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Dark Energy with 3D Dark Energy with 3D Cosmic ShearCosmic Shear
Alan HeavensAlan HeavensInstitute for Astronomy Institute for Astronomy
University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh UK UK
with Tom Kitching, Patricia Castro, with Tom Kitching, Patricia Castro, Andy Taylor, Catherine Heymans et alAndy Taylor, Catherine Heymans et al
Bernard Jones. Valencia Bernard Jones. Valencia 30/06/0630/06/06
OutlineOutline
Dark Energy, Dark MatterDark Energy, Dark Matter Weak lensingWeak lensing 3D weak lensing3D weak lensing Statistical and Statistical and
systematics controlsystematics control First 3D resultsFirst 3D results from COMBO-17 from COMBO-17 FutureFuture
Bernard and lensingBernard and lensing
Major questionsMajor questions
What is the Dark Matter?What is the Dark Matter? What is the Dark Energy/What is the Dark Energy/ΛΛ??
TgG
gTG Scalar field? Quintessence:
Detection of w(z)Detection of w(z)
Effects of w: distance-redshift relation Effects of w: distance-redshift relation r(z),r(z), and growth and growth rate rate gg
Various methodsVarious methods Supernova Hubble diagram (Supernova Hubble diagram (DDLL)) Baryon wiggles (Baryon wiggles (DDAA)) Cluster abundance vs z (Cluster abundance vs z (gg)) 3D weak lensing (3D weak lensing (r(z),r(z), and and gg))
Probing bothProbing both r(z) r(z) andand g g may allow lifting of degeneracy may allow lifting of degeneracy between dark energy and modified gravity lawbetween dark energy and modified gravity law
3D weak lensing:3D weak lensing: physics well understood; needs physics well understood; needs excellent optical qualityexcellent optical quality
Gravitational LensingGravitational Lensing
Coherent distortion of Coherent distortion of background imagesbackground images
Shear, Magnification, Shear, Magnification, AmplificationAmplification
1
2
e.g. Gunn 1967 (Feynman 1964); Kristian & Sachs 1966 Complex shear =1 + i 2
βθ
Van Waerbeke & Mellier 2004
Shear, Dark Matter and CosmologyShear, Dark Matter and Cosmology
Lensing potential Lensing potential φφ
Lensing potential related to peculiar gravitational potential by
(Flat Universe)
Ellipticity of galaxy Ellipticity of galaxy e = e(intrinsic) + e = e(intrinsic) +
Cosmic shear: Cosmic shear: ~1% ~1% distortionsdistortions
Estimate Estimate by by averaging over many averaging over many galaxiesgalaxies
Estimating shearEstimating shear
E.g. Shear-shear correlations E.g. Shear-shear correlations on the skyon the sky Theoretically related to nonlinear matter power spectrumTheoretically related to nonlinear matter power spectrum
Need to know redshift distribution of sources – photo-zsNeed to know redshift distribution of sources – photo-zs
2D weak lensing2D weak lensing
3D nonlinear matter power spectrum
Number density of sources (photo-zs)
Peacock, Dodds 96;
Smith et al 2003
Simulated: Jain et al 2000
Recent results: CFHTLSRecent results: CFHTLS
Hoekstra et al 2005; see also Semboloni et al 2005
22 sq deg; median z=0.8
What are the fundamental What are the fundamental limitations?limitations?
Intrinsic alignments ?Intrinsic alignments ?• Lensing signal: coherent distortion of background images
• Lensing analysis assumes orientations of source galaxies are uncorrelated
• Intrinsic correlations destroy this
Weak lensing e = eI +
ee* = eIe*I + *
Intrinsic alignmentsIntrinsic alignments
Heavens, Refregier & Heymans 2000, Croft & Metzler 2000, Crittenden et al 2001 etc
Observations (SuperCOSMOS) Brown et al 2001
eIeI*: Theory: Tidal torquesTheory: Tidal torques
Downweight/discard pairs with similar photometric redshifts (Heymans & Heavens 2002; King & Schneider 2002a,b)
REMOVES EFFECT ~COMPLETELY
ee* = * + eIeI* + 2eI*
Efstathiou & Jones 1979Efstathiou & Jones 1979
1000 particle simulations1000 particle simulations
Shear-intrinsic alignments Shear-intrinsic alignments ‹‹eeγγ**››
Tidal field contributes to weak shear (of background)Tidal field contributes to weak shear (of background)
Tidal field could also orient galaxies (locally)Tidal field could also orient galaxies (locally) ((Hirata & Seljak Hirata & Seljak
20042004; Mandelbaum et al 2005, Trujillo et al 2006, Yang et al 2006); Mandelbaum et al 2005, Trujillo et al 2006, Yang et al 2006)
Expect 5-10% contamination
Theory: Heymans, AFH et al 2006SDSS: Mandelbaum et al 2005
Removing contaminationRemoving contamination
Intrinsic-intrinsic removal is easy (with zs)Intrinsic-intrinsic removal is easy (with zs) Shear-intrinsic is harder. However:Shear-intrinsic is harder. However:
massive galaxies largely responsiblemassive galaxies largely responsible If present, it gives a B-mode signatureIf present, it gives a B-mode signature Redshift-dependence is as expected:Redshift-dependence is as expected:
Contamination signal proportional to DL DLS/DS Heymans, AFH et al 2006Aid to removalKing 2005 - template fitting
Why project at all? Why project at all?
