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射电星系巡天中宇宙偶极子的贝叶斯方法:NVSS与RACS的联合分析

A Bayesian approach to the cosmic dipole in radio galaxy surveys: Joint analysis of NVSS & RACS

Oliver T. Oayda, Vasudev Mittal, Geraint F. Lewis, Tara Murphy

AI总结:

本文采用贝叶斯方法分析NVSS和RACS射电星系巡天数据,发现扣除本地射电源影响后偶极子幅度降低但仍大于CMB运动学偶极子,且本地源的聚集偶极子方向与CMB一致,对宇宙学原理提出挑战。

摘要:

我们研究了NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS)和Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS)中射电星系的天空分布。对这些样本的分析报告称,它们推断出的偶极子与宇宙微波背景(CMB)的运动学偶极子之间存在张力。这对宇宙在大尺度上是均匀且各向同性的传统假设——即宇宙学原理——构成了挑战。我们发现NVSS和RACS包含本地射电源,这些源对整体偶极子信号产生了不可忽略的贡献。由于旨在探测大尺度下宇宙的组成,因此需要充分考虑到这些源。通过适当考虑这些源,任一样本中推断的偶极子幅度都会降低。尽管如此,我们发现有证据支持偶极子与CMB的偶极子方向一致,但幅度更大,在联合分析中尤为明显。然而,“聚集偶极子”——即本地源对净推断偶极子的贡献——似乎与CMB偶极子的方向一致,并且随着考虑更深层的邻近源,其幅度在直至约130 Mpc($h=0.7$)的共动距离内不断增加。在宇宙学原理背景下,这一观测的意义尚不明确,并促使进一步探究。

英文摘要:

We examine the sky distribution of radio galaxies in the NRAO VLA Sky Survey (NVSS) and the Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (RACS). Analyses of these samples have reported tension between their inferred dipoles and the kinematic dipole of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). This represents a challenge to the traditional assumption that the Universe is homogeneous and isotropic on large scales: the cosmological principle. We find that NVSS and RACS contain local radio sources which give a non-negligible contribution to the overall dipole signal. These need to be adequately accounted for since the aim is to probe the composition of the Universe at large scales. By appropriately considering these sources, the inferred dipole amplitude in either sample is reduced. Nonetheless, we find support for a dipole aligning with that of the CMB but larger in amplitude, especially in the joint analysis. However, the 'clustering dipole' - the contribution of local sources to the net inferred dipole - appears to align with the direction of the CMB dipole, and its magnitude increases as deeper nearby sources are considered up to a comoving distance of $\approx 130$ Mpc ($h=0.7$). The significance of this observation in the context of the cosmological principle is unclear and prompts further inquiry.

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