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The PAU Survey: a forward modeling approach for narrow-band imaging
摘要： Weak gravitational lensing is a powerful probe of the dark sector, once measurement systematic errors can be controlled. In [1], a calibration method based on forward modeling, called MCCL, was proposed. This relies on fast image simulations (e.g., UFig [2, 3]) that capture the key features of galaxy populations and measurement effects. The MCCL approach has been used in [4] to determine the redshift distribution of cosmological galaxy samples and, in the process, the authors derived a model for the galaxy population mainly based on broad-band photometry. Here, we test this model by forward modeling the 40 narrow-band photometry given by the novel PAU Survey (PAUS). For this purpose, we apply the same forced photometric pipeline on data and simulations using Source Extractor [5]. The image simulation scheme performance is assessed at the image and at the catalogues level. We find good statistical agreement for the distribution of pixel values, for the magnitude-size relation and for the inter-band correlations. We also discuss the small residual differences in the magnitude distributions. A principal component analysis is then performed, in order to derive a global comparison of the narrow-band photometry between the data and the simulations. We use a ‘mixing’ matrix to quantify the agreement between the observed and simulated sets of Principal Components (PCs). We find good agreement, especially for the first three most significant PCs. We also compare the coefficients of the PCs decomposition. While there are slight differences for some coefficients, we find that the distributions are consistent. Together, our results show that the galaxy population model derived from broad-band photometry is in good overall agreement with the PAUS data. This offers good prospects for incorporating spectral information to the galaxy model by adjusting it to the PAUS narrow-band data using forward modeling.
关键词： dark matter experiments,galaxy surveys,redshift surveys,dark energy experiments
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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High density fiber postitioner system for massive spectroscopic surveys
摘要： We describe here a novel design of a fast high-density robotized fiber positioner system for massive spectroscopic surveys. The fiber positioners are compact, robust, and they can be coordinated, allowing for a high spatial density. Furthermore, the high absolute accuracy removes the need for a metrology system and reduces the reconfiguration time. First, we present the requirements for such a high-density fiber positioner system and put them in relation with the science goals. Then, we discuss the positioner design that accomplishes these requirements (including mechanical design, local control electronics board, overall communication solution, and observation sequencing). Finally, the performance of the proposed design is measured using 25 mm pitch prototypes of the positioners, through a dedicated novel designed test-bench. The related results show that our prototypes fulfil the requirements particularly in terms of positioning precision (<20 μm rms for one single open loop move) and partially in tilt (<0.15 deg).
关键词： cosmology: observations,telescopes,techniques: spectroscopic,surveys,large-scale structure of Universe,dark energy
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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Carnegie Supernova Project-II: The Near-infrared Spectroscopy Program
摘要： Shifting the focus of Type Ia supernova (SN Ia) cosmology to the near infrared (NIR) is a promising way to significantly reduce the systematic errors, as the strategy minimizes our reliance on the empirical width-luminosity relation and uncertain dust laws. Observations in the NIR are also crucial for our understanding of the origins and evolution of these events, further improving their cosmological utility. Any future experiments in the rest-frame NIR will require knowledge of the SN Ia NIR spectroscopic diversity, which is currently based on a small sample of observed spectra. Along with the accompanying paper, Phillips et al., we introduce the Carnegie Supernova Project-II (CSP-II), to follow-up nearby SNe Ia in both the optical and the NIR. In particular, this paper focuses on the CSP-II NIR spectroscopy program, describing the survey strategy, instrumental setups, data reduction, sample characteristics, and future analyses on the data set. In collaboration with the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) Supernova Group, we obtained 661 NIR spectra of 157 SNe Ia. Within this sample, 451 NIR spectra of 90 SNe Ia have corresponding CSP-II follow-up light curves. Such a sample will allow detailed studies of the NIR spectroscopic properties of SNe Ia, providing a different perspective on the properties of the unburned material; the radioactive and stable nickel produced; progenitor magnetic fields; and searches for possible signatures of companion stars.