With distance information, we have a 3D With distance information, we have a 3D SHEAR FIELD, sampled at various points.SHEAR FIELD, sampled at various points.
3D Lensing3D Lensing
+ z+ z
2½D lensing in slices2½D lensing in slices
Hu 1999Dividing the source distribution Dividing the source distribution improves parameter estimationimproves parameter estimation
3D cosmic shear3D cosmic shear
)(ðð2
1)( rr
• Shear is a spin-weight 2 fieldShear is a spin-weight 2 field
• Spin weight is Spin weight is s:s: under rotation of under rotation of coordinate axes bycoordinate axes by ψψ, , A → Aexp(iA → Aexp(issψψ))
• In general, a spin-weight 2 field can be In general, a spin-weight 2 field can be written aswritten as
==½ðð (½ðð (EE+i +i BB))
Castro, AFH, Kitching Phys Rev D Castro, AFH, Kitching Phys Rev D 20052005
Real 1 imag i2
)())((2
1)( rr yxyx ii
= 1+i2
Relationship to dark matter field:Relationship to dark matter field:Natural expansion of shear is spherical Bessel functions and spin-weight 2 spherical harmonics. For small-angle surveys (Heavens, Kitching & Taylor astroph Monday)
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Transform of the shear field
Integral nature of lensing
Include photo-z errors
Transform of density fieldz and r
CMB: PlanckCMB: Planck
BAO: WFMOS 2000 sq deg to z=1BAO: WFMOS 2000 sq deg to z=1
SNe: 2000 to z=1.5SNe: 2000 to z=1.5
Combination with other experimentsCombination with other experiments
Planck + 3D WL
Combining 3D lensing, CMB, BAO, Combining 3D lensing, CMB, BAO, SNeSNe
DARK ENERGY: Assume w(a)=w0+wa(1-a)
3.5% accuracy on w at z=0 ~1% on w(z) at z~0.4
Geometric Dark Energy TestGeometric Dark Energy Test
Depends only on global geometry of Universe: Depends only on global geometry of Universe: ΩΩVV, , ΩΩmm and and w.w. Independent of structure.Independent of structure.
(Jain & Taylor, 2003, Taylor, Kitching, Bacon, AFH astroph last week)
ObserverObserver Galaxy cluster/lensGalaxy cluster/lensz2
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dependence geometricpurely a has shears of ratio The
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SystematicsSystematics Can marginalise over ‘nuisance’ parameters, such as a Can marginalise over ‘nuisance’ parameters, such as a
bias in the photo-zsbias in the photo-zs Quick check on such errors from expected shift of Quick check on such errors from expected shift of
maximum likelihood point:maximum likelihood point:
Shift in estimate of w Shift in estimate of w ~ 1.2~ 1.2 x mean error in photo-zs x mean error in photo-zs (Shear ratio is more affected: (Shear ratio is more affected: 9 x9 x))
3D shear power seems less sensitive to this error than 3D shear power seems less sensitive to this error than tomography tomography (Huterer et al 2005, Ma et al 2005)(Huterer et al 2005, Ma et al 2005)
May require fewer calibrating spectroscopic redshiftsMay require fewer calibrating spectroscopic redshifts
Kim et al 2004; Taylor et al 2006; Heavens et al 2006
F=Generalised Fisher matrix
ConclusionsConclusions Dark Energy and Dark Matter are now Dark Energy and Dark Matter are now
key scientific goals of cosmologykey scientific goals of cosmology
Lensing in 3D is very powerful: Lensing in 3D is very powerful: accuracies of accuracies of ~1-3% on w~1-3% on w potentially potentially possiblepossible
Physical systematics can be controlledPhysical systematics can be controlled
Large-scale photometric redshift survey Large-scale photometric redshift survey with extremely good image quality is with extremely good image quality is needed ~10000 sq deg, median z~0.7needed ~10000 sq deg, median z~0.7
Space (imaging) + ground (photozs)Space (imaging) + ground (photozs)