From cosmic deceleration to acceleration: new constraints from SN Ia and BAO/CMB
We use type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) data in combination with recent baryonic acoustic oscillations (BAO) and cosmic microwave background (CMB) observations to constrain a kink-like parametrization of the deceleration parameter (q). This q-parametrization can be written in terms of the initial (q{sub i}) and present (q{sub 0}) values of the deceleration parameter, the redshift of the cosmic transition from deceleration to acceleration (z{sub t}) and the redshift width of such transition (τ). By assuming a flat space geometry, q{sub i} = 1/2 and adopting a likelihood approach to deal with the SN Ia data we obtain, at the 68% confidence level (C.L.), that: z{sub t} = 0.56{sup +0.13}{sub −0.10}, τ = 0.47{sup +0.16}{sub −0.20} and q{sub 0} = −0.31{sup +0.11}{sub −0.11} when we combine BAO/CMB observations with SN Ia data processed with the MLCS2k2 light-curve fitter. When in this combination we use the SALT2 fitter we get instead, at the same C.L.: z{sub t} = 0.64{sup +0.13}{sub −0.07}, τ = 0.36{sup +0.11}{sub −0.17} and q{sub 0} = −0.53{sup +0.17}{sub −0.13}. Our results indicate, with a quite general and model independent approach, that MLCS2k2 favors Dvali-Gabadadze-Porrati-like cosmological models, while SALT2 favors ΛCDM-like ones. Progress in determining the transition redshift and/or the present value of the deceleration parameter depends crucially on solving the issue of the difference obtained when using these two light-curve fitters.
- OSTI ID:
- 22280093
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2012, Issue 03; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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