S. Àvila

ORCID: 0000-0001-5043-3662
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Research Areas
  • Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
  • Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
  • Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
  • Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
  • Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
  • Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Inference
  • Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
  • Scientific Research and Discoveries
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors
  • Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Impact of Light on Environment and Health
  • Climate variability and models
  • Statistical and numerical algorithms
  • Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
  • Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
  • Calibration and Measurement Techniques

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
2014-2024

Institute for High Energy Physics
2022-2024

Barcelona Institute for Science and Technology
2024

Shanghai Institute for Science of Science
2024

Institute of Science and Technology
2024

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2005-2024

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2014-2023

Université Grenoble Alpes
2023

Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
2023

University of Portsmouth
2017-2020

We present cosmological results from a combined analysis of galaxy clustering and weak gravitational lensing, using 1321 deg$^2$ $griz$ imaging data the first year Dark Energy Survey (DES Y1). combine three two-point functions: (i) cosmic shear correlation function 26 million source galaxies in four redshift bins, (ii) angular autocorrelation 650,000 luminous red five (iii) galaxy-shear cross-correlation positions shears. To demonstrate robustness these results, we use independent pairs...

10.1103/physrevd.98.043526 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D/Physical review. D. 2018-08-27
Shadab Alam M Aubert S. Àvila Christophe Balland Julian Bautista and 94 more Matthew A. Bershady Dmitry Bizyaev Michael R. Blanton A. Bolton Jo Bovy J. Brinkmann Joel R. Brownstein E. Burtin Solène Chabanier Michael J. Chapman Peter Doohyun Choi Chia-Hsun Chuang Johan Comparat Marie-Claude Cousinou Andrei Cuceu Kyle Dawson Sylvain de la Torre Arnaud de Mattia Victoria de Sainte Agathe Hélion du Mas des Bourboux S. Escoffier Thomas Etourneau James R. Farr Andreu Font-Ribera Peter M. Frinchaboy S. Fromenteau Héctor Gil-Marín Jean-Marc Le Goff Alma X. Gonzalez-Morales Violeta González-Pérez Kathleen Grabowski Julien Guy A. J. Hawken Jiamin Hou Hui Kong J.R. Parker Mark A. Klaene Jean‐Paul Kneib S. Y. Lin Daniel W. Long Brad W. Lyke Axel de la Macorra Paul Martini Karen L. Masters Faizan G Mohammad Jeongin Moon Eva-Maria Mueller A. Muñoz-Gutiérrez Adam D. Myers S. Nadathur Richard Neveux Jeffrey A. Newman P. Noterdaeme Audrey Oravetz Daniel Oravetz N. Palanque‐Delabrouille Kaike Pan Romain Paviot Will J. Percival Ignasi Pérez-Ràfols Patrick Petitjean Matthew M. Pieri Abhishek Prakash Anand Raichoor Corentin Ravoux Mehdi Rezaie J. Rich Ashley J. Ross Graziano Rossi Rossana Ruggeri V. Ruhlmann-Kleider Ariel G. Sánchez Javier Sánchez José Sánchez-Gallego Conor Sayres Donald P. Schneider Hee‐Jong Seo Arman Shafieloo Anže Slosar A. G. Smith Julianna Stermer Amélie Tamone Jeremy L. Tinker Rita Tojeiro M. Vargas-Magaña Andrei Variu Yuting Wang Benjamin Weaver Anne-Marie Weijmans Christophe Yèche Pauline Zarrouk Cheng Zhao Gong‐Bo Zhao Zheng Zheng

We present the cosmological implications from final measurements of clustering using galaxies, quasars, and Ly$\alpha$ forests completed Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) lineage experiments in large-scale structure. These experiments, composed data SDSS, SDSS-II, BOSS, eBOSS, offer independent baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) angular-diameter distances Hubble relative to sound horizon, $r_d$, eight different samples six growth rate parameter, $f\sigma_8$, redshift-space distortions (RSD)....

10.1103/physrevd.103.083533 article EN Physical review. D/Physical review. D. 2021-04-28

We present the first cosmology results from large-scale structure in Dark Energy Survey (DES) spanning 5000 deg$^2$. 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) cross-correlation of with lens positions. The was designed to mitigate confirmation or observer bias; we describe specific changes made sample following unblinding results. model data within flat $\Lambda$CDM...

