scholarly journals The Evolutionary Map of the Universe pilot survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ray P. Norris ◽  
Joshua Marvil ◽  
J. D. Collier ◽  
Anna D. Kapińska ◽  
Andrew N. O’Brien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Single Component ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Dark Energy Survey ◽  
Low Surface Brightness ◽  
Energy Survey ◽  
The Universe ◽  
Initial Results

Abstract We present the data and initial results from the first pilot survey of the Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU), observed at 944 MHz with the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) telescope. The survey covers $270 \,\mathrm{deg}^2$ of an area covered by the Dark Energy Survey, reaching a depth of 25–30 $\mu\mathrm{Jy\ beam}^{-1}$ rms at a spatial resolution of $\sim$ 11–18 arcsec, resulting in a catalogue of $\sim$ 220 000 sources, of which $\sim$ 180 000 are single-component sources. Here we present the catalogue of single-component sources, together with (where available) optical and infrared cross-identifications, classifications, and redshifts. This survey explores a new region of parameter space compared to previous surveys. Specifically, the EMU Pilot Survey has a high density of sources, and also a high sensitivity to low surface brightness emission. These properties result in the detection of types of sources that were rarely seen in or absent from previous surveys. We present some of these new results here.

scholarly journals Shadows in the Dark: Low-surface-brightness Galaxies Discovered in the Dark Energy Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 252 (2) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Tanoglidis ◽  
A. Drlica-Wagner ◽  
K. Wei ◽  
T. S. Li ◽  
J. Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Dark Energy Survey ◽  
Low Surface Brightness ◽  
Low Surface Brightness Galaxies ◽  
Energy Survey

Mapping the universe with dark energy survey

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (34) ◽  
pp. 1845015
Author(s):  
Dragan Huterer
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Complex Analysis ◽  
Cosmological Parameters ◽  
Hubble Constant ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Accelerating Universe ◽  
Dark Energy Survey ◽  
Energy Survey ◽  
The Universe

First, I summarize the current status of dark energy, including methods to use data to separate between general-relativity and modified-gravity scenarios for the accelerating universe. Then, I discuss recent results from the Dark Energy Survey, currently the world’s leading experiment mapping large-scale structure in the universe. Year-1 DES analysis performed in 2017 included the combination of galaxy clustering, cosmic shear, and their cross-correlation to impose constraints on key cosmological parameters, while upcoming Year-3 and -5 analyses will dramatically improve those constraints. I discuss some of the challenges in this complex analysis, its results, and the more general path forward toward better understanding of dark matter and dark energy in the universe. I also comment on the foremost tension in the field of cosmology today: between local measurements of the Hubble constant from type Ia supernovae, and global measurements from the cosmic microwave background anisotropies.

The Dark Energy Survey

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 3121-3123 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Brenna Flaugher
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Energy Equation ◽  
State Parameter ◽  
Type Ia Supernovae ◽  
Dark Energy Survey ◽  
Statistical Precision ◽  
Type Ia ◽  
Ia Supernovae ◽  
Energy Survey ◽  
The Universe

Dark Energy is the dominant constituent of the universe and we have little understanding of it. We describe a new project aimed at measuring the dark energy equation of state parameter, w, to a statistical precision of ~5% with four separate techniques. The survey will image 5000 deg2 in the southern sky and collect 300 million galaxies, 30,000 galaxy clusters, and 2000 Type Ia supernovae. The survey will be carried out using a new 3 deg2 mosaic camera mounted at the prime focus of the 4m Blanco telescope at CTIO.

scholarly journals Observation and confirmation of nine strong-lensing systems in Dark Energy Survey Year 1 data

2020 ◽  
Vol 494 (1) ◽  
pp. 1308-1322
Author(s):  
B Nord ◽  
E Buckley-Geer ◽  
H Lin ◽  
N Kuropatkin ◽  
T Collett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Surface Brightness ◽  
Spectroscopic Properties ◽  
Source Image ◽  
Gravitational Lenses ◽  
Redshift Range ◽  
Photometric Redshift ◽  
Dark Energy Survey ◽  
Energy Survey

