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Table 1.

Average values and standard deviations of the imaging parameters estimated by the three considered global search techniques for the reconstruction of the synthetic configurations in the first column of Fig. 2.

First source
Second source
Flux FWHM x y Flux FWHM x y
(counts s−1 keV−1 cm−2) (arcsec) (arcsec) (arcsec) (counts s−1 keV−1 cm−2) (arcsec) (arcsec) (arcsec)
C1 Ground truth 5000.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 5000.0 8.0 30.0 30.0
Simulated annealing 4800 ± 600 9.0 ± 2.0 −0.1 ± 0.6 0.1 ± 0.3 5000 ± 600 10.0 ± 3.0 30.3 ± 0.5 30.0 ± 0.4
Evolutionary algorithm 4700 ± 400 8.0 ± 1.0 0.0 ± 0.4 0.1 ± 0.2 5000 ± 400 9.0 ± 1.0 30.1 ± 0.4 29.9 ± 0.3
PSO 4800 ± 100 8.5 ± 0.6 0.2 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.3 4800 ± 100 8.2 ± 0.7 30.1 ± 0.2 29.9 ± 0.3

C2 Ground truth 5000.0 8.0 −15.0 −15.0 3000.0 8.0 15.0 15.0
Simulated annealing 4700 ± 600 8.0 ± 2.0 −15.4 ± 0.5 −15.1 ± 0.2 3000 ± 600 13.0 ± 5.0 15.0 ± 1.0 15.0 ± 1.0
Evolutionary algorithm 4900 ± 300 8.6 ± 0.7 −15.0 ± 0.3 −15.0 ± 0.2 3000 ± 200 9.0 ± 1.0 14.9 ± 0.4 14.0 ± 0.3
PSO 4900 ± 100 8.5 ± 0.4 −15.0 ± 0.2 −15.0 ± 0.2 2770 ± 90 8.5 ± 0.9 14.9 ± 0.4 14.9 ± 0.3

C3 Ground truth 5000.0 8.0 −15.0 0.0 5000.0 8.0 15.0 0.0
Simulated annealing 4800 ± 700 9.0 ± 3.0 −15.1 ± 0.7 −0.1 ± 0.5 5000 ± 900 10.0 ± 3.0 15.0 ± 0.6 0.2 ± 0.4
Evolutionary algorithm 4800 ± 500 8.0 ± 2.0 −15.0 ± 0.4 0.1 ± 0.3 5000 ± 600 9.0 ± 2.0 15.0 ± 0.4 0.0 ± 0.2
PSO 4900 ± 100 8.5 ± 0.6 −14.9 ± 0.2 0.1 ± 0.3 4770 ± 90 8.3 ± 0.4 15.1 ± 0.2 0.0 ± 0.2

Loop

Flux FWHM max FWHM min α x y Loop angle
(counts s−1 keV−1 cm−2) (arcsec) (arcsec) (deg) (arcsec) (arcsec) (deg)

C4 Ground truth 80 000.0 22.5 9.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 70.0
Simulated annealing 64 500 ± 500 21.3 ± 0.4 7.0 ± 0.8 −0.2 ± 0.4 20.5 ± 0.1 0.0 ± 0.1 56.0 ± 10.0
Evolutionary algorithm 78 100 ± 700 27.0 ± 2.0 8.9 ± 0.6 0.1 ± 0.4 20.0 ± 0.1 0.0 ± 0.1 69.0 ± 2.0
PSO 78 300 ± 200 24.5 ± 0.9 10.0 ± 0.7 0.1 ± 0.6 20.0 ± 0.2 0.0 ± 0.3 69.0 ± 2.0

C5 Ground truth 80 000.0 22.0 14.0 45.0 20.0 20.0 105.0
Simulated annealing 67 000 ± 1000 17.3 ± 0.3 9.9 ± 0.5 45.0 ± 1.0 20.4 ± 0.1 20.3 ± 0.1 50.0 ± 20.0
Evolutionary algorithm 78 400 ± 500 20.0 ± 0.3 12.1 ± 0.2 44.0 ± 1.0 20.1 ± 0.1 20.0 ± 0.1 99.0 ± 6.0
PSO 78 400 ± 200 19.1 ± 0.3 12.3 ± 0.2 44.0 ± 1.0 20.1 ± 0.1 20.0 ± 0.1 101.0 ± 7.0

C6 Ground truth 9000.0 22.0 12.0 45.0 15.0 15.0 105.0
Simulated annealing 8800 ± 100 22.0 ± 1.0 10.8 ± 0.8 45.0 ± 2.0 15.2 ± 0.2 15.0 ± 0.2 102.0 ± 8.0
Evolutionary algorithm 8800 ± 400 21.0 ± 2.0 10.0 ± 2.0 45.0 ± 2.0 15.3 ± 0.4 15.0 ± 0.4 100.0 ± 20.0
PSO 8800 ± 100 21.1 ± 0.6 11.5 ± 0.5 45.0 ± 2.0 15.2 ± 0.2 15.0 ± 0.2 105.0 ± 6.0

Notes. For each configuration, the algorithms have been applied to 25 random realizations of the STIX synthetic visibility sets.

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