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Di Valentino, E.; Gariazzo, S.; Mena, O.; Vagnozzi, S. |
| Title |
Soundness of dark energy properties |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2020 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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07 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
045 - 45pp |
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supernova type Ia – standard candles; dark energy experiments; cosmological parameters from CMBR; cosmological parameters from LSS |
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Type Ia Supernovae (SNeIa) used as standardizable candles have been instrumental in the discovery of cosmic acceleration, usually attributed to some form of dark energy (DE). Recent studies have raised the issue of whether intrinsic SNeIa luminosities might evolve with redshift. While the evidence for cosmic acceleration is robust to this possible systematic, the question remains of how much the latter can affect the inferred properties of the DE component responsible for cosmic acceleration. This is the question we address in this work. We use SNeIa distance moduli measurements from the Pantheon and JLA samples. We consider models where the DE equation of state is a free parameter, either constant or time-varying, as well as models where DE and dark matter interact, and finally a model-agnostic parametrization of effects due to modified gravity (MG). When SNeIa data are combined with Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) temperature and polarization anisotropy measurements, we find strong degeneracies between parameters governing the SNeIa systematics, the DE parameters, and the Hubble constant H-0. These degeneracies significantly broaden the DE parameter uncertainties, in some cases leading to O(sigma) shifts in the central values. However, including low-redshift Baryon Acoustic Oscillation and Cosmic Chronometer measurements, as well as CMB lensing measurements, considerably improves the previous constraints, and the only remaining effect of the examined systematic is a less than or similar to 40% broadening of the uncertainties on the DE parameters. The constraints we derive on the MG parameters are instead basically unaffected by the systematic in question. We therefore confirm the overall soundness of dark energy properties. |
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[Di Valentino, Eleonora] Univ Manchester, Sch Phys & Astron, Jodrell Bank Ctr Astrophys, Oxford Rd, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England, Email: eleonora.divalentino@mancher.ac.uk; |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000551883400049 |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4475 |
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Capozzi, F.; Ferreira, R.Z.; Lopez-Honorez, L.; Mena, O. |
| Title |
CMB and Lyman-alpha constraints on dark matter decays to photons |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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06 |
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6 |
Pages |
060 - 23pp |
| Keywords |
reionization; axions; cosmological parameters from CMBR; dark matter theory |
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Dark matter energy injection in the early universe modifies both the ionization history and the temperature of the intergalactic medium. In this work, we improve the CMB bounds on sub-keV dark matter and extend previous bounds from Lyman-& alpha; observations to the same mass range, resulting in new and competitive constraints on axion-like particles (ALPs) decaying into two photons. The limits depend on the underlying reionization history, here accounted self-consistently by our modified version of the publicly available DarkHistory and CLASS codes. Future measurements such as the ones from the CMB-S4 experiment may play a crucial, leading role in the search for this type of light dark matter candidates. |
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[Capozzi, Francesco] Univ Aquila, Dipartimento Sci Fis & Chim, I-67100 Laquila, Italy, Email: francesco.capozzi@univaq.it; |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:001025410500001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5584 |
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Villanueva-Domingo, P.; Mena, O.; Palomares-Ruiz, S. |
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A Brief Review on Primordial Black Holes as Dark Matter |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
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Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences |
Abbreviated Journal |
Front. Astron. Space Sci. |
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8 |
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681084 - 10pp |
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primordial black holes; dark matter; cosmology; accretion; 21 cm cosmology; gravitational waves; cosmic microwave background; microlensing |
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Primordial black holes (PBHs) represent a natural candidate for one of the components of the dark matter (DM) in the Universe. In this review, we shall discuss the basics of their formation, abundance and signatures. Some of their characteristic signals are examined, such as the emission of particles due to Hawking evaporation and the accretion of the surrounding matter, effects which could leave an impact in the evolution of the Universe and the formation of structures. The most relevant probes capable of constraining their masses and population are discussed. |
