Distinguishing between void models and dark energy with cosmic parallax and redshift drift

ABSTRACT Cosmological observations usually map our present-day past light cone. However, it is also possible to compare different past light cones. This is the concept behind the redshift drift, a model-independent probe of fundamental cosmology. In simple physical terms, this effectively allows us to watch the Universe expand in real time. While current facilities only allow sensitivities several orders of magnitude worse than the expected signal, it should be possible to detect it with forthcoming ones. Here, we discuss the potential impact of measurements by three such facilities: the Extremely Large Telescope (the subject of most existing redshift drift forecasts), but also the Square Kilometre Array and intensity mapping experiments. For each of these we assume the measurement sensitivities estimated respectively in Liske et al. (2008), Klockner et al. (2015), and Yu, Zhang & Pen (2014). We focus on the role of these measurements in constraining dark energy scenarios, highlighting the fact that although on their own they yield comparatively weak constraints, they do probe regions of parameter space that are typically different from those probed by other experiments, as well as being redshift dependent. Specifically, we quantify how combinations of several redshift drift measurements at different redshifts, or combinations of redshift drift measurements with those from other canonical cosmological probes, can constrain some representative dark energy models. Our conclusion is that a model-independent mapping of the expansion of the universe from redshift z = 0 to z = 4 – a challenging but feasible goal for the next generation of astrophysical facilities – can have a significant impact on fundamental cosmology.

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Using a multi-messenger and multi-wavelength observational strategy to probe the nature of dark energy through direct measurements of cosmic expansion history

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics ◽

10.1088/1475-7516/2021/12/042 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2021 (12) ◽

pp. 042

Author(s):

Jing-Zhao Qi ◽

Shang-Jie Jin ◽

Xi-Long Fan ◽

Jing-Fei Zhang ◽

Xin Zhang

Keyword(s):

Dark Energy ◽

Cosmological Parameters ◽

Data Sets ◽

Energy Parameters ◽

Energy Models ◽

Redshift Drift ◽

Multi Wavelength ◽

Weak Constraints ◽

Almost All ◽

Observational Strategy

Abstract In the near future, the redshift drift observations in optical and radio bands will provide precise measurements on H(z) covering the redshift ranges of 2<z<5 and 0<z<0.3. In addition, gravitational wave (GW) standard siren observations could make measurements on the dipole anisotropy of luminosity distance, which will also provide the H(z) measurements in the redshift range of 0<z<3. In this work, we propose a multi-messenger and multi-wavelength observational strategy to measure H(z) based on the three next-generation projects, E-ELT, SKA, and DECIGO, and we wish to see whether the future H(z) measurements could provide tight constraints on dark-energy parameters. The dark energy models we consider include ΛCDM, wCDM, CPL, HDE, and IΛCDM models. It is found that E-ELT, SKA1, and DECIGO are highly complementary in constraining dark energy models. Although any one of these three data sets can only give rather weak constraints on each model we consider, the combination of them could significantly break the parameter degeneracies and give much tighter constraints on almost all the cosmological parameters. Moreover, we find that the combination of E-ELT, SKA1, DECIGO, and CMB could further improve the constraints on dark energy parameters, e.g., σ(w 0)=0.024 and σ(w a)=0.17 in the CPL model, which means that these three promising probes will play a key role in helping reveal the nature of dark energy.

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