10.1103/physrevd.105.023520 article EN Physical review. D/Physical review. D. 2022-01-13

Abstract We describe the first public data release of Dark Energy Survey, DES DR1, consisting reduced single-epoch images, co-added source catalogs, and associated products services assembled over 3 yr science operations. DR1 is based on optical/near-infrared imaging from 345 distinct nights (2013 August to 2016 February) by Camera mounted 4 m Blanco telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. wide-area survey covering ∼5000 deg 2 southern Galactic cap five broad...

10.3847/1538-4365/aae9f0 article EN The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2018-11-26
Romina Ahumada Carlos Allende Prieto Andrés Almeida F. Anders Scott F. Anderson and 95 more Brett H. Andrews Borja Anguiano R. Arcodia E. Armengaud M Aubert S. Àvila V. Ávila-Reese Carles Badenes Christophe Balland Kat Barger J. K. Barrera-Ballesteros Sarbani Basu Julian Bautista Rachael L. Beaton Timothy C. Beers Ballesteros Benavides Chad F. Bender Mariangela Bernardi Matthew A. Bershady Florian Beutler C. Moni Bidin Jonathan C. Bird Dmitry Bizyaev Guillermo A. Blanc Michael R. Blanton M. Boquien J. Borissova Jo Bovy W. N. Brandt J. Brinkmann Joel R. Brownstein Kevin Bundy Martin Bureau Adam J. Burgasser E. Burtin M. Cano-Díaz R. Capasso Michele Cappellari R. Carrera Solène Chabanier W. J. Chaplin Michael Chapman Brian Cherinka C. Chiappini Peter Doohyun Choi S. Drew Chojnowski Haeun Chung Nicolas Clerc Damien Coffey Julia M. Comerford Johan Comparat L. N. da Costa Marie-Claude Cousinou Kevin R. Covey Jeffrey D. Crane Kátia Cunha Gabriele S Ilha Yu Sophia 昱 Dai 戴 S. Damsted Jeremy Darling James W. Davidson Roger L. Davies Kyle Dawson Nikhil De Axel de la Macorra Nathan De Lee A. B. A. Queiroz Alice Deconto Machado Sylvain de la Torre F. Dell’Agli Hélion du Mas des Bourboux Aleksandar M. Diamond‐Stanic Sean Dillon John Donor Niv Drory Chris Duckworth T. Dwelly Garrett Ebelke Sarah Eftekharzadeh Arthur Eigenbrot Y. Elsworth M. Eracleous G. Erfanianfar S. Escoffier Xiaohui Fan Emily Farr José G. Fernández-Trincado Diane Feuillet A. Finoguenov Patricia Fofie Amelia Fraser-McKelvie Peter M. Frinchaboy S. Fromenteau Hai Fu L. Galbany

This paper documents the sixteenth data release (DR16) from Sloan Digital Sky Surveys; fourth and penultimate phase (SDSS-IV). is first of southern hemisphere survey Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment 2 (APOGEE-2); new APOGEE-2 North are also included. DR16 notable as final for main cosmological program Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS), all raw reduced spectra that project released here. includes Time Domain (TDSS) SPectroscopic IDentification...

10.3847/1538-4365/ab929e article EN cc-by The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2020-06-25

We analyse the clustering of Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Data Release 16 luminous red galaxy sample (DR16 eBOSS LRG) in combination with high redshift tail III 12 (DR12 BOSS CMASS). measure space distortions (RSD) and also extract longitudinal transverse baryonic acoustic oscillation (BAO) scale from anisotropic power spectrum signal inferred 377,458 galaxies between redshifts 0.6 1.0, effective $z_{\rm eff}=0.698$ comoving volume $2.72\,{\rm...

10.1093/mnras/staa2455 article EN Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2020-08-14

We perform a comprehensive study of Milky Way (MW) satellite galaxies to constrain the fundamental properties dark matter (DM). This analysis fully incorporates inhomogeneities in spatial distribution and detectability MW satellites marginalizes over uncertainties mapping between DM halos, system, disruption subhalos by disk. Our results are consistent with cold, collisionless paradigm yield strongest cosmological constraints date on particle models warm, interacting, fuzzy matter. At 95%...

10.1103/physrevlett.126.091101 article EN Physical Review Letters 2021-03-01

We present an improved measurement of the Hubble constant (H_0) using 'inverse distance ladder' method, which adds information from 207 Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) Dark Energy Survey (DES) at redshift 0.018 < z 0.85 to existing measurements 122 low (z 0.07) SNe (Low-z) and Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAOs). Whereas traditional H_0 with use a ladder parallax Cepheid variable stars, inverse relies on absolute BAOs calibrate intrinsic magnitude Ia. find = 67.8 +/- 1.3 km s-1 Mpc-1...

