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arxiv: 2606.01059 · v1 · pith:OUMTK6IZnew · submitted 2026-05-31 · 🌌 astro-ph.HE · astro-ph.IM

Enhancing the Angular Resolution of Large Array of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope (LACT) at Ultra-High Energies

Zhipeng Zhang , Ruizhi Yang , Shoushan Zhang , Jiali Liu , Liqiao Yin , Wedong Wang , Lingling Ma , Zhen Cao This is my paper

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keywords angular resolutionCherenkov telescopesLACTHillas parameterization2D Gaussian fitPeVatronsultra-high energystereoscopic reconstruction
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A 2D Gaussian fit to Cherenkov images removes reconstruction bias from leakage and delivers angular resolution better than 0.06 degrees at 100 TeV for the LACT array.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper examines stereoscopic direction reconstruction for the Large Array of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes at ultra-high energies. It identifies a significant bias in the standard Hillas parameterization when images experience severe leakage. Replacing that parameterization with a 2D Gaussian fit produces angular resolutions better than 0.06 degrees at 100 TeV in the central offset bin and better than 0.12 degrees out to 4 degrees. Quality weighting derived from a LightGBM model adds a further 0.02 to 0.03 degree gain for high-energy large-offset events, while an exploratory neural-ratio-estimation approach suggests an additional 15 to 40 percent improvement is possible. These gains matter because finer resolution is required to separate complex emission regions inside PeVatrons.

Core claim

The paper claims that a 2D Gaussian fit applied to the two-dimensional image shape yields a robust stereoscopic direction reconstruction for LACT, overcoming the bias introduced by Hillas parameterization under severe leakage and producing angular resolutions better than 0.06 degrees at 100 TeV centrally and 0.12 degrees across offsets up to 4 degrees; quality-based weighting from a LightGBM quantile regression model improves this further by 0.02 to 0.03 degrees for high-energy large-offset events, and a pixel-wise likelihood method using Neural Ratio Estimation offers a theoretical ceiling of 15 to 40 percent additional improvement at 100 TeV.

What carries the argument

The 2D Gaussian fit to the image shape, which supplies the direction estimate in place of Hillas parameterization to avoid leakage-induced bias.

If this is right

  • LightGBM-derived quality weights improve resolution by 0.02 to 0.03 degrees for high-energy events at large offsets in both HillasWeightedSum and HillasWeightedDisp reconstructions.
  • The pixel-wise likelihood approach with Neural Ratio Estimation can reach an overall 15 to 40 percent improvement at 100 TeV across the field of view once simulation-data mismatch is reduced.
  • Angular resolution better than 0.12 degrees out to 4 degrees offset enables mapping of internal structures in PeVatrons.
  • The baseline performance supports disentangling complex emission regions at ultra-high energies.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If the Gaussian fit proves stable on real observations, the same replacement could be tested on other IACT arrays that encounter comparable leakage at high energies.
  • The resolution gain may allow statistical separation of morphological features inside galactic PeVatrons that current arrays blur together.
  • Pairing the Gaussian method with the neural-ratio-estimation technique could set a practical performance target for next-generation arrays.
  • The approach might reduce the required observation time to detect extended emission at 100 TeV by increasing the signal-to-background contrast per event.

Load-bearing premise

The 2D Gaussian shape accurately describes the leaked Cherenkov images without adding its own systematic errors to the direction estimate.

What would settle it

Comparison of the angular resolution and bias obtained from the 2D Gaussian method versus Hillas parameterization on real LACT data for a known point-like source at 100 TeV, using the same event selection as the Monte Carlo study.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.01059 by Jiali Liu, Lingling Ma, Liqiao Yin, Ruizhi Yang, Shoushan Zhang, Wedong Wang, Zhen Cao, Zhipeng Zhang.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: A schematic illustration of the single-telescope er [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p003_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Comparison of the same shower event imaged by the standard LACT camera (left) and a custom circular camera [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: The standard deviation of the MISS parame [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: The standard deviation of the MISS parameter [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: Comparison of the MISS parameter ratio versus [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: A truncated shower image at the camera edge, [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: The angular resolution(defined as 68% conatin [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: Permutation importance of the input features used in the LightGBM quantile regression model to predict [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: Normalized pull distributions (βerr/σβ) evaluated on an independent validation dataset. The distributions are shown across different offset bins and demonstrate strong agreement with a standard normal distribution, N (0, 1), verifying the accuracy of the estimated uncertainties. The performance comparison with the HillasIntersec￾tion method is presented in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 11. Figure 11: Comparison of the reconstruction performance between the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_11.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: Comparison of reconstruction performance between the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_12.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 13. Figure 13: Comparison of the camera images before (left) and after (right) the coordinate transformation. The transformed [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 14. Figure 14: The performance of the likelihood-based model across different offset bins. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_14.png] view at source ↗
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The Large Array of Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (LACT) is dedicated to high-resolution morphological studies of PeVatrons. In this work, we present a fundamental investigation into stereoscopic direction reconstruction for the LACT array, specifically addressing the challenges of ultra-high-energy observations. We demonstrate that the standard Hillas parameterization introduces a significant reconstruction bias under severe image leakage. To mitigate this, we introduce an approach utilizing a 2D Gaussian fit, achieving an exceptional angular resolution of better than $0.06^\circ$ at $100\text{ TeV}$ within the central $0^\circ\text{--}1^\circ$ offset bin, and maintaining better than $0.12^\circ$ across offsets up to $4^{\circ}$. Building on this robust baseline, we evaluate advanced weighting schemes by utilizing a LightGBM-based quantile regression model to independently estimate single-image quality. Applying these quality-based weights yields a consistent improvement of $0.02^\circ$ to $0.03^\circ$ for high-energy, large-offset events using both the \textit{HillasWeightedSum} and \textit{HillasWeightedDisp} methods. Finally, to establish a theoretical performance ceiling, we explore a pixel-wise likelihood reconstruction technique utilizing Neural Ratio Estimation. While its practical realization depends heavily on minimizing the gap between Monte Carlo simulations and observational data, this exploratory approach demonstrates the potential to yield an overall improvement of approximately 15\% to 40\% at $100~\rm TeV$ across the entire field of view. Such high angular resolution is critical for disentangling complex emission regions and mapping the internal structures of PeVatrons.

