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残差平滑:使用模拟来校正模型协方差矩阵

Residual Smoothing: Using Mocks to Correct Model Covariance Matrices

Ross O'Connell

摘要:

协方差矩阵估计是宇宙学中一个具有挑战性的问题。最近的工作表明,模型协方差矩阵可以是精确的,并且在相对较大的尺度上它们也可以是准确的。我们引入了一种数据驱动的方法,可以从相应模型中缺失的模拟协方差矩阵中识别出特征,然后将其纳入模型中,而不会显着降低模型的精度。我们将这种方法应用到一个像BOSS一样的调查,并将模型协方差扩展到与测量红移空间畸变(8-40 Mpc/h)相关的尺度上,其中星系场是显着非高斯的。

英文摘要:

Abstract Covariance matrix estimation is a challenging problem in cosmology. Recent work has shown that model covariance matrices can be precise, and that at relatively large scales they can also be accurate. We introduce a data-driven method that can identify features from a mock covariance matrix that are missing from a corresponding model, then incorporate them into the model without significantly degrading the model's precision. We apply this method to a BOSS-like survey and extend a model covariance to be valid at scales relevant for measurements of Redshift Space Distortions (8-40 Mpc/h), where the galaxy field is significantly non-Gaussian.

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