BOSS full-shape analysis from the EFTofLSS with exact time dependence
Abstract
We re-analyze the full shape of BOSS galaxy two-point function from the Effective-Field Theory of Large-Scale Structure at the one loop within CDM with massive neutrinos using a big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) prior, removing the Einstein-de Sitter (EdS) approximation in the time dependence of the loop, and, properly accounting for the redshift selection over the BOSS samples instead of assuming an effective redshift. We constrain, at -confidence level (CL), the present-day matter fraction to , the Hubble constant to (km/s)/Mpc, the -amplitude of the primordial spectrum to , the spectral tilt to , and bound the total neutrino mass to at -CL. We find no significant shift in the posteriors of the cosmological parameters due to the EdS approximation, but a marginal difference in due to the effective redshift approximation of about , where is the -confidence interval. Regarding the EdS approximation, we check that the same conclusion holds on simulations of volume like DESI in CDM and CDM, with a BBN prior. In contrast, for an approximate, effective redshift, to be assumed, we advocate systematic assessments on redshift selection for ongoing and future large-volume surveys.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2111.05739,
title = {BOSS full-shape analysis from the EFTofLSS with exact time dependence},
author = {Pierre Zhang and Yifu Cai},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.05739},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
18+22 pages, 7 figures. v2: 20+22 pages, 7 figures, matches JCAP published version, references added, presentation improved