关键词： cosmology: dark energy,stars: supernovae: general
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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SALT long-slit spectroscopy of LBQS 2113-4538: variability of the Mg II and Fe II component
摘要： Context. The Mg II line is of extreme importance in intermediate redshift quasars since it allows us to measure the black hole mass in these sources and to use these sources as probes of the distribution of dark energy in the Universe, as a complementary tool to SN Ia. Aims. Reliable use of Mg II requires a good understanding of all the systematic effects involved in the measurement of the line properties, including the contamination by Fe II UV emission. Methods. We performed three spectroscopic observations of a quasar LBQS 2113-4538 (z = 0.956) with the SALT telescope, separated in time by several months and we analyze in detail the mean spectrum and the variability in the spectral shape. Results. We show that even in our good-quality spectra the Mg II doublet is well fit by a single Lorentzian shape. We tested several models of the Fe II pseudo-continuum and showed that one of them well represents all the data. The amplitudes of both components vary in time, but the shapes do not change significantly. The measured line width of LBQS 2113-4538 identifies this object as a class A quasar. The upper limit of 3% for the contribution of the narrow line region (NLR) to Mg II may suggest that the separation of the broad line region and NLR disappears in this class of objects.
关键词： quasars: individual: LBQS 2113-4538,quasars: emission lines,dark energy
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46
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Comprehensive Measurements of the Volume-phase Holographic Gratings for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument
摘要： The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is a Stage IV ground-based dark energy experiment that will be employed on the Mayall 4 m Telescope to study the expansion history of the universe. In the era of massively multiplexed fiber-fed spectrographs, DESI will push the boundaries of fiber spectroscopy with a design capable of taking 5000 simultaneous spectra over 360 to 980 nm. The instrument utilizes a suite of three-channel spectrographs, where volume-phase holographic (VPH) gratings provide dispersions. Thirty-six VPH gratings were produced and their performances were evaluated at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. We present the design and the evaluation tests for the production run of the VPH gratings, verifying the incidence angle, area-weighted efficiency, and wavefront errors (WFEs). We also present the specialized test set-up developed on-site to assess the grating performances. Measurements of the VPH gratings show high consistency in area-weighted efficiency to within an rms of 2% for the red and near-infrared and 6.2% for the blue gratings. Measured WFEs also showed high consistency per bandpass. Comprehensive evaluations show that the VPH gratings meet DESI performance requirements and have been approved for integration.
关键词： dark energy,techniques: spectroscopic,instrumentation: spectrographs
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Measuring dark energy with the <i>E</i> <sub/>iso</sub> – <i>E</i> <sub/>p</sub> correlation of gamma-ray bursts using model-independent methods
摘要： We use two model-independent methods to standardize long gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) using the Eiso ? Ep correlation (log Eiso = a + b log Ep), where Eiso is the isotropic-equivalent gamma-ray energy and Ep is the spectral peak energy. We update 42 long GRBs and attempt to constrain the cosmological parameters. The full sample contains 151 long GRBs with redshifts from 0.0331 to 8.2. The first method is the simultaneous fitting method. We take the extrinsic scatter σext into account and assign it to the parameter Eiso. The best-fitting values are a = 49.15 ± 0.26, b = 1.42 ± 0.11, σext = 0.34 ± 0.03 and Ωm = 0.79 in the flat ΛCDM model. The constraint on Ωm is 0.55 < Ωm < 1 at the 1σ confidence level. If reduced χ2 method is used, the best-fit results are a = 48.96 ± 0.18, b = 1.52 ± 0.08, and Ωm = 0.50 ± 0.12. The second method uses type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) to calibrate the Eiso ? Ep correlation. We calibrate 90 high-redshift GRBs in the redshift range from 1.44 to 8.1. The cosmological constraints from these 90 GRBs are Ωm = 0.23+0.06?0.04 for flat ΛCDM and Ωm = 0.18 ± 0.11 and ΩΛ = 0.46 ± 0.51 for non-flat ΛCDM. For the combination of GRB and SNe Ia sample, we obtain Ωm = 0.271 ± 0.019 and h = 0.701 ± 0.002 for the flat ΛCDM and the non-flat ΛCDM, and the results are Ωm = 0.225 ± 0.044, ΩΛ = 0.640 ± 0.082, and h = 0.698 ± 0.004. These results from calibrated GRBs are consistent with that of SNe Ia. Meanwhile, the combined data can improve cosmological constraints significantly, compared to SNe Ia alone. Our results show that the Eiso ? Ep correlation is promising to probe the high-redshift Universe.
关键词： cosmological parameters,dark energy,gamma rays: general
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14