The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. III Constraints on Dark Energy From The Third Data Release Quasar Lens Catalog
Abstract
We present cosmological results from the statistics of lensed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search. By taking proper account of the selection function, we compute the expected number of quasars lensed by early-type galaxies and their image separation distribution assuming a flat universe, which is then compared with 7 lenses found in the SDSS Data Release 3 to derive constraints on dark energy under strictly controlled criteria. For a cosmological constant model (w = -1) we obtain {Omega}{sub {Lambda}} = 0.74{sub -0.15}{sup +0.11}(stat.){sub -0.06}{sup +0.13}(syst.). Allowing w to be a free parameter we find {Omega}{sub M} = 0.26{sub -0.06}{sup +0.07}(stat.){sub -0.05}{sup +0.03}(syst.) and w = -1.1 {+-} 0.6(stat.){sub -0.5}{sup +0.3}(syst.) when combined with the constraint from the measurement of baryon acoustic oscillations in the SDSS luminous red galaxy sample. Our results are in good agreement with earlier lensing constraints obtained using radio lenses, and provide additional confirmation of the presence of dark energy consistent with a cosmological constant, derived independently of type Ia supernovae.
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- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 940873
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JRNL-236836
Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X; ASJOAB; TRN: US0807234
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Astrophysical Journal
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 135; Journal ID: ISSN 0004-637X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS; ACOUSTICS; BARYONS; COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; DISTRIBUTION; GALAXIES; LENSES; OSCILLATIONS; QUASARS; SKY; STATISTICS; SUPERNOVAE; UNIVERSE
Citation Formats
Oguri, M, Inada, N, Strauss, M A, Kochanek, C S, Richards, G T, Schneider, D P, Becker, R H, Fukugita, M, Gregg, M D, Hall, P B, Hennawi, J F, Johnston, D E, Kayo, I, Keeton, C R, Pindor, B, Shin, M, Turner, E, White, R L, York, D G, Anderson, S F, Bahcall, N A, Brunner, R J, Burles, S, Castander, F J, Chiu, K, Clocchiatti, A, Einsenstein, D, Frieman, J, Kawano, Y, Lupton, R, Morokuma, T, Rix, H, Scranton, R, and Sheldon, E S. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. III Constraints on Dark Energy From The Third Data Release Quasar Lens Catalog. United States: N. p., 2007.
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Oguri, M, Inada, N, Strauss, M A, Kochanek, C S, Richards, G T, Schneider, D P, Becker, R H, Fukugita, M, Gregg, M D, Hall, P B, Hennawi, J F, Johnston, D E, Kayo, I, Keeton, C R, Pindor, B, Shin, M, Turner, E, White, R L, York, D G, Anderson, S F, Bahcall, N A, Brunner, R J, Burles, S, Castander, F J, Chiu, K, Clocchiatti, A, Einsenstein, D, Frieman, J, Kawano, Y, Lupton, R, Morokuma, T, Rix, H, Scranton, R, & Sheldon, E S. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. III Constraints on Dark Energy From The Third Data Release Quasar Lens Catalog. United States.
Oguri, M, Inada, N, Strauss, M A, Kochanek, C S, Richards, G T, Schneider, D P, Becker, R H, Fukugita, M, Gregg, M D, Hall, P B, Hennawi, J F, Johnston, D E, Kayo, I, Keeton, C R, Pindor, B, Shin, M, Turner, E, White, R L, York, D G, Anderson, S F, Bahcall, N A, Brunner, R J, Burles, S, Castander, F J, Chiu, K, Clocchiatti, A, Einsenstein, D, Frieman, J, Kawano, Y, Lupton, R, Morokuma, T, Rix, H, Scranton, R, and Sheldon, E S. 2007.
"The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. III Constraints on Dark Energy From The Third Data Release Quasar Lens Catalog". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/940873.
@article{osti_940873,
title = {The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. III Constraints on Dark Energy From The Third Data Release Quasar Lens Catalog},
author = {Oguri, M and Inada, N and Strauss, M A and Kochanek, C S and Richards, G T and Schneider, D P and Becker, R H and Fukugita, M and Gregg, M D and Hall, P B and Hennawi, J F and Johnston, D E and Kayo, I and Keeton, C R and Pindor, B and Shin, M and Turner, E and White, R L and York, D G and Anderson, S F and Bahcall, N A and Brunner, R J and Burles, S and Castander, F J and Chiu, K and Clocchiatti, A and Einsenstein, D and Frieman, J and Kawano, Y and Lupton, R and Morokuma, T and Rix, H and Scranton, R and Sheldon, E S},
abstractNote = {We present cosmological results from the statistics of lensed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search. By taking proper account of the selection function, we compute the expected number of quasars lensed by early-type galaxies and their image separation distribution assuming a flat universe, which is then compared with 7 lenses found in the SDSS Data Release 3 to derive constraints on dark energy under strictly controlled criteria. For a cosmological constant model (w = -1) we obtain {Omega}{sub {Lambda}} = 0.74{sub -0.15}{sup +0.11}(stat.){sub -0.06}{sup +0.13}(syst.). Allowing w to be a free parameter we find {Omega}{sub M} = 0.26{sub -0.06}{sup +0.07}(stat.){sub -0.05}{sup +0.03}(syst.) and w = -1.1 {+-} 0.6(stat.){sub -0.5}{sup +0.3}(syst.) when combined with the constraint from the measurement of baryon acoustic oscillations in the SDSS luminous red galaxy sample. Our results are in good agreement with earlier lensing constraints obtained using radio lenses, and provide additional confirmation of the presence of dark energy consistent with a cosmological constant, derived independently of type Ia supernovae.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/940873},
journal = {Astrophysical Journal},
issn = {0004-637X},
number = ,
volume = 135,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2007},
month = {Wed Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 2007}
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