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z~0.7的亮红色星系聚类--使用AAOmega的第一个结果

Luminous Red Galaxy Clustering at z~0.7 - First Results using AAOmega

Nicholas P. Ross, T. Shanks, Russell D. Cannon, D. A. Wake, R. G. Sharp, S. M. Croom, John A. Peacock

摘要:

我们报告的AAT-AAOmega LRG试点观测运行,以建立一个大的光谱调查,使用新的AAOmega仪器的可行性。我们已经使用单历元SDSS riz光度法选择了发光红星系(LRGs),以i<20.5和z<20.2。我们在COSMOS场和COMBO-17 S11场等3个场进行了观测,获得了红移约600 z ≥ 0.5的LRG样品。曝光时间从1 - 4小时不等,以确定AAOmega在平均条件下进行基本完整的LRG红移测量的最低曝光量。我们发现,LRG红移到i<20.5可以在大约1.5小时的曝光测量,并与2SLAQ和COMBO-17(照片)红移进行比较。重要的是,riz选择与3-4倍改进的AAOmega通量结合显示出将LRG平均红移从2SLAQ的z=0.55扩展到riz选择的LRG的z=0.681+/- 0.005。这种扩展的范围是至关重要的最大化的S/N的检测的重子声学振荡(BAO)。此外,我们还发现LRG成簇的幅度为s_0 = 9.9+/-0.7 h^-1 Mpc,与2SLAQ LRG调查中的结果一样高。从投影和半投影关联函数中发现了实空间振幅的一致结果。这种高聚类幅度与长寿人群一致,其偏差的演变与一个简单的“高峰”模型预测的一致。我们的结论是,用AAOmega在170个夜晚内对360000个3000度^[2]以上的LRG进行红移巡天是可能的,其有效体积大约是以前用LRG探测BAO时所用体积的4倍。

英文摘要:

We report on the AAT-AAOmega LRG Pilot observing run to establish the feasibility of a large spectroscopic survey using the new AAOmega instrument. We have selected Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs) using single epoch SDSS riz-photometry to i<20.5 and z<20.2. We have observed in 3 fields including the COSMOS field and the COMBO-17 S11 field, obtaining a sample of ~600 redshift z>=0.5 LRGs. Exposure times varied from 1 - 4 hours to determine the minimum exposure for AAOmega to make an essentially complete LRG redshift survey in average conditions. We show that LRG redshifts to i<20.5 can measured in approximately 1.5hr exposures and present comparisons with 2SLAQ and COMBO-17 (photo-)redshifts. Crucially, the riz selection coupled with the 3-4 times improved AAOmega throughput is shown to extend the LRG mean redshift from z=0.55 for 2SLAQ to z=0.681+/- 0.005 for riz-selected LRGs. This extended range is vital for maximising the S/N for the detection of the baryon acoustic oscillations (BAOs). Furthermore, we show that the amplitude of LRG clustering is s_0 = 9.9+/-0.7 h^-1 Mpc, as high as that seen in the 2SLAQ LRG Survey. Consistent results for the real-space amplitude are found from projected and semi-projected correlation functions. This high clustering amplitude is consistent with a long-lived population whose bias evolves as predicted by a simple ``high-peaks'' model. We conclude that a redshift survey of 360 000 LRGs over 3000deg^2, with an effective volume some 4 times bigger than previously used to detect BAO with LRGs, is possible with AAOmega in 170 nights.

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