Dark Energy Survey Year 3 Results: Cosmological Constraints from Galaxy Clustering and Weak Lensing
Abstract
We present the first cosmology results from large-scale structure in the Dark
Energy Survey (DES) spanning 5000 deg$^2$. We perform an analysis combining
three two-point correlation functions (3$\times$2pt): (i) cosmic shear using
100 million source galaxies, (ii) galaxy clustering, and (iii) the
cross-correlation of source galaxy shear with lens galaxy positions. The
analysis was designed to mitigate confirmation or observer bias; we describe
specific changes made to the lens galaxy sample following unblinding of the
results. We model the data within the flat $\Lambda$CDM and $w$CDM cosmological
models. We find consistent cosmological results between the three two-point
correlation functions; their combination yields clustering amplitude
$S_8=0.776^{+0.017}_{-0.017}$ and matter density $\Omega_{\mathrm{m}} =
0.339^{+0.032}_{-0.031}$ in $\Lambda$CDM, mean with 68% confidence limits;
$S_8=0.775^{+0.026}_{-0.024}$, $\Omega_{\mathrm{m}} = 0.352^{+0.035}_{-0.041}$,
and dark energy equation-of-state parameter $w=-0.98^{+0.32}_{-0.20}$ in
$w$CDM. This combination of DES data is consistent with the prediction of the
model favored by the Planck 2018 cosmic microwave background (CMB) primary
anisotropy data, which is quantified with a probability-to-exceed $p=0.13$ to
$0.48$. When combining DES 3$\times$2pt data with available baryon acoustic
oscillation, redshift-space distortion, and type Ia supernovae data, we find
$p=0.34$. Combining all of these data sets with Planck CMB lensing yields joint
parameter constraints of $S_8 = 0.812^{+0.008}_{-0.008}$, $\Omega_{\mathrm{m}}
= 0.306^{+0.004}_{-0.005}$, $h=0.680^{+0.004}_{-0.003}$, and $\sum m_{\nu}<0.13
\;\mathrm{eV\; (95\% \;CL)}$ in $\Lambda$CDM; $S_8 = 0.812^{+0.008}_{-0.008}$,
$\Omega_{\mathrm{m}} = 0.302^{+0.006}_{-0.006}$, $h=0.687^{+0.006}_{-0.007}$,
and $w=-1.031^{+0.030}_{-0.027}$ in $w$CDM. (abridged)
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Daniel M. Scolnic
Assistant Professor of Physics
Lead Type Ia SN cosmology studies for Pan-STARRS, DES, LSST and WFIRST. Work on new
image analysis techniques and finding optical counterparts to gravitational waves.
Michael A. Troxel
Assistant Professor of Physics
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