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Forecasting the $Y_{500}-M_{500}$ scaling relation from the NIKA2 SZ Large Program

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2022-02-09 v2

Abstract

One of the key elements needed to perform the cosmological exploitation of a cluster survey is the relation between the survey observable and the cluster masses. Among these observables, the integrated Compton parameter YY is a measurable quantity in Sunyaev-Zeldovich (SZ) surveys, which tightly correlates with cluster mass. The calibration of the relation between the Compton parameter Y500Y_{500} and the mass M500M_{500} enclosed within radius R500R_{500} is one of the scientific goals of the NIKA2 SZ Large Program (LPSZ). We present an ongoing study to forecast the constraining power of this program, using mock simulated datasets that mimic the large program sample, selection function, and typical uncertainties on Y500Y_{500} and M500M_{500}. We use a Bayesian hierarchical modeling that enables taking into account a large panel of systematic effects. Our results show that the LPSZ can yield unbiased estimates of the scaling relation parameters for realistic input parameter values. The relative uncertainties on these parameters is 10%\sim 10\% for the intercept and slope of the scaling relation, and 34%\sim 34\% for its intrinsic scatter, foreshadowing precise estimates to be delivered by the LPSZ.

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@article{arxiv.2111.01660,
  title  = {Forecasting the $Y_{500}-M_{500}$ scaling relation from the NIKA2 SZ Large Program},
  author = {Florian Kéruzoré and Emmanuel Artis and Juan-Francisco Macías-Pérez and Frédéric Mayet and Miren Muñoz-Echeverría and Laurence Perotto and Florian Ruppin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.01660},
  year   = {2022}
}

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To appear in the Proceedings of the International Conference entitled "mm Universe @ NIKA2", Rome (Italy), June 2021, EPJ Web of conferences

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