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1 NeoClassical Probes in of the Dark Energy Wayne Hu COSMO04 Toronto, September 2004

2 Structural Fidelity Dark matter simulations approaching the accuracy of CMB calculations WMAP Kravtsov et al (2003)

3 Equation of State Constraints NeoClassical probes statistically competitive already CMB+SNe+Galaxies+Bias(Lensing)+Lyα -0.6 smooth: w=w 0 +(1-a)w a +(1-a) 2 w aa w % Future hinges on controlling systematics Seljak et al (2004) z 95%

4 Dark Energy Observables

5 Making Light of the Dark Side Line element: ds 2 = a 2 [(1 2Φ)dη 2 (1 + 2Φ)(dD 2 + D 2 AdΩ)] where η is the conformal time, D comoving distance, D A the comoving angular diameter distance and Φ the gravitational potential Dark components visible in their influence on the metric elements a and Φ general relativity considers these the same: consistency relation for gravity Light propagates on null geodesics: in the background D = η; around structures according to lensing by Φ Matter dilutes with the expansion and (free) falls in the gravitational potential

6 Friedmann and Poisson Equations Friedmann equation: ( dln a dη ) 2 = 8πG 3 a2 ρ [ah(a)] 2 implying that the densities of dark components are visible in the distance-redshift relation (a = (1 + z) 1 ) D = Poisson equation: dη = d ln a ah(a) = 2 Φ = 4πGa 2 δρ dz H implying that the (comoving gauge) density field of the dark components is visible in the potential (lensing, motion of tracers).

7 Growth Rate Relativistic stresses in the dark energy can prevent clustering. If only dark matter perturbations δ m δρ m /ρ m are responsible for potential perturbations on small scales d 2 δ m + 2H(a) dδ m = 4πGρ dt 2 m (a)δ m dt In a flat universe this can be recast into the growth rate G(a) δ m /a equation which depends only on the properties of the dark energy [ d 2 G 5 d ln a ] dg 2 w(a)ω DE(a) d ln a [1 w(a)]ω DE(a) G = 0 with initial conditions G =const. Comparison of distance and growth tests dark energy smoothness and/or general relativity

8 Fixed Deceleration Epoch

9 High-z Energy Densities WMAP + small scale temperature and polarization measures provides self-calibrating standards for the dark energy probes l(l+1)c l/2π (µk 2 ) Angular Scale TT Cross Power Spectrum Model WMAP CBI ACBAR Multipole moment (l) WMAP: Bennett et al (2003)

10 High-z Energy Densities Relative heights of the first 3 peaks calibrates sound horizon and matter radiation equality horizon 6000 l(l+1)c l/2π (µk 2 ) baryons (sound speed) Multipole moment (l)

11 High-z Energy Densities Relative heights of the first 3 peaks calibrates sound horizon and matter radiation equality horizon 6000 l(l+1)c l/2π (µk 2 ) dark matter (horizon, equality) leading source of error! Multipole moment (l)

12 High-z Energy Densities Cross checked with damping scale (diffusion during horizon time) and polarization (rescattering after diffusion): self-calibrated and internally cross-checked 6000 l(l+1)c l/2π (µk 2 ) cross checked Multipole moment (l) WMAP: Bennett et al (2003)

13 Standard Ruler Standard ruler used to measure the angular diameter distance to recombination (z~1100; currently 2-4%) or any redshift for which acoustic phenomena observable 6000 l(l+1)c l/2π (µk 2 ) angular scale v. physical scale Multipole moment (l) WMAP: Bennett et al (2003)

14 Standard Amplitude Standard fluctuation: absolute power determines initial fluctuations in the regime Mpc k~0.02mpc-1 l(l+1)c l/2π (µk 2 ) k~0.06mpc Multipole moment (l) WMAP: Bennett et al (2003)

15 Standard Amplitude Standard fluctuation: precision mainly limited by reionization which lowers the peaks as e -2τ ; self-calibrated by polarization, cross checked by CMB lensing in future 6000 l(l+1)c l/2π (µk 2 ) e -2τ see saturday/astroph CAPMAP, CBI, DASI Multipole moment (l) WMAP: Bennett et al (2003)

