracks enhanced power along each ridge corresponding to a coronal loop at each scale. We compare the results across scales and suggest the optimum set of parameters to maximise completeness while minimising detection of noise. For a test coronal image, we compare the global statistics (e.g., number of loops at each length) to previous automated coronal-loop detection algorithms.