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Title: Universal Weak Lensing Distortion of Cosmological Correlation Functions

Journal Article · · Phys.Rev.D78:043508,2008

Gravitational lensing affects observed cosmological correlation functions because observed images do not coincide with true source locations. We treat this universal effect in a general way here, deriving a single formula that can be used to determine to what extent this effect distorts any correlation function. We then apply the general formula to the correlation functions of galaxies, the 21-cm radiation field, and the cosmic microwave background.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
936272
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-08-300-A; arXiv eprint number arXiv:0806.0331; TRN: US200818%%712
Journal Information:
Phys.Rev.D78:043508,2008, Vol. 78; ISSN 1550-7998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English