16 σ 8 (z) Determination of the normalization during the acceleration epoch, even σ 8, measures the dark energy with negligible uncertainty from other parameters Approximate scaling (flat, negligible neutrinos: Hu & Jain 2003) σ 8 (z) δ ζ ( Ωb h ( ) h G(z) , ) 1/3 ( ) Ωm h (3.12h) (n 1)/ δ ζ, Ω b h 2, Ω m h 2, n all well determined; eventually to 1% precision h = Ω m h 2 /Ω m (1 Ω DE ) 1/2 measures dark energy density G measures dark energy dependent growth rate

17 Reionization Biggest surprise of WMAP: early reionization from temperature polarization cross correlation (central value τ=0.17) (l+1)c l/2π (µk 2 ) Reionization TE Cross Power Spectrum Multipole moment (l) Kogut et al (2003)

18 Leveraging the CMB Standard fluctuation: large scale - ISW effect; correlation with large-scale structure; clustering of dark energy; low multipole anomalies? polarization 6000 l(l+1)c l/2π (µk 2 ) Multipole moment (l) WMAP: Bennett et al (2003)

19 Standard Deviants [H 0 w(z = 0.4)] [σ 8 dark energy]

20 Dark Energy Sensitivity Fixed distance to recombination D A (z~1100) Fixed initial fluctuation G(z~1100) Constant w=w DE ; (Ω DE adjusted - one parameter family of curves) H-1/H-1 D A /D A G/G -0.2 w DE =1/3 0.1 z 1

21 Dark Energy Sensitivity Other cosmological test, e.g. volume, SNIa distance constructed as linear combinations H-1/H-1 D A /D A 0 G/G H 0 /H w DE =1/3 0.1 z (H 0 D A )/H 0 D A 1 deceleration epoch measures Hubble constant

22 Amplitude of Fluctuations Recent determinations: compilation: Refrigier (2003)

23 Dark Energy Sensitivity Three parameter dark energy model: w(z=0)=w 0 ; w a =-dw/da; Ω DE w a sensitivity; (fixed w 0 = -1; Ω DE adjusted) H-1/H-1 D A /D A G/G w a =1/2; w 0 =0 0.1 z (H 0 D A )/H 0 D A H 0 /H 0 1 deceleration epoch measures Hubble constant

24 Pivot Redshift Equation of state best measured at z~ = Hubble constant Any deviation from w=-1 rules out a cosmological constant -0.6 smooth: w=w 0 +(1-a)w a +(1-a) 2 w aa w z 68% 95% Seljak et al (2004)

25 Dark Energy Sensitivity Three parameter dark energy model: w(z=0)=w 0 ; w a =-dw/da; Ω DE H 0 fixed (or Ω DE ); remaining w 0 -w a degeneracy Note: degeneracy does not preclude ruling out Λ (w(z) -1 at some z) H-1/H-1 D A /D A (H 0 D A )/H 0 D A G/G w a =1/2; w 0 =-0.15 deceleration epoch measures Hubble constant 0.1 z 1

26 Rings of Power

27 Local Test: H 0 Locally D A = z/h 0, and the observed power spectrum is isotropic in h Mpc -1 space Template matching the features yields the Hubble constant 8 CMB provided Power 6 4 Observed h Mpc -1 2 h Eisenstein, Hu & Tegmark (1998) 0.05 k (Mpc 1) 0.1

28 Cosmological Distances Modes perpendicular to line of sight measure angular diameter distance 8 CMB provided Power 6 4 Observed l D A -1 2 D A Cooray, Hu, Huterer, Joffre (2001) 0.05 k (Mpc 1) 0.1

29 Cosmological Distances Modes parallel to line of sight measure the Hubble parameter 8 CMB provided Power 6 4 Observed H/ z 2 H 0.05 k (Mpc 1) Eisenstein (2003); Seo & Eisenstein (2003) [also Blake & Glazebrook 2003; Linder 2003; Matsubara & Szalay 2002] 0.1

30 Projected Power Information density in k-space sets requirements for the redshifts Purely angular limit corresponds to a low-pass k redshift survey in the fundamental mode set by redshift resolution (a) D A (b) H k (Mpc -1 ) k (Mpc -1 ) k (Mpc -1 ) angular Limber limit Hu & Haiman (2003)

31 Galaxies and Halos Recent progress in the assignment of galaxies to halos and halo substructure reduces galaxy bias largely to a counting problem SDSS: Zehavi et al (2004) Kravtsov et al (2003)

32 Gravitational Lensing

33 Lensing Observables Correlation of shear distortion of background images: cosmic shear Cross correlation between foreground lens tracers and shear: galaxy-galaxy lensing cosmic shear galaxy-galaxy lensing

