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The clustering of galaxies in the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: baryon acoustic oscillations in the Data Releases 10 and 11 Galaxy samples

Author(s): Anderson, Lauren; Aubourg, Eric; Bailey, Stephen; Beutler, Florian; Bhardwaj, Vaishali; et al

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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Lauren-
dc.contributor.authorAubourg, Eric-
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Stephen-
dc.contributor.authorBeutler, Florian-
dc.contributor.authorBhardwaj, Vaishali-
dc.contributor.authorBlanton, Michael-
dc.contributor.authorBolton, Adam S-
dc.contributor.authorBrinkmann, J-
dc.contributor.authorBrownstein, Joel R-
dc.contributor.authorBurden, Angela-
dc.contributor.authorChuang, Chia-Hsun-
dc.contributor.authorCuesta, Antonio J-
dc.contributor.authorDawson, Kyle S-
dc.contributor.authorEisenstein, Daniel J-
dc.contributor.authorEscoffier, Stephanie-
dc.contributor.authorGunn, James E-
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Hong-
dc.contributor.authorHo, Shirley-
dc.contributor.authorHonscheid, Klaus-
dc.contributor.authorHowlett, Cullan-
dc.contributor.authorKirkby, David-
dc.contributor.authorLupton, Robert H-
dc.contributor.authorManera, Marc-
dc.contributor.authorMaraston, Claudia-
dc.contributor.authorMcBride, Cameron K-
dc.contributor.authorMena, Olga-
dc.contributor.authorMontesano, Francesco-
dc.contributor.authorNichol, Robert C-
dc.contributor.authorNuza, Sebastian E-
dc.contributor.authorOlmstead, Matthew D-
dc.contributor.authorPadmanabhan, Nikhil-
dc.contributor.authorPalanque-Delabrouille, Nathalie-
dc.contributor.authorParejko, John-
dc.contributor.authorPercival, Will J-
dc.contributor.authorPetitjean, Patrick-
dc.contributor.authorPrada, Francisco-
dc.contributor.authorPrice-Whelan, Adrian M-
dc.contributor.authorReid, Beth-
dc.contributor.authorRoe, Natalie A-
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Ashley J-
dc.contributor.authorRoss, Nicholas P-
dc.contributor.authorSabiu, Cristiano G-
dc.contributor.authorSaito, Shun-
dc.contributor.authorSamushia, Lado-
dc.contributor.authorSanchez, Ariel G-
dc.contributor.authorSchlegel, David J-
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Donald P-
dc.contributor.authorScoccola, Claudia G-
dc.contributor.authorSeo, Hee-Jong-
dc.contributor.authorSkibba, Ramin A-
dc.contributor.authorStrauss, Michael A-
dc.contributor.authorSwanson, Molly EC-
dc.contributor.authorThomas, Daniel-
dc.contributor.authorTinker, Jeremy L-
dc.contributor.authorTojeiro, Rita-
dc.contributor.authorMagana, Mariana Vargas-
dc.contributor.authorVerde, Licia-
dc.contributor.authorWake, David A-
dc.contributor.authorWeaver, Benjamin A-
dc.contributor.authorWeinberg, David H-
dc.contributor.authorWhite, Martin-
dc.contributor.authorXu, Xiaoying-
dc.contributor.authorYeche, Christophe-
dc.contributor.authorZehavi, Idit-
dc.contributor.authorZhao, Gong-Bo-
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-25T14:58:30Z-
dc.date.available2022-01-25T14:58:30Z-
dc.date.issued2014-06en_US
dc.identifier.citationAnderson, Lauren, Aubourg, Eric, Bailey, Stephen, Beutler, Florian, Bhardwaj, Vaishali, Blanton, Michael, Bolton, Adam S, Brinkmann, J, Brownstein, Joel R, Burden, Angela, Chuang, Chia-Hsun, Cuesta, Antonio J, Dawson, Kyle S, Eisenstein, Daniel J, Escoffier, Stephanie, Gunn, James E, Guo, Hong, Ho, Shirley, Honscheid, Klaus, Howlett, Cullan, Kirkby, David, Lupton, Robert H, Manera, Marc, Maraston, Claudia, McBride, Cameron K, Mena, Olga, Montesano, Francesco, Nichol, Robert C, Nuza, Sebastian E, Olmstead, Matthew