The scale of homogeneity in the Las Campanas redshift survey

We analyze the Las Campanas Redshift Survey using the integrated conditional density (or density of neighbors) in volume-limited subsamples up to unprecedented scales (200 Mpc h -1 ) in order to determine without ambiguity the behavior of the density field. We find that the survey is well described...

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Hauptverfasser: Amendola, Luca (VerfasserIn) , Palladino, Emilia (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1999 February 9
In: The astrophysical journal. Part 2, Letters
Year: 1999, Jahrgang: 514, Heft: 1, Pages: L1-L4
ISSN:2041-8213
DOI:10.1086/311936
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/311936
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Verfasserangaben:Luca Amendola and Emilia Palladino
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Zusammenfassung:We analyze the Las Campanas Redshift Survey using the integrated conditional density (or density of neighbors) in volume-limited subsamples up to unprecedented scales (200 Mpc h -1 ) in order to determine without ambiguity the behavior of the density field. We find that the survey is well described by a fractal up to 20-30 Mpc h -1 but flattens toward homogeneity at larger scales. Although the data are still insufficient to establish with high significance the expected homogeneous behavior, and therefore to rule out a fractal trend to larger scales, a fit with a cold dark matter-like spectrum with high normalization well represents the data.
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ISSN:2041-8213
DOI:10.1086/311936