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Evolution of the galaxy correlation function at redshifts 0.2 < z < 3

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2016

Andrzej M. Sołtan
Andrzej M. Sołtan*
Affiliation:
Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Bartycka 18, 00-716 Warsaw, Poland email: soltan@camk.edu.pl
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Abstract

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We determine the auto-correlation function (ACF) of galaxies using massive deep galaxy surveys for which distances to individual objects are assessed using photometric redshifts. The method is applied to the 2deg COSMOS survey of ~ 300000 galaxies with i + < 25 and zph ≲ 3. The distance estimates based on photometric redshifts are not sufficiently accurate to be directly used to determine the ACF. Nevertheless, the photometric redshifts carry statistical information on the data distribution on (very) large scales. The investigation of the surface distribution of galaxies in several redshift (=distance) bins allows us to determine the spatial (3D) ACF over the redshift range of 0.2 - 3.2 or look back time of 2.4 - 11.5 Gy.

Keywords

galaxies: distances and redshiftsgalaxies: statisticslarge-scale structure of universe
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 11 , Symposium S308: The Zeldovich Universe: Genesis and Growth of the Cosmic Web , June 2014 , pp. 291 - 292
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2016 

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