É. Aubourg
A5106470311- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- Scientific Research and Discoveries
- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
- History and Developments in Astronomy
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
- Superconducting and THz Device Technology
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Astro and Planetary Science
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Computational Physics and Python Applications
- Advanced Data Storage Technologies
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
- Calibration and Measurement Techniques
- Big Data Technologies and Applications
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives
2014-2025
Université Paris Cité
2015-2025
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2014-2025
Sorbonne Paris Cité
2012-2025
Institut de Recherche sur les Lois Fondamentales de l'Univers
2011-2024
CEA Paris-Saclay
2004-2024
Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie
2010-2024
Agence Parisienne du Climat
2005-2021
Délégation Paris 7
2008-2018
Princeton University
2008-2010
(Abridged) We describe here the most ambitious survey currently planned in optical, Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). A vast array of science will be enabled by a single wide-deep-fast sky survey, and LSST have unique capability faint time domain. The design is driven four main themes: probing dark energy matter, taking an inventory Solar System, exploring transient optical sky, mapping Milky Way. wide-field ground-based system sited at Cerro Pach\'{o}n northern Chile. telescope 8.4 m...
We present distance measurements to 71 high redshift type Ia supernovae discovered during the first year of 5-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS). These events were detected and their multi-color light-curves measured using MegaPrime/MegaCam instrument at Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), by repeatedly imaging four one-square degree fields in bands, as part CFHT (CFHTLS). Follow-up spectroscopy was performed VLT, Gemini Keck telescopes confirm nature measure redshift. With this data...
Building on the legacy of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-I and II), SDSS-III is a program four spectroscopic surveys three scientific themes: dark energy cosmological parameters, history structure Milky Way, population giant planets around other stars. In keeping with SDSS tradition, will provide regular public releases all its data, beginning Data Release 8 (DR8), which was made in 2011