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[Villanueva-Domingo, Pablo; Mena, Olga; Palomares-Ruiz, Sergio] CSIC Univ Valencia, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Paterna, Spain, Email: pablo.villanueva.domingo@gmail.com |
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Frontiers Media Sa |
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2296-987x |
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WOS:000660081700001 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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4852 |
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Carbone, C.; Mena, O.; Verde, L. |
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Cosmological parameters degeneracies and non-Gaussian halo bias |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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07 |
Issue |
7 |
Pages |
020 - 17pp |
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power spectrum; redshift surveys; galaxy clusters; cosmological parameters from LSS |
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We study the impact of the cosmological parameters uncertainties on the measurements of primordial non-Gaussianity through the large-scale non-Gaussian halo bias effect. While this is not expected to be an issue for the standard Lambda CDM model, it may not be the case for more general models that modify the large-scale shape of the power spectrum. We consider the so-called local non-Gaussianity model, parametrized by the f(NL) non-Gaussianity parameter which is zero for a Gaussian case, and make forecasts on f(NL) from planned surveys, alone and combined with a Planck CMB prior. In particular, we consider EUCLID- and LSST-like surveys and forecast the correlations among f(NL) and the running of the spectral index alpha(s), the dark energy equation of state w, the effective sound speed of dark energy perturbations c(s)(2), the total mass of massive neutrinos M-nu = Sigma m(nu), and the number of extra relativistic degrees of freedom N-nu(rel). Neglecting CMB information on f(NL) and scales k > 0.03h/Mpc, we find that, if N-nu(rel) is assumed to be known, the uncertainty on cosmological parameters increases the error on f(NL) by 10 to 30% depending on the survey. Thus the f(NL) constraint is remarkable robust to cosmological model uncertainties. On the other hand, if N-nu(rel) is simultaneously constrained from the data, the f(NL) error increases by similar to 80%. Finally, future surveys which provide a large sample of galaxies or galaxy clusters over a volume comparable to the Hubble volume can measure primordial non-Gaussianity of the local form with a marginalized 1-sigma error of the order Delta f(NL) similar to 2 – 5, after combination with CMB priors for the remaining cosmological parameters. These results are competitive with CMB bispectrum constraints achievable with an ideal CMB experiment. |
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[Carbone, Carmelita] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Astron, I-40127 Bologna, Italy, Email: carmelita.carbone@unibo.it |
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1475-7516 |
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ISI:000283573200010 |
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no |
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yes |
International Collaboration |
yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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347 |
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Escudero, M.; Lopez-Honorez, L.; Mena, O.; Palomares-Ruiz, S.; Villanueva-Domingo, P. |
| Title |
A fresh look into the interacting dark matter scenario |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
| Volume |
06 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
007 - 35pp |
| Keywords |
particle physics – cosmology connection; dwarfs galaxies; reionization; dark matter theory |
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The elastic scattering between dark matter particles and radiation represents an attractive possibility to solve a number of discrepancies between observations and standard cold dark matter predictions, as the induced collisional damping would imply a suppression of small-scale structures. We consider this scenario and confront it with measurements of the ionization history of the Universe at several redshifts and with recent estimates of the counts of Milky Way satellite galaxies. We derive a conservative upper bound on the dark matter photon elastic scattering cross section of sigma gamma DM < 8 x 10(-10) sigma(T) (m(DM)/GeV) at 95% CL, about one order of magnitude tighter than previous constraints from satellite number counts. Due to the strong degeneracies with astrophysical parameters, the bound on the dark matter-photon scattering cross section derived here is driven by the estimate of the number of Milky Way satellite galaxies. Finally, we also argue that future 21 cm probes could help in disentangling among possible non-cold dark matter candidates, such as interacting and warm dark matter scenarios. Let us emphasize that bounds of similar magnitude to the ones obtained here could be also derived for models with dark matter-neutrino interactions and would be as constraining as the tightest limits on such scenarios. |
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[Escudero, Miguel; Mena, Olga; Palomares-Ruiz, Sergio; Villanueva-Domingo, Pablo] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, Apartado Correos 22085, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: miguel.escudero@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000434381500001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3612 |
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