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Constraining Baryonic Physics with DES Y1 and Planck data -- Combining Galaxy Clustering, Weak Lensing, and CMB Lensing

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2023-11-15 v1

Abstract

We constrain cosmology and baryonic feedback scenarios with a joint analysis of weak lensing, galaxy clustering, cosmic microwave background (CMB) lensing, and their cross-correlations (so-called 6×\times2) using data from the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Y1 and the Planck satellite mission. Noteworthy features of our 6×\times2 pipeline are: We extend CMB lensing cross-correlation measurements to a band surrounding the DES Y1 footprint (a 25%\sim 25\% gain in pairs), and we develop analytic covariance capabilities that account for different footprints and all cross-terms in the 6×\times2 analysis. We also measure the DES Y1 cosmic shear two-point correlation function (2PCF) down to 0.250.^\prime 25, but find that going below 2.52.^\prime 5 does not increase cosmological information due to shape noise. We model baryonic physics uncertainties via the amplitude of Principal Components (PCs) derived from a set of hydro-simulations. Given our statistical uncertainties, varying the first PC amplitude Q1Q_1 is sufficient to model small-scale cosmic shear 2PCF. For DES Y1+Planck 6×\times2 we find S8=0.799±0.016S_8=0.799\pm0.016, comparable to the 5×\times2 result of DES Y3+SPT/Planck S8=0.773±0.016S_8=0.773\pm0.016. Combined with our most informative cosmology priors -- baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO), big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia), and Planck 2018 EE+lowE, we measure S8=0.817±0.011S_8=0.817\pm 0.011. Regarding baryonic physics constraints, our 6×\times2 analysis finds Q1=2.8±1.8Q_1=2.8\pm1.8. Combined with the aforementioned priors, it improves the constraint to Q1=3.5±1.3Q_1=3.5\pm1.3. For comparison, the strongest feedback scenario considered in this paper, the cosmo-OWLS AGN (ΔTheat=108.7\Delta T_\mathrm{heat}=10^{8.7} K), corresponds to Q1=5.84Q_1=5.84.

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@article{arxiv.2311.08047,
  title  = {Constraining Baryonic Physics with DES Y1 and Planck data -- Combining Galaxy Clustering, Weak Lensing, and CMB Lensing},
  author = {Jiachuan Xu and Tim Eifler and Vivian Miranda and Xiao Fang and Evan Saraivanov and Elisabeth Krause and Hung-Jin Huang and Karim Benabed and Kunhao Zhong},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2311.08047},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

24 pages, 13 figures, comments are welcome!