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Cosmology with phase statistics: parameter forecasts and detectability of BAO

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posted on 2023-06-09, 04:52 authored by Alexander Eggemeier, Robert E SmithRobert E Smith
We consider an alternative to conventional three-point statistics such as the bispectrum, which is purely based on the Fourier phases of the density field: the line correlation function. This statistic directly probes the non-linear clustering regime and contains information highly complementary to that contained in the power spectrum. In this work, we determine, for the first time, its potential to constrain cosmological parameters and detect baryon acoustic oscillations (hereafter BAOs). We show how to compute the line correlation function for a discrete sampled set of tracers that follow a local Lagrangian biasing scheme and demonstrate how it breaks the degeneracy between the amplitude of density fluctuations and the bias parameters of the model.We then derive analytic expressions for its covariance and show that it can be written as a sum of a Gaussian piece plus non-Gaussian corrections.We compare our predictions with a large ensemble of N-body simulations and confirm that BAOs do indeed modulate the signal of the line correlation function for scales 50–100 h-1Mpc and that the characteristic S-shape feature would be detectable in upcoming Stage IV surveys at the level of ~4s.We then focus on the cosmological information content and compute Fisher forecasts for an idealized Stage III galaxy redshift survey of volume V ~ 10 h-3 Gpc3 and out to z = 1. We show that combining the line correlation function with the galaxy power spectrum and a Planck-like microwave background survey yields improvements up to a factor of 2 for parameters such as s8, b1 and b2, compared with using only the two-point information alone.

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2012 Doctoral Training Grant - Quota Studentships (STFC); G0939; STFC-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL; ST/K502364/1

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Journal

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

ISSN

0035-8711

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Issue

2

Volume

466

Page range

2496-2516

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Astronomy Centre Publications

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  • Yes

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-01-23

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-01-23

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-01-23

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