34 Halos and Shear

35 Lensing Tomography Divide sample by photometric redshifts Cross correlate samples gi (D) ni(d) Order of magnitude increase in precision even after CMB breaks degeneracies Hu (1999) (a) Galaxy Distribution (b) Lensing Efficiency D Power deg 2, z med = l

36 Galaxy-Shear Power Spectra Auto and cross power spectra of galaxy density and shear in multiple redshift bins 0.1 g 1 g 1 g 2 g 2 l 2 C l /2π g 1 ε 2 g 1 ε 1 g 2 ε 2 g 2 ε 1 ε 2 ε 2 ε 1 ε 2 ε 1 ε 1 shear-shear cross correlation and B modes check systematics 100 l 1000 Hoekstra et al (2002); Guzik & Seljak (2001) Hu & Jain (2003) [also geometric constraints: Jain & Taylor (2003); Bernstein & Jain (2003); Zhang, Hui, Stebbins (2003); Knox & Song (2003)]

37 Mass-Observable Relation Use galaxy-galaxy lensing to determine relation with halos or bias With bias determined, galaxy spectrum measures mass spectrum M * ρ 0 dn h σ lnm d ln M h N(Mh ) M th m s A s z= M h (h -1 M )

38 Cluster Abundance

39 Counting Halos Massive halos largely avoid N(M h ) problem of multiple objects M * ρ 0 dn h σ lnm d ln M h N(Mh ) M th m s A s z= M h (h -1 M )

40 Counting Halos for Dark Energy Number density of massive halos extremely sensitive to the growth of structure and hence the dark energy Potentially %-level precision in dark energy equation of state Haiman, Holder & Mohr (2001)

41 Mass-Observable Relation Relationship between halos of given mass and observables sets mass threshold and scatter around threshold Leading uncertainty in interpreting abundance; self-calibration? M * ρ 0 dn h σ lnm d ln M h N(Mh ) M th m s A s z= M h (h -1 M ) Pierpaoli, Scott & White (2001); Seljak (2002); Levine, Schultz & White (2002)

42 Dark Energy Clustering

43 ISW Effect If dark energy is smooth, gravitational potential decays with expansion Photon receives a blueshift falling in without compensating redshift Doubled by metric effect of stretching the wavelength Sachs & Wolfe (1967); Kofman & Starobinski (1985)

44 ISW Effect ISW effect hidden in the temperature power spectrum by primary anisotropy and cosmic variance 10-9 ΘΘ l(l+1)c l /2π total ISW w=-0.8 [plot: Hu & Scranton (2004)] l

45 ISW Galaxy Correlation A 2-3σ detection of the ISW effect through galaxy correlations 0.4 Boughn & Crittenden (2003) <XT > (T OT c nts s - 1 µk ) θ (degrees ) Boughn & Crittenden (2003); Nolte et al (2003); Fosalba & Gaztanaga (2003); Fosalba et al (2003); Afshordi et al (2003)

46 Dark Energy Smoothness Ultimately can test the dark energy smoothness to ~3% on 1 Gpc f sky = (Φ Φ s )/Φ s Hu & Scranton (2004) z<1 l >10 total 1 10 c e η 0 (Gpc)

47 Summary NeoClassical probes based on the evolution of structure CMB fixes deceleration epoch observables: expansion rate, energy densities, growth rate, absolute amplitude, volume elements General relativity predicts a consistency relation between deviations in distances and growth due to dark energy Leading dark energy distance observable is H 0 or equivalently w(z 0.4) Leading growth observable σ 8 measures dark energy (and neutrinos) Many NeoClassical tests can measure the evolution of w but all will require a control over systematic errors at the 1% Promising probes are beginning to bear fruit: cluster abundance, cosmic shear, galaxy clustering, galaxy galaxy lensing,

48 Dark Energy Sensitivity H 0 fixed (or Ω DE ); remaining w DE -Ω T spatial curvature degeneracy Growth rate breaks the degeneracy anywhere in the acceleration regime H-1/H-1 G/G w DE =0.05; Ω T = (H 0 D A )/H 0 D A D A /D A deceleration epoch measures Hubble constant 0.1 z 1

49 Keeping the High-z Fixed CMB fixes energy densities, expansion rate and distances to deceleration epoch fixed Example: constant w=w DE models require compensating shifts in Ω DE and h Ω DE h w DE

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