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| author | Elbers, W. Aviles, A. Noriega, H. E. Chebat, D. Menegas, A. Frenk, C. S. Garcia-Quintero, C. Gonzalez, D. Ishak, M. Lahav, O. Naidoo, K. Niz, G. Yèche, C. Abdul-Karim, M. Ahlen, S. Alves, O. Andrade, U. Armengaud, E. Behera, J. BenZvi, S. Bianchi, D. Brieden, S. Brodzeller, A. Brooks, D. Burtin, E. Calderon, R. Canning, R. Rosell, A. Carnero Casas, L. Castander, F. J. Charles, M. Chaussidon, E. Chaves-Montero, J. Claybaugh, T. Cole, S. Cooper, A. P. Cuceu, A. Dawson, K. S. de la Macorra, A. de Mattia, A. Deiosso, N. Dey, A. Dey, B. Ding, Z. Doel, P. Eisenstein, D. J. Ferraro, S. Font-Ribera, A. Forero-Romero, J. E. Garrison, L. H. Gaztañaga, E. Gil-Marín, H. Gontcho, S. Gontcho A Gonzalez-Morales, A. X. Gutierrez, G. He, S. Herbold, M. Herrera-Alcantar, H. K. Howlett, C. Huterer, D. Juneau, S. Kehoe, R. Kirkby, D. Kisner, T. Kremin, A. Lamman, C. Landriau, M. Guillou, L. Le Leauthaud, A. Levi, M. E. Li, Q. Lodha, K. Magneville, C. Manera, M. Martini, P. Matthewson, W. L. Meisner, A. Mena-Fernández, J. Miquel, R. Moustakas, J. Nadathur, S. Newman, J. A. Paillas, E. Palanque-Delabrouille, N. Percival, W. J. Pieri, M. M. Poppett, C. Prada, F. Pérez-Ràfols, I. Rabinowitz, D. Ramírez-Pérez, C. Rashkovetskyi, M. Ravoux, C. Rivera-Morales, H. Rohlf, J. Ross, A. J. Rossi, G. Ruhlmann-Kleider, V. Samushia, L. Sanchez, E. Schlegel, D. Schubnell, M. Seo, H. Sinigaglia, F. Sprayberry, D. Tan, T. Tarlé, G. Taylor, P. Turner, W. Vargas-Magaña, M. Verde, L. Walther, M. Weaver, B. A. Whitford, A. Wolfson, M. Zarrouk, P. Zhao, C. Zhou, R. Zou, H. |
| author_facet | Elbers, W. Aviles, A. Noriega, H. E. Chebat, D. Menegas, A. Frenk, C. S. Garcia-Quintero, C. Gonzalez, D. Ishak, M. Lahav, O. Naidoo, K. Niz, G. Yèche, C. Abdul-Karim, M. Ahlen, S. Alves, O. Andrade, U. Armengaud, E. Behera, J. BenZvi, S. Bianchi, D. Brieden, S. Brodzeller, A. Brooks, D. Burtin, E. Calderon, R. Canning, R. Rosell, A. Carnero Casas, L. Castander, F. J. Charles, M. Chaussidon, E. Chaves-Montero, J. Claybaugh, T. Cole, S. Cooper, A. P. Cuceu, A. Dawson, K. S. de la Macorra, A. de Mattia, A. Deiosso, N. Dey, A. Dey, B. Ding, Z. Doel, P. Eisenstein, D. J. Ferraro, S. Font-Ribera, A. Forero-Romero, J. E. Garrison, L. H. Gaztañaga, E. Gil-Marín, H. Gontcho, S. Gontcho A Gonzalez-Morales, A. X. Gutierrez, G. He, S. Herbold, M. Herrera-Alcantar, H. K. Howlett, C. Huterer, D. Juneau, S. Kehoe, R. Kirkby, D. Kisner, T. Kremin, A. Lamman, C. Landriau, M. Guillou, L. Le Leauthaud, A. Levi, M. E. Li, Q. Lodha, K. Magneville, C. Manera, M. Martini, P. Matthewson, W. L. Meisner, A. Mena-Fernández, J. Miquel, R. Moustakas, J. Nadathur, S. Newman, J. A. Paillas, E. Palanque-Delabrouille, N. Percival, W. J. Pieri, M. M. Poppett, C. Prada, F. Pérez-Ràfols, I. Rabinowitz, D. Ramírez-Pérez, C. Rashkovetskyi, M. Ravoux, C. Rivera-Morales, H. Rohlf, J. Ross, A. J. Rossi, G. Ruhlmann-Kleider, V. Samushia, L. Sanchez, E. Schlegel, D. Schubnell, M. Seo, H. Sinigaglia, F. Sprayberry, D. Tan, T. Tarlé, G. Taylor, P. Turner, W. Vargas-Magaña, M. Verde, L. Walther, M. Weaver, B. A. Whitford, A. Wolfson, M. Zarrouk, P. Zhao, C. Zhou, R. Zou, H. |
| contents | The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Collaboration has obtained robust measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the redshift range, $0.1 < z < 4.2$, based on the Lyman-$α$ forest and galaxies from Data Release 2 (DR2). We combine these measurements with external cosmic microwave background (CMB) data from Planck and ACT to place our tightest constraints yet on the sum of neutrino masses. Assuming the cosmological $Λ$CDM model and three degenerate neutrino states, we find $\sum m_ν<0.0642$ eV (95%) with a marginalized error of $σ(\sum m_ν)=0.020$ eV. We also constrain the effective number of neutrino species, finding $N_\rm{eff} = 3.23^{+0.35}_{-0.34}$ (95%), in line with the Standard Model prediction. When accounting for neutrino oscillation constraints, we find a preference for the normal mass ordering and an upper limit on the lightest neutrino mass of $m_l < 0.023$ eV (95%). However, we determine using frequentist and Bayesian methods that our constraints are in tension with the lower limits derived from neutrino oscillations. Correcting for the physical boundary at zero mass, we report a 95% Feldman-Cousins upper limit of $\sum m_ν<0.053$ eV, breaching