B-modes from galaxy cluster alignments in future surveys
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| author | Georgiou, Christos Bakx, Thomas van Donkersgoed, Juliard Chisari, Nora Elisa |
| author_facet | Georgiou, Christos Bakx, Thomas van Donkersgoed, Juliard Chisari, Nora Elisa |
| contents | Intrinsic alignment (IA) of source galaxies represents an important contaminant for upcoming cosmic shear surveys. In particular, it is expected on general grounds that IA contains a B-mode while the weak lensing signal does not. Thus, a detection of B-modes offers the possibility to study directly the IA signal of the sources. Galaxy clusters exhibit strong IA and are therefore a natural candidate to look for a B-mode signal. We forecast the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for B-modes from IA of galaxy clusters in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). We use a perturbative model for the IA multipoles based on the Effective Field Theory of Intrinsic Alignments (EFT of IA), which has recently been validated against N-body simulations. We forecast SNR $\approx 12$ and find that this detectability is not significantly impacted by different analysis choices. Lastly, we also apply our forecast to clusters in the redMaPPer SDSS and DESY1 samples. We find SNR $\approx 5$ and SNR $\approx 3$, respectively, suggesting a detection is within reach, provided accurate redshift information is available. |
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| spellingShingle | B-modes from galaxy cluster alignments in future surveys Georgiou, Christos Bakx, Thomas van Donkersgoed, Juliard Chisari, Nora Elisa Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics Intrinsic alignment (IA) of source galaxies represents an important contaminant for upcoming cosmic shear surveys. In particular, it is expected on general grounds that IA contains a B-mode while the weak lensing signal does not. Thus, a detection of B-modes offers the possibility to study directly the IA signal of the sources. Galaxy clusters exhibit strong IA and are therefore a natural candidate to look for a B-mode signal. We forecast the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for B-modes from IA of galaxy clusters in the Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). We use a perturbative model for the IA multipoles based on the Effective Field Theory of Intrinsic Alignments (EFT of IA), which has recently been validated against N-body simulations. We forecast SNR $\approx 12$ and find that this detectability is not significantly impacted by different analysis choices. Lastly, we also apply our forecast to clusters in the redMaPPer SDSS and DESY1 samples. We find SNR $\approx 5$ and SNR $\approx 3$, respectively, suggesting a detection is within reach, provided accurate redshift information is available. |
| title | B-modes from galaxy cluster alignments in future surveys |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.03841 |