Fisher matrix for the one-loop galaxy power spectrum: measuring expansion and growth rates without assuming a cosmological model

We introduce a methodology to extend the Fisher matrix forecasts to mildly non-linear scales without the need of selecting a cosmological model. We make use of standard non-linear perturbation theory for biased tracers complemented by counterterms, and assume that the cosmological distances can be m...

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Hauptverfasser: Amendola, Luca (VerfasserIn) , Pietroni, Massimo (VerfasserIn) , Quartin, Miguel (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 14 November 2022
In: Journal of cosmology and astroparticle physics
Year: 2022, Heft: 11, Pages: 1-31
ISSN:1475-7516
DOI:10.1088/1475-7516/2022/11/023
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2022/11/023
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2022/11/023
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Verfasserangaben:Luca Amendola, Massimo Pietroni and Miguel Quartin
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Zusammenfassung:We introduce a methodology to extend the Fisher matrix forecasts to mildly non-linear scales without the need of selecting a cosmological model. We make use of standard non-linear perturbation theory for biased tracers complemented by counterterms, and assume that the cosmological distances can be measured accurately with standard candles. Instead of choosing a specific model, we parametrize the linear power spectrum and the growth rate in several k and z bins. We show that one can then obtain model-independent constraints of the expansion rate E(z) = E(z)/H 0 and the growth rate f(k,z), besides the bias functions. We apply the technique to both Euclid and DESI public specifications in the range 0.6 ≤ z ≤ 1.8 and show that the gain in precision when going from k max = 0.1 to 0.2 h/Mpc is around two- to threefold, while it reaches four- to ninefold when extending to k max = 0.3 h/Mpc. In absolute terms, with k max = 0.2 h/Mpc, one can reach high precision on E(z) at each z-shell: 8-10% for DESI with Δz = 0.1, 5-6% for Euclid with Δz = 0.2-0.3. This improves to 1-2% if the growth rate f is taken to be k-independent. The growth rate itself has in general much weaker constraints, unless assumed to be k-independent, in which case the gain is similar to the one for E(z) and uncertainties around 5-15% can be reached at each z-bin. We also discuss how neglecting the non-linear corrections can have a large effect on the constraints even for k max = 0.1 h/Mpc, unless one has independent strong prior information on the non-linear parameters.
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ISSN:1475-7516
DOI:10.1088/1475-7516/2022/11/023