10.1093/mnras/stz978 article EN Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2019-04-08

We constrain the mass–richness scaling relation of redMaPPer galaxy clusters identified in Dark Energy Survey Year 1 data using weak gravitational lensing. split into 4 × 3 bins richness λ and redshift |$z$| for ≥ 20 0.2 ≤ 0.65 measure mean masses these their stacked lensing signal. By modelling as 〈M200m|λ, |$z$|〉 = M0(λ/40)F((1 + |$z$|⁠)/1.35)G, we normalization at 5.0 per cent level, finding M0 [3.081 ± 0.075(stat) 0.133(sys)] · 1014 M⊙ 40 0.35. The recovered index is F 1.356 0.051 (stat)...

10.1093/mnras/sty2711 article EN Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2018-10-04

We present constraints on extensions of the minimal cosmological models dominated by dark matter and energy, $\Lambda$CDM $w$CDM, using a combined analysis galaxy clustering weak gravitational lensing from first-year data Dark Energy Survey (DES Y1) in combination with external data. consider four energy-dominated scenarios: 1) nonzero curvature $\Omega_k$, 2) number relativistic species $N_{\rm eff}$ different standard value 3.046, 3) time-varying equation-of-state energy described...

10.1103/physrevd.99.123505 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D/Physical review. D. 2019-06-07

ABSTRACT We present a blind time-delay cosmographic analysis for the lens system DES J0408−5354. This is extraordinary presence of two sets multiple images at different redshifts, which provide opportunity to obtain more information cost increased modelling complexity with respect previously analysed systems. perform detailed mass distribution this using three band Hubble Space Telescope imaging. combine measured time delays, line-of-sight central velocity dispersion deflector, and...

10.1093/mnras/staa828 article EN Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2020-03-23

We describe the Dark Energy Survey (DES) photometric data set assembled from first three years of science operations to support DES Year 3 cosmology analyses, and provide usage notes aimed at broad astrophysics community. Y3 Gold improves on previous releases DES, Y1 Data Release 1 (DES DR1), presenting an expanded curated that incorporates algorithmic developments in image detrending processing, calibration, object classification. comprises nearly 5000 square degrees grizY imaging south...

10.3847/1538-4365/abeb66 article EN The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 2021-05-17

ABSTRACT We present angular diameter distance measurements obtained by locating the baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) scale in distribution of galaxies selected from first year Dark Energy Survey data. consider a sample over 1.3 million distributed footprint 1336 deg2 with 0.6 &lt; $z$photo 1 and typical redshift uncertainty 0.03(1 + $z$). This was selected, as fully described companion paper, using colour/magnitude selection that optimizes trade-offs between number density uncertainty....

10.1093/mnras/sty3351 article EN Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2018-12-06

We analyse the large-scale clustering in Fourier space of emission line galaxies (ELG) from Data Release 16 Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey. The ELG sample contains 173,736 covering 1,170 square degrees redshift range $0.6 < z 1.1$. perform a BAO measurement post-reconstruction power spectrum monopole, and study distortions (RSD) first three even multipoles. Photometric variations yield fluctuations both angular radial survey selection functions....

10.1093/mnras/staa3891 article EN Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2020-12-15

The population of Milky Way (MW) satellites contains the faintest known galaxies and thus provides essential insight into galaxy formation dark matter microphysics. Here we combine a model galaxy--halo connection with newly derived observational selection functions based on searches for in photometric surveys over nearly entire high Galactic latitude sky. In particular, use cosmological zoom-in simulations MW-like halos that include realistic Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) analogs to fit...

10.3847/1538-4357/ab846a article EN cc-by The Astrophysical Journal 2020-04-01

ABSTRACT We present and characterize the galaxy shape catalogue from first 3 yr of Dark Energy Survey (DES) observations, over an effective area 4143 deg2 southern sky. describe our data analysis process self-calibrating shear measurement pipeline metacalibration, which builds improves upon used in DES Year 1 several aspects. The weak-lensing consists 100 204 026 galaxies, measured riz bands, resulting a weighted source number density neff = 5.59 gal arcmin−2 corresponding noise σe 0.261....

10.1093/mnras/stab918 article EN Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2021-04-01

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) was designed to conduct a survey covering 14,000 deg$^2$ over five years constrain the cosmic expansion history through precise measurements of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO). scientific program for DESI evaluated during month Survey Validation (SV) campaign before beginning full operations. This produced deep spectra tens thousands objects from each stellar (MWS), bright galaxy (BGS), luminous red (LRG), emission line (ELG), and quasar...