D, Padmanabhan, Nikhil, Palanque-Delabrouille, Nathalie, Parejko, John, Percival, Will J, Petitjean, Patrick, Prada, Francisco, Price-Whelan, Adrian M, Reid, Beth, Roe, Natalie A, Ross, Ashley J, Ross, Nicholas P, Sabiu, Cristiano G, Saito, Shun, Samushia, Lado, Sanchez, Ariel G, Schlegel, David J, Schneider, Donald P, Scoccola, Claudia G, Seo, Hee-Jong, Skibba, Ramin A, Strauss, Michael A, Swanson, Molly EC, Thomas, Daniel, Tinker, Jeremy L, Tojeiro, Rita, Magana, Mariana Vargas, Verde, Licia, Wake, David A, Weaver, Benjamin A, Weinberg, David H, White, Martin, Xu, Xiaoying, Yeche, Christophe, Zehavi, Idit, Zhao, Gong-Bo. (2014). The clustering of galaxies in the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: baryon acoustic oscillations in the Data Releases 10 and 11 Galaxy samples. MONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY, 441 (24 - 62. doi:10.1093/mnras/stu523en_US
dc.identifier.issn0035-8711-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr1pg1hn3s-
dc.description.abstractWe present a one per cent measurement of the cosmic distance scale from the detections of the baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in the clustering of galaxies from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, which is part of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III. Our results come from the Data Release 11 (DR11) sample, containing nearly one million galaxies and covering approximately 8500 square degrees and the redshift range 0.2 < z < 0.7. We also compare these results with those from the publicly released DR9 and DR10 samples. Assuming a concordance A cold dark matter (ACDM) cosmological model, the DR11 sample covers a volume of 13 Gpc(3) and is the largest region of the Universe ever surveyed at this density. We measure the correlation function and power spectrum, including density- field reconstruction of the BAO feature. The acoustic features are detected at a significance of over 7s in both the correlation function and power spectrum. Fitting for the position of the acoustic features measures the distance relative to the sound horizon at the drag epoch, r(d), which has a value of r(d,fid) = 149.28 Mpc in our fiducial cosmology. We find D-V = (1264 +/- 25 Mpc)(r(d)/r(d,fid)) at z = 0.32 and D-V = (2056 +/- 20 Mpc)(r(d)/r(d,fid)) at z = 0.57. At 1.0 per cent, this latter measure is the most precise distance constraint ever obtained from a galaxy survey. Separating the clustering along and transverse to the line of sight yields measurements at z = 0.57 of D-A = (1421 +/- 20 Mpc)(r(d)/r(d,fid)) and H = (96.8 +/- 3.4 kms(-1) Mpc(-1))(r(d),(fid)/r(d)). Our measurements of the distance scale are in good agreement with previous BAO measurements and with the predictions from cosmic microwave background data for a spatially flat CDM model with a cosmological constant.en_US
dc.format.extent24 - 62en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relationhttps://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014MNRAS.441...24A/abstracten_US
dc.relation.ispartofMONTHLY NOTICES OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETYen_US
dc.rightsFinal published version. Article is made available in OAR by the publisher's permission or policy.en_US
dc.titleThe clustering of galaxies in the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: baryon acoustic oscillations in the Data Releases 10 and 11 Galaxy samplesen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1093/mnras/stu523-
dc.date.eissued2014-04-21en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1365-2966-
pu.type.symplectichttp://www.symplectic.co.uk/publications/atom-terms/1.0/journal-articleen_US

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