ABSTRACT We describe the observation and confirmation of nine new strong gravitational lenses discovered in Year 1 data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES). We created candidate lists based on (i) galaxy group and cluster samples, and (ii) photometrically selected galaxy samples. We selected 46 candidates through visual inspection and then used the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph(GMOS) at the Gemini South telescope to acquire a spectroscopic follow-up of 21 of these candidates. Through an analysis of these spectroscopic follow-up data, we confirmed nine new lensing systems and rejected two candidates, and the analysis was inconclusive on 10 candidates. For each of the confirmed systems, our report measured spectroscopic properties, estimated source image–lens separations, and estimated enclosed masses as well. The sources that we targeted have an i-band surface brightness range of $i_{\rm SB} \sim 22\!-\!24\, {\rm mag}\,{\rm arcsec}^{-2}$ and a spectroscopic redshift range of zspec ∼ 0.8−2.6. The lens galaxies have a photometric redshift range of zlens ∼ 0.3−0.7. The lensing systems range in source image–lens separation from 2 to 9 arcsec and in enclosed mass from 1012 to 1013 M⊙.

scholarly journals Dark energy survey internal consistency tests of the joint cosmological probes analysis with posterior predictive distributions

2021 ◽  
Vol 503 (2) ◽  
pp. 2688-2705
Author(s):  
C Doux ◽  
E Baxter ◽  
P Lemos ◽  
C Chang ◽  
A Alarcon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
P Value ◽  
Posterior Predictive Distribution ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Dark Energy Survey ◽  
Data Vector ◽  
Energy Survey

ABSTRACT Beyond ΛCDM, physics or systematic errors may cause subsets of a cosmological data set to appear inconsistent when analysed assuming ΛCDM. We present an application of internal consistency tests to measurements from the Dark Energy Survey Year 1 (DES Y1) joint probes analysis. Our analysis relies on computing the posterior predictive distribution (PPD) for these data under the assumption of ΛCDM. We find that the DES Y1 data have an acceptable goodness of fit to ΛCDM, with a probability of finding a worse fit by random chance of p = 0.046. Using numerical PPD tests, supplemented by graphical checks, we show that most of the data vector appears completely consistent with expectations, although we observe a small tension between large- and small-scale measurements. A small part (roughly 1.5 per cent) of the data vector shows an unusually large departure from expectations; excluding this part of the data has negligible impact on cosmological constraints, but does significantly improve the p-value to 0.10. The methodology developed here will be applied to test the consistency of DES Year 3 joint probes data sets.

scholarly journals KiDS+VIKING-450 and DES-Y1 combined: Cosmology with cosmic shear

2020 ◽  
Vol 638 ◽  
pp. L1 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Joudaki ◽  
H. Hildebrandt ◽  
D. Traykova ◽  
N. E. Chisari ◽  
C. Heymans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Cosmic Microwave Background ◽  
Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Error Model ◽  
Calibration Error ◽  
Microwave Background ◽  
Weak Gravitational Lensing ◽  
Dark Energy Survey ◽  
Cosmic Shear ◽  
Energy Survey

We present a combined tomographic weak gravitational lensing analysis of the Kilo Degree Survey (KV450) and the Dark Energy Survey (DES-Y1). We homogenize the analysis of these two public cosmic shear datasets by adopting consistent priors and modeling of nonlinear scales, and determine new redshift distributions for DES-Y1 based on deep public spectroscopic surveys. Adopting these revised redshifts results in a 0.8σ reduction in the DES-inferred value for S​8, which decreases to a 0.5σ reduction when including a systematic redshift calibration error model from mock DES data based on the MICE2 simulation. The combined KV450+DES-Y1 constraint on S8 = 0.762−0.024+0.025 is in tension with the Planck 2018 constraint from the cosmic microwave background at the level of 2.5σ. This result highlights the importance of developing methods to provide accurate redshift calibration for current and future weak-lensing surveys.

scholarly journals Dark Energy Survey Year 1 Results: Wide-field mass maps via forward fitting in harmonic space

2020 ◽  
Vol 493 (4) ◽  
pp. 5662-5679 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Mawdsley ◽  
D Bacon ◽  
C Chang ◽  
P Melchior ◽  
E Rozo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dark Energy ◽  
Mapping Technique ◽  
Harmonic Space ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Direct Inversion ◽  
Dark Energy Survey ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Fitting In ◽  
Energy Survey ◽  
Good Agreement

ABSTRACT We present new wide-field weak lensing mass maps for the Year 1 Dark Energy Survey (DES) data, generated via a forward fitting approach. This method of producing maps does not impose any prior constraints on the mass distribution to be reconstructed. The technique is found to improve the map reconstruction on the edges of the field compared to the conventional Kaiser–Squires method, which applies a direct inversion on the data; our approach is in good agreement with the previous direct approach in the central regions of the footprint. The mapping technique is assessed and verified with tests on simulations; together with the Kaiser–Squires method, the technique is then applied to data from the DES Year 1 data and the differences between the two methods are compared. We also produce the first DES measurements of the convergence Minkowski functionals and compare them to those measured in simulations.

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