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We consider cosmological applications of galaxy number density correlations to be inferred from future deep and wide multi-band optical surveys. We mostly focus on very large scales as a probe of possible features in the primordial power…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Hu Zhan , Lloyd Knox , J. Anthony Tyson , Vera Margoniner

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is carrying out a 5-year survey that aims to measure the redshifts of tens of millions of galaxies and quasars, including 8 million luminous red galaxies (LRGs) in the redshift range of…

The recent development of sensitive, multiplexed near infra-red instruments has presented astronomers the unique opportunity to survey mass/magnitude complete samples of galaxies at \emph{Cosmic Noon}, a time period where $\sim80\%$ of the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-08-30 Themiya Nanayakkara

Recent deep millimeter-wave surveys attempt to measure the carbon monoxide (CO) luminosity function and mean molecular gas density through blind detections of CO emission lines. While the cosmic star formation rate density is now…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-01-19 Ryan P. Keenan , Daniel P. Marrone , Garrett K. Keating

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory's Legacy Survey of Space and Time is forecast to collect a large sample of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) that could be instrumental in unveiling the nature of Dark Energy. The feat, however, requires measuring…

We explore the utility of future photometric redshift imaging surveys for delineating the large-scale structure of the Universe, and assess the resulting constraints on the cosmological model. We perform two complementary types of analysis:…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Chris Blake , Sarah Bridle

State-of-the-art models of massive black hole formation postulate that quasars at $z>6$ reside in extreme peaks of the cosmic density structure in the early universe. Even so, direct observational evidence of these overdensities is elusive,…

Future galaxy surveys will map the galaxy distribution in the redshift interval $0.5<z<2$ using near-infrared cameras and spectrographs. The primary science goal of such surveys is to constrain the nature of the dark energy by measuring the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Alvaro Orsi , C. M. Baugh , C. G. Lacey , A. Cimatti , Y. Wang , G. Zamorani

QSOs and radio-galaxies, together with the CMB, ``normal'' galaxies and clusters, represent the main source of information about the origin and evolution of the Large Scale Structure. They can be used either directly, as tracers of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Cristiani

We measure the clustering of DES Year 1 galaxies that are intended to be combined with weak lensing samples in order to produce precise cosmological constraints from the joint analysis of large-scale structure and lensing correlations.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-12 J. Elvin-Poole , M. Crocce , A. J. Ross , T. Giannantonio , E. Rozo , E. S. Rykoff , S. Avila , N. Banik , J. Blazek , S. L. Bridle , R. Cawthon , A. Drlica-Wagner , O. Friedrich , N. Kokron , E. Krause , N. MacCrann , J. Prat , C. Sanchez , L. F. Secco , I. Sevilla-Noarbe , M. A. Troxel , T. M. C. Abbott , F. B. Abdalla , S. Allam , J. Annis , J. Asorey , K. Bechtol , M. R. Becker , A. Benoit-Levy , G. M. Bernstein , E. Bertin , D. Brooks , E. Buckley-Geer , D. L. Burke , A. Carnero Rosell , D. Carollo , M. Carrasco Kind , J. Carretero , F. J. Castander , C. E. Cunha , C. B. DAndrea , L. N. da Costa , T. M. Davis , C. Davis , S. Desai , H. T. Diehl , J. P. Dietrich , S. Dodelson , P. Doel , T. F. Eifler , A. E. Evrard , E. Fernandez , B. Flaugher , P. Fosalba , J. Frieman , J. Garcia-Bellido , E. Gaztanaga , D. W. Gerdes , K. Glazebrook , D. Gruen , R. A. Gruendl , J. Gschwend , G. Gutierrez , W. G. Hartley , S. R. Hinton , K. Honscheid , J. K. Hoormann , B. Jain , D. J. James , M. Jarvis , T. Jeltema , M. W. G. Johnson , M. D. Johnson , A. King , K. Kuehn , S. Kuhlmann , N. Kuropatkin , O. Lahav , G. Lewis , T. S. Li , C. Lidman , M. Lima , H. Lin , E. Macaulay , M. March , J. L. Marshall , P. Martini , P. Melchior , F. Menanteau , R. Miquel , J. J. Mohr , A. Moller , R. C. Nichol , B. Nord , C. R. ONeill , W. J. Percival , D. Petravick , A. A. Plazas , A. K. Romer , M. Sako , E. Sanchez , V. Scarpine , R. Schindler , M. Schubnell , E. Sheldon , M. Smith , R. C. Smith , M. Soares-Santos , F. Sobreira , N. E. Sommer , E. Suchyta , M. E. C. Swanson , G. Tarle , D. Thomas , B. E. Tucker , D. L. Tucker , S. A. Uddin , V. Vikram , A. R. Walker , R. H. Wechsler , J. Weller , W. Wester , R. C. Wolf , F. Yuan , B. Zhang , J. Zuntz

We describe the scientific motivations, the mission concept and the instrumentation of SPACE, a class-M mission proposed for concept study at the first call of the ESA Cosmic-Vision 2015-2025 planning cycle. SPACE aims to produce the…

We use 1169 Pan-STARRS supernovae (SNe) and 195 low-$z$ ($z < 0.1$) SNe Ia to measure cosmological parameters. Though most Pan-STARRS SNe lack spectroscopic classifications, in a previous paper (I) we demonstrated that photometrically…

This white paper envisions a revolutionary post-DESI, post-LSST dark energy program based on intensity mapping of the redshifted 21cm emission line from neutral hydrogen at radio frequencies. The proposed intensity mapping survey has the…

Since the late 1970's, redshift surveys have been vital for progress in understanding large-scale structure in the Universe. The original CfA redshift survey collected spectra of 20-30 galaxies per clear night on a 1.5 meter telescope; over…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-06 Marc Davis , Jeffrey Newman

BL Lacertae (Lac) objects that are detected at very-high energies (VHE) are of fundamental importance to study multiple astrophysical processes, including the physics of jets, the properties of the extragalactic background light and the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Michele Fumagalli , Miroslava Dessauges-Zavadsky , Amy Furniss , J. Xavier Prochaska , David Williams , Kyle Kaplan , Matthew Hogan

zCOSMOS is a large redshift survey that is being undertaken in the COSMOS field using 600 hours of observation with the VIMOS spectrograph on the 8-m VLT. The survey is designed to characterise the environments of COSMOS galaxies from the…