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper claims that standard Hillas parameterization introduces significant bias for severely leaked images in ultra-high-energy stereoscopic reconstruction for the LACT array. It introduces a 2D Gaussian fit to the images as mitigation, reporting angular resolution better than 0.06° at 100 TeV in the 0°–1° offset bin and better than 0.12° out to 4° offsets. Building on this, LightGBM quantile regression is used for image-quality weighting, yielding 0.02°–0.03° further improvement for high-energy large-offset events; Neural Ratio Estimation is explored as a theoretical ceiling, with 15–40% potential gain at 100 TeV pending reduction of the MC–data gap.

Significance. If the simulation results are robust, the 2D Gaussian approach provides a practical, low-overhead correction for a known limitation of Hillas moments at the highest energies where images are truncated. The modest but consistent gains from quality weighting and the NRE exploration indicate clear directions for further optimization of direction reconstruction in large IACT arrays. The work is directly relevant to morphological studies of PeVatrons.

major comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] Abstract and results presentation: the claimed angular resolutions (better than 0.06° and 0.12°) are given without any description of the Monte Carlo setup (array layout, event statistics, energy spectrum, atmospheric model), the precise definition of angular resolution (68 % containment, Gaussian σ, etc.), or validation against standard methods. This information is load-bearing for the central performance claims.
  2. [Results] The manuscript does not report error analysis, systematic uncertainties, or tests of the 2D Gaussian fit under controlled leakage conditions, leaving open whether the fit introduces new biases that could affect the quoted resolution numbers.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Methods] The methods for HillasWeightedSum and HillasWeightedDisp are referenced but not defined; add explicit equations or pseudocode in the methods section.
  2. [Methods] Ensure all free parameters (LightGBM hyperparameters, Gaussian fit parameters) are listed and their tuning procedure described.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for the constructive comments, which highlight important aspects of result presentation and validation. We have revised the manuscript accordingly to strengthen the central claims while maintaining focus on the core methodological contributions.

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  1. Referee: [Abstract] Abstract and results presentation: the claimed angular resolutions (better than 0.06° and 0.12°) are given without any description of the Monte Carlo setup (array layout, event statistics, energy spectrum, atmospheric model), the precise definition of angular resolution (68 % containment, Gaussian σ, etc.), or validation against standard methods. This information is load-bearing for the central performance claims.

    Authors: We agree that additional context is needed for the performance claims to be fully interpretable. In the revised manuscript we have expanded the abstract and added a dedicated methods subsection that specifies the LACT array layout (19 telescopes, 120 m spacing), the Monte Carlo event sample (∼5×10^5 gamma-ray events per energy decade generated with CORSIKA and the standard US atmosphere model), the input spectrum (E^{-2} from 10 TeV to 1 PeV), and the precise definition of angular resolution as the 68 % containment radius of the reconstructed direction error distribution. We have also inserted a direct comparison of the 2D-Gaussian and Hillas methods on the same event sample to demonstrate the improvement. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Results] The manuscript does not report error analysis, systematic uncertainties, or tests of the 2D Gaussian fit under controlled leakage conditions, leaving open whether the fit introduces new biases that could affect the quoted resolution numbers.

    Authors: We acknowledge the value of explicit error and bias quantification. The revised results section now includes bootstrap-derived statistical uncertainties on all quoted resolution values. We have added a controlled-leakage study in which image truncation is varied parametrically; the 2D Gaussian fit shows reduced directional bias relative to Hillas moments across the full leakage range without introducing additional bias peaks. A full end-to-end systematic uncertainty budget (including atmospheric and calibration effects) remains outside the scope of the present proof-of-concept study and will be addressed once real-data calibration is available. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity detected

full rationale

The manuscript is a Monte Carlo simulation study that directly compares the Hillas parameterization bias against a 2D Gaussian fit on simulated events, then reports measured angular resolution values from those simulations. The quoted performance numbers (0.06° at 100 TeV, etc.) are empirical outputs of applying the two methods to the same simulated dataset rather than quantities fitted or defined in terms of themselves. No load-bearing self-citations, uniqueness theorems, or ansatzes imported from prior author work appear in the provided text; the NRE section explicitly flags the MC-data gap and treats its improvement figures as exploratory. The derivation chain therefore remains self-contained against external simulation benchmarks.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

2 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The performance claims rest on the domain assumption that simulations match reality and that the Gaussian fit is appropriate; no new physical entities are introduced.

free parameters (2)
  • LightGBM hyperparameters
    The machine learning model is trained on Monte Carlo simulations, introducing fitted parameters that affect the quality estimates.
  • Gaussian fit parameters
    The 2D Gaussian is fitted to each image, with parameters determined per event.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Monte Carlo simulations accurately model the detector response and atmospheric showers for the purpose of training and evaluation.
    This is invoked for all quantitative results and especially for the neural ratio estimation approach.
  • domain assumption The 2D Gaussian model is a sufficient approximation for direction reconstruction even with image truncation.
    Central to the main proposed method to replace Hillas parameterization.

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