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Eisenstein, D.J. et al; Mena, O. |
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SDSS-III: Massive Spectroscopic Surveys of the Distant Universe, the Milky Way, and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
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Astronomical Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astron. J. |
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142 |
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3 |
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72 - 24pp |
| Keywords |
cosmology: observations; Galaxy: evolution; planets and satellites: detection; surveys |
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Building on the legacy of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-I and II), SDSS-III is a program of four spectroscopic surveys on three scientific themes: dark energy and cosmological parameters, the history and structure of the Milky Way, and the population of giant planets around other stars. In keeping with SDSS tradition, SDSS-III will provide regular public releases of all its data, beginning with SDSS Data Release 8 (DR8), which was made public in 2011 January and includes SDSS-I and SDSS-II images and spectra reprocessed with the latest pipelines and calibrations produced for the SDSS-III investigations. This paper presents an overview of the four surveys that comprise SDSS-III. The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey will measure redshifts of 1.5 million massive galaxies and Ly alpha forest spectra of 150,000 quasars, using the baryon acoustic oscillation feature of large-scale structure to obtain percent-level determinations of the distance scale and Hubble expansion rate at z < 0.7 and at z approximate to 2.5. SEGUE-2, an already completed SDSS-III survey that is the continuation of the SDSS-II Sloan Extension for Galactic Understanding and Exploration (SEGUE), measured medium-resolution (R = lambda/lambda Delta approximate to 1800) optical spectra of 118,000 stars in a variety of target categories, probing chemical evolution, stellar kinematics and substructure, and the mass profile of the dark matter halo from the solar neighborhood to distances of 100 kpc. APOGEE, the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment, will obtain high-resolution (R approximate to 30,000), high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N >= 100 per resolution element), H-band (1.51 μm < lambda < 1.70 μm) spectra of 105 evolved, late-type stars, measuring separate abundances for similar to 15 elements per star and creating the first high-precision spectroscopic survey of all Galactic stellar populations (bulge, bar, disks, halo) with a uniform set of stellar tracers and spectral diagnostics. The Multi-object APO Radial Velocity Exoplanet Large-area Survey (MARVELS) will monitor radial velocities of more than 8000 FGK stars with the sensitivity and cadence (10-40 ms(-1), similar to 24 visits per star) needed to detect giant planets with periods up to two years, providing an unprecedented data set for understanding the formation and dynamical evolution of giant planet systems. As of 2011 January, SDSS-III has obtained spectra of more than 240,000 galaxies, 29,000 z >= 2.2 quasars, and 140,000 stars, including 74,000 velocity measurements of 2580 stars for MARVELS. |
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[Eisenstein, DJ; Fan, XH; Jiang, LH; Maseman, P; McGreer, ID; Rieke, GH; Rieke, MJ; Young, E] Univ Arizona, Steward Observ, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA |
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Iop Publishing Ltd |
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0004-6256 |
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WOS:000294669700006 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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754 |
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Agarwalla, S.K.; Blennow, M.; Fernandez-Martinez, E.; Mena, O. |
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Neutrino probes of the nature of light dark matter |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2011 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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09 |
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9 |
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004 - 19pp |
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dark matter experiments; neutrino detectors |
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Dark matter particles gravitationally trapped inside the Sun may annihilate into Standard Model particles, producing a flux of neutrinos. The prospects of detecting these neutrinos in future multi-kt neutrino detectors designed for other physics searches are explored here. We study the capabilities of a 34/100 kt liquid argon detector and a 100 kt magnetized iron calorimeter detector. These detectors are expected to determine the energy and the direction of the incoming neutrino with unprecedented precision allowing for tests of the dark matter nature at very low dark matter masses, in the range of 10-25 GeV. By suppressing the atmospheric background with angular cuts, these techniques would be sensitive to dark matter-nucleon spin-dependent cross sections at the fb level, reaching down to a few ab for the most favorable annihilation channels and detector technology. |
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[Agarwalla, Sanjib Kumar; Mena, Olga] Univ Politecn Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Sanjib.Agarwalla@ific.uv.es |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000296767000004 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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858 |
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Lopez-Honorez, L.; Mena, O.; Rigolin, S. |
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Biases on cosmological parameters by general relativity effects |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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85 |
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2 |
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023511 - 12pp |
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General relativistic corrections to the galaxy power spectrum appearing at the horizon scale, if neglected, may induce biases on the measured values of the cosmological parameters. In this paper, we study the impact of general relativistic effects on non standard cosmologies such as scenarios with a time dependent dark energy equation of state, with a coupling between the dark energy and the dark matter fluids or with non-Gaussianities. We then explore whether general relativistic corrections affect future constraints on cosmological parameters in the case of a constant dark energy equation of state and of non-Gaussianities. We find that relativistic corrections on the power spectrum are not expected to affect the foreseen errors on the cosmological parameters nor to induce large biases on them. |
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[Lopez-Honorez, L.] Univ Libre Bruxelles, Serv Phys Theor, Brussels, Belgium |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000298990300004 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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867 |
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Martinelli, M.; Melchiorri, A.; Mena, O.; Salvatelli, V.; Girones, Z. |
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Future constraints on the Hu-Sawicki modified gravity scenario |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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85 |
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2 |
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024006 - 7pp |
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We present current and future constraints on the Hu and Sawicki modified gravity scenario. This model can reproduce a late time accelerated universe and evade Solar System constraints. While current cosmological data still allows for distinctive deviations from the cosmological constant picture, future measurements of the growth of structure combined with supernova Ia luminosity distance data will greatly improve present constraints. |
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[Martinelli, Matteo; Melchiorri, Alessandro; Salvatelli, Valentina] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Phys, I-00185 Rome, Italy |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000298990200005 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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870 |
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Giusarma, E.; Archidiacono, M.; de Putter, R.; Melchiorri, A.; Mena, O. |
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Sterile neutrino models and nonminimal cosmologies |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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85 |
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8 |
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083522 - 9pp |
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Cosmological measurements are affected by the energy density of massive neutrinos. We extend here a recent analysis of current cosmological data to nonminimal cosmologies. Several possible scenarios are examined: a constant w not equal -1 dark energy equation of state, a nonflat universe, a time-varying dark energy component and coupled dark matter-dark energy universes or modified gravity scenarios. When considering cosmological data only, (3 + 2) massive neutrino models with similar to 0.5 eV sterile species are allowed at 95% confidence level. This scenario has been shown to reconcile reactor, LSND and MiniBooNE positive signals with null results from other searches. Big bang nucleosynthesis bounds could compromise the viability of (3 + 2) models if the two sterile species are fully thermalized states at decoupling. |
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[Giusarma, Elena; de Putter, Roland; Mena, Olga] Univ Valencia CSIC, IFIC, Valencia 46071, Spain |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000303118100002 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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