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Cross-correlating spectroscopic and photometric galaxy surveys

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2015

Martin B. Eriksen
Affiliation:
Sterrewacht Leiden, University of Leiden, NL-2333 CA, Leiden, the Netherlands email: [email protected]
Enrique Gaztañaga
Affiliation:
Institut de Ciencies de l'Espai (ICE-IEEC/CSIC), Campus UAB 08193 Bellaterra, Spain email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Does photometric and spectroscopic survey benefit from overlapping areas? The photometric survey measures 2D Weak Lensing (WL) information from galaxy shape distortions. On the other hand, the higher redshift precision of an spectroscopic survey allows measurements of redshift space distortions (RSD) and baryonic accustic oscillations (BAO) from 3D galaxy counts.

The two surveys are combined using 2D-correlations, using sufficiently narrow bins to capture the radial information. This poster present effects of RSD and intrinsic correlations between narrow redshift bins. In understanding how the effects affects cosmological constrains, we first define two stage-IV and then present forecast for various configurations. When surveys overlap, they benefit from additional cross-correlations and sample variance cancellations from overlapping volumes. For a combined dark energy and growth history figure of merit, the result increase 50% for overlapping surveys, corresponding to 30% larger area.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2015 

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