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引力透镜模拟I:协方差矩阵和Halo星表

Gravitational Lensing Simulations I : Covariance Matrices and Halo Catalogues

Joachim Harnois-Deraps, Sanaz Vafaei, Ludovic Van Waerbeke

摘要:

引力透镜观测现在已经足够大和精确,以至于对引力透镜信号的解释必须考虑到越来越多的理论限制和观测偏差。由于透镜信号在小角度尺度下最强,因此只有数值模拟才能忠实地再现非线性动力学和次级效应。这项工作是一系列工作中的第一项,其中迄今为止已知的所有引力透镜校正将在同一组模拟中实现,使用现实的模拟目录和非高斯统计。在这第一篇论文中,我们提出了TCS模拟套件和计算基本的统计,如二阶和三阶收敛和剪切关联函数。这些简单的测试设置了我们的模拟的有效性范围,这些模拟在亚弧分钟级别(或$\ell \sim 10^4$)上解决了大多数信号。我们还计算了几个统计估计的非高斯协方差矩阵,包括许多在加拿大法国夏威夷望远镜透镜调查(CFHTLenS)中使用的。从同样的实现,我们构建晕目录,计算一系列的属性,所需的大多数星系人口算法。这些模拟产品可供公开下载。

英文摘要:

Gravitational lensing surveys have now become large and precise enough that the interpretation of the lensing signal has to take into account an increasing number of theoretical limitations and observational biases. Since the lensing signal is the strongest at small angular scales, only numerical simulations can reproduce faithfully the non-linear dynamics and secondary effects at play. This work is the first of a series in which all gravitational lensing corrections known so far will be implemented in the same set of simulations, using realistic mock catalogues and non-Gaussian statistics. In this first paper, we present the TCS simulation suite and compute basic statistics such as the second and third order convergence and shear correlation functions. These simple tests set the range of validity of our simulations, which are resolving most of the signals at the sub-arc minute level (or $\ell \sim 10^4$). We also compute the non-Gaussian covariance matrix of several statistical estimators, including many that are used in the Canada France Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey (CFHTLenS). From the same realizations, we construct halo catalogues, computing a series of properties that are required by most galaxy population algorithms. These simulation products are publicly available for download.

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