the lower limit from neutrino oscillations. Considering a more general Bayesian analysis with an effective cosmological neutrino mass parameter, $\sum m_{ν,\rm{eff}}$, that allows for negative energy densities and removes unsatisfactory prior weight effects, we derive constraints that are in $3σ$ tension with the same oscillation limit. In the absence of unknown systematics, this finding could be interpreted as a hint of new physics not necessarily related to neutrinos. The preference of DESI and CMB data for an evolving dark energy model offers one possible solution. In the $w_0w_a$CDM model, we find $\sum m_ν<0.163$ eV (95%), relaxing the neutrino tension. [Abridged] |
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| spellingShingle | Constraints on Neutrino Physics from DESI DR2 BAO and DR1 Full Shape Elbers, W. Aviles, A. Noriega, H. E. Chebat, D. Menegas, A. Frenk, C. S. Garcia-Quintero, C. Gonzalez, D. Ishak, M. Lahav, O. Naidoo, K. Niz, G. Yèche, C. Abdul-Karim, M. Ahlen, S. Alves, O. Andrade, U. Armengaud, E. Behera, J. BenZvi, S. Bianchi, D. Brieden, S. Brodzeller, A. Brooks, D. Burtin, E. Calderon, R. Canning, R. Rosell, A. Carnero Casas, L. Castander, F. J. Charles, M. Chaussidon, E. Chaves-Montero, J. Claybaugh, T. Cole, S. Cooper, A. P. Cuceu, A. Dawson, K. S. de la Macorra, A. de Mattia, A. Deiosso, N. Dey, A. Dey, B. Ding, Z. Doel, P. Eisenstein, D. J. Ferraro, S. Font-Ribera, A. Forero-Romero, J. E. Garrison, L. H. Gaztañaga, E. Gil-Marín, H. Gontcho, S. Gontcho A Gonzalez-Morales, A. X. Gutierrez, G. He, S. Herbold, M. Herrera-Alcantar, H. K. Howlett, C. Huterer, D. Juneau, S. Kehoe, R. Kirkby, D. Kisner, T. Kremin, A. Lamman, C. Landriau, M. Guillou, L. Le Leauthaud, A. Levi, M. E. Li, Q. Lodha, K. Magneville, C. Manera, M. Martini, P. Matthewson, W. L. Meisner, A. Mena-Fernández, J. Miquel, R. Moustakas, J. Nadathur, S. Newman, J. A. Paillas, E. Palanque-Delabrouille, N. Percival, W. J. Pieri, M. M. Poppett, C. Prada, F. Pérez-Ràfols, I. Rabinowitz, D. Ramírez-Pérez, C. Rashkovetskyi, M. Ravoux, C. Rivera-Morales, H. Rohlf, J. Ross, A. J. Rossi, G. Ruhlmann-Kleider, V. Samushia, L. Sanchez, E. Schlegel, D. Schubnell, M. Seo, H. Sinigaglia, F. Sprayberry, D. Tan, T. Tarlé, G. Taylor, P. Turner, W. Vargas-Magaña, M. Verde, L. Walther, M. Weaver, B. A. Whitford, A. Wolfson, M. Zarrouk, P. Zhao, C. Zhou, R. Zou, H. Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Collaboration has obtained robust measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the redshift range, $0.1 < z < 4.2$, based on the Lyman-$α$ forest and galaxies from Data Release 2 (DR2). We combine these measurements with external cosmic microwave background (CMB) data from Planck and ACT to place our tightest constraints yet on the sum of neutrino masses. Assuming the cosmological $Λ$CDM model and three degenerate neutrino states, we find $\sum m_ν<0.0642$ eV (95%) with a marginalized error of $σ(\sum m_ν)=0.020$ eV. We also constrain the effective number of neutrino species, finding $N_\rm{eff} = 3.23^{+0.35}_{-0.34}$ (95%), in line with the Standard Model prediction. When accounting for neutrino oscillation constraints, we find a preference for the normal mass ordering and an upper limit on the lightest neutrino mass of $m_l < 0.023$ eV (95%). However, we determine using frequentist and Bayesian methods that our constraints are in tension with the lower limits derived from neutrino oscillations. Correcting for the physical boundary at zero mass, we report a 95% Feldman-Cousins upper limit of $\sum m_ν<0.053$ eV, breaching the lower limit from neutrino oscillations. Considering a more general Bayesian analysis with an effective cosmological neutrino mass parameter, $\sum m_{ν,\rm{eff}}$, that allows for negative energy densities and removes unsatisfactory prior weight effects, we derive constraints that are in $3σ$ tension with the same oscillation limit. In the absence of unknown systematics, this finding could be interpreted as a hint of new physics not necessarily related to neutrinos. The preference of DESI and CMB data for an evolving dark energy model offers one possible solution. In the $w_0w_a$CDM model, we find $\sum m_ν<0.163$ eV (95%), relaxing the neutrino tension. [Abridged] |
| title | Constraints on Neutrino Physics from DESI DR2 BAO and DR1 Full Shape |
| topic | Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.14744 |