10.3847/1538-3881/ad0b08 article EN cc-by The Astronomical Journal 2024-01-15

Abstract The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) completed its 5 month Survey Validation in 2021 May. Spectra of stellar and extragalactic targets from constitute the first major data sample DESI survey. This paper describes public release those spectra, catalogs derived properties, intermediate products. In total, includes good-quality spectral information 466,447 objects targeted as part Milky Way Survey, 428,758 Bright Galaxy 227,318 Luminous Red sample, 437,664 Emission Line...

10.3847/1538-3881/ad3217 article EN cc-by The Astronomical Journal 2024-07-05

We present angular diameter measurements obtained by measuring the position of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) in an optimised sample galaxies from first three years Dark Energy Survey data (DES Y3). The consists 7 million distributed over a footprint 4100 deg$^2$ with $0.6 < z_{\rm photo} 1.1$ and typical redshift uncertainty $0.03(1+z)$. selection is same as BAO measurement year DES data, but analysis presented here uses times area, extends to higher makes number improvements, including...

10.1103/physrevd.105.043512 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D/Physical review. D. 2022-02-08

The authors use Dark Energy Survey data on galaxy clustering and lensing from the first three years of observations combined with five prominent external datasets. They robustly constrain six potential extensions to currently prevalent cosmological paradigm \ensuremath{\Lambda}CDM (Cold Matter a constant). All would add significant new physics, such as deviations General Relativity or non-zero spatial curvature, but no evidence for physics is found.

10.1103/physrevd.107.083504 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D/Physical review. D. 2023-04-05

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) completed its five-month Survey Validation in May 2021. Spectra of stellar and extragalactic targets from constitute the first major data sample DESI survey. This paper describes public release those spectra, catalogs derived properties, intermediate products. In total, includes good-quality spectral information 466,447 objects targeted as part Milky Way Survey, 428,758 Bright Galaxy 227,318 Luminous Red sample, 437,664 Emission Line 76,079...

10.48550/arxiv.2306.06308 preprint EN cc-by arXiv (Cornell University) 2023-01-01

Abstract We present cosmological constraints from the sample of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) discovered and measured during full 5 yr Dark Energy Survey (DES) SN program. In contrast to most previous samples, in which SNe are classified based on their spectra, we classify DES using a machine learning algorithm applied light curves four photometric bands. Spectroscopic redshifts acquired dedicated follow-up survey host galaxies. After accounting for likelihood each being an Ia, find 1635...

10.3847/2041-8213/ad6f9f article EN cc-by The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2024-09-01

We present cosmological constraints from the analysis of two-point correlation functions between galaxy positions and lensing measured in Dark Energy Survey (DES) Year 3 data measurements cosmic microwave background (CMB) South Pole Telescope (SPT) Planck. When jointly analyzing DES-only DES cross-correlations with SPT+Planck CMB lensing, we find Ωm=0.344±0.030 S8≡σ8(Ωm/0.3)0.5=0.773±0.016, assuming ΛCDM. additionally combining autospectrum, Ωm=0.306+0.018−0.021 S8=0.792±0.012. The high...

10.1103/physrevd.107.023531 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D/Physical review. D. 2023-01-31

We present cosmological constraints from the sample of Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) discovered during full five years Dark Energy Survey (DES) Supernova Program. In contrast to most previous samples, in which SN are classified based on their spectra, we classify DES SNe using a machine learning algorithm applied light curves four photometric bands. Spectroscopic redshifts acquired dedicated follow-up survey host galaxies. After accounting for likelihood each being Ia, find 1635 redshift range...

10.48550/arxiv.2401.02929 preprint EN other-oa arXiv (Cornell University) 2024-01-01

We measure the clustering of DES Year 1 galaxies that are intended to be combined with weak lensing samples in order produce precise cosmological constraints from joint analysis large-scale structure and correlations. Two-point correlation functions measured for a sample $6.6 \times 10^{5}$ luminous red selected using \textsc{redMaGiC} algorithm over an area $1321$ square degrees, redshift range $0.15 < z 0.9$, split into five tomographic bins. The has mean uncertainty $\sigma_{z}/(1+z) =...

10.1103/physrevd.98.042006 article EN publisher-specific-oa Physical review. D/Physical review. D. 2018-08-27
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