Measurement of the integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect using the ALLWISE data release
One of the physical features of a dark-energy-dominated universe is the integrated Sachs–Wolfe (ISW) effect on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, which gives us a direct observational window to detect and study dark energy. The AllWISE data release of the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) has a large number of point sources which span a wide redshift range, including where the ISW effect is maximized. AllWISE data are thus very well-suited for the ISW effect studies. In this study, we cross-correlate AllWISE galaxy and active galactic nucleus (AGN) overdensities with the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe CMB temperature maps to detect the ISW effect signal. We calibrate the biases for galaxies and AGNs by cross-correlating the galaxy and AGN overdensities with the Planck lensing convergence map. We measure the ISW effect signal amplitudes relative to the ΛCDM expectation of A = 1 to be A=1.18±0.36 for galaxies and A=0.64±0.74 for AGNs. The detection significances for the ISW effect signal are 3.3σ and 0.9σ for galaxies and AGNs, respectively, providing a combined significance of 3.4σ. Our result is in agreement with the ΛCDM model.
- OSTI ID:
- 22868770
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal, Journal Name: Astrophysical Journal Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 827; ISSN ASJOAB; ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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