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Inferring high-redshift large-scale structure dynamics from the Lyman-alpha forest
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics. Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, The Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmo Particle Physics (OKC).
Number of Authors: 42019 (English)In: Astronomy and Astrophysics, ISSN 0004-6361, E-ISSN 1432-0746, Vol. 630, article id A151Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

One of the major science goals over the coming decade is to test fundamental physics with probes of the cosmic large-scale structure out to high redshift. Here we present a fully Bayesian approach to infer the three-dimensional cosmic matter distribution and its dynamics at z > 2 from observations of the Lyman-alpha forest. We demonstrate that the method recovers the unbiased mass distribution and the correct matter power spectrum at all scales. Our method infers the three-dimensional density field from a set of one-dimensional spectra, interpolating the information between the lines of sight. We show that our algorithm provides unbiased mass profiles of clusters, becoming an alternative for estimating cluster masses complementary to weak lensing or X-ray observations. The algorithm employs a Hamiltonian Monte Carlo method to generate realizations of initial and evolved density fields and the three-dimensional large-scale flow, revealing the cosmic dynamics at high redshift. The method correctly handles multi-modal parameter distributions, which allow constraining the physics of the intergalactic medium with high accuracy. We performed several tests using realistic simulated quasar spectra to test and validate our method. Our results show that detailed and physically plausible inference of three-dimensional large-scale structures at high redshift has become feasible.

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2019. Vol. 630, article id A151
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large-scale structure of Universe, dark matter
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-180681DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201936245ISI: 000516618900001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-180681DiVA, id: diva2:1421865
Available from: 2020-04-06 Created: 2020-04-06 Last updated: 2022-03-23Bibliographically approved

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