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We present measurements of the two-point galaxy angular correlation function w(\theta) in the COSMOS field. Independent determinations of w(\theta) as a function of magnitude limit are presented for both the HST ACS catalog and also for the…

We investigate the clustering of Lyman-break galaxies at redshifts of 3 $\lesssim z \lesssim$ 5 within the COSMOS field by measuring the angular two-point correlation function. Our robust sample of $\sim$60,000 bright ($m_{\rm UV}\lesssim…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-13 Isabelle Ye , Philip Bull , Rebecca A. A. Bowler , Rachel K. Cochrane , Nathan J. Adams , Matt J. Jarvis

We investigate the distribution of clusters of galaxies and determine the cluster correlation function and power spectrum. Clusters of galaxies located in rich superclusters with at least 8 members form a quasiregular network of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jaan Einasto

Measuring the two-point correlation function of the galaxies in the Universe gives access to the underlying dark matter distribution, which is related to cosmological parameters and to the physics of the primordial Universe. The estimation…

We present measurements of the angular correlation function of galaxies selected from the first field of the H-ATLAS survey. Careful removal of the background from galactic cirrus is essential, and currently dominates the uncertainty in our…

We estimate the two- and three-dimensional power spectra, P_2(K) and P_3(k), of the galaxy distribution by applying a maximum likelihood estimator to pixel maps of the APM Galaxy Survey. The analysis provides optimal estimates of the power…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 G. Efstathiou , S. J. Moody

We present the measurement and interpretation of the angular power spectrum of nearby galaxies in the 2MASS Redshift Survey catalog with spectroscopic redshifts up to $z\approx 0.1$. We detect the angular power spectrum up to a multipole of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-12-08 Shin'ichiro Ando , Aurélien Benoit-Lévy , Eiichiro Komatsu

We estimate the two-point angular correlation function (CF) of quasars from SDSS DR3 using a special method of comparison random catalog generation. The best-fit value for the CF power-law index is found to be $\alpha=0.78\pm0.18$ on the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Yu. Ivashchenko , V. I. Zhdanov

In order to construct accurate point sources simulations at the frequencies relevant to 21 cm experiments, the angular correlation of radio sources must be taken into account. Using the 74 MHz VLSS survey, we measured the angular 2-point…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Angelica de Oliveira-Costa , John Capodilupo

The APM Galaxy Survey maps the angular positions of more than one million galaxies to $b_{J} = 20$, covering a volume comparable to the forthcoming Sloan Digital Sky Survey. A numerical algorithm has been developed to estimate the power…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 C. M. Baugh , E. Gaztanaga

We investigate the dependence of the strength of galaxy clustering on intrinsic luminosity using the Anglo-Australian two degree field galaxy redshift survey (2dFGRS). The 2dFGRS is over an order of magnitude larger than previous redshift…

We have investigated the statistical clustering properties of galaxies by calculating the 2-point galaxy correlation function from the Durham/UKST Galaxy Redshift Survey. This survey is magnitude limited to bj = 17, contains 2500 galaxies…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-30 A. Ratcliffe , T. Shanks , Q. A. Parker , R. Fong , .

We reconsider the inference of spatial power spectra from angular clustering data and show how to include correlations in both the angular correlation function and the spatial power spectrum. Inclusion of the full covariance matrices…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Daniel J. Eisenstein , Matias Zaldarriaga

We have derived the angular correlation function of a sample of 2096 sources detected in the ROSAT All Sky Survey Bright Source Catalogue, in order to investigate the clustering properties of AGN in the local Universe. Our sample is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Akylas , I. Georgantopoulos , M. Plionis

Galaxy angular-power spectrum and autocorrelation functions (ACFs) provide information about the distribution of matter by using galaxy counts as a proxy. In this study, we are going to estimate autocorrelation angular power spectrum and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-02-10 Syed Faisalur Rahman

The FIRST (Faint Images of the Radio Sky at Twenty Centimeters) survey now covers 1550 square degrees of sky where $07^{h}16 < \alpha < 17^{h}40$ and $28^{\circ}.3 < \delta < 42^{\circ}$. This yields a catalog of 138,665 sources above the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 C. M. Cress , D. J. Helfand , R. H. Becker , M. D. Gregg , R. L. White

The angular two-point correlation function between background QSOs and foreground galaxies induced by gravitational lensing is derived. It is shown that the shape of this correlation function depends sensitively on the spectrum of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Matthias Bartelmann

We present measurements of parameters of the 3-dimensional power spectrum of galaxy clustering from 222 square degrees of early imaging data in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The projected galaxy distribution on the sky is expanded over a…

The 2-point angular correlation function of galaxies, \wt, has been computed on equatorial fields observed with the CTIO 4m prime focus, within a total area of 2.31 deg$^2$. In the magnitude range $19\le m_R \le 21.5$, corresponding to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 L. Infante , D. F. de Mello , F. Menanteau

We present measurements of the angular two-point galaxy correlation function, $w(theta)$, from the APM Galaxy Survey. The performance of various estimators of $w$ is assessed using simulated galaxy catalogues and analytic arguments. Several…

Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-24 S. J. Maddox , G. Efstathiou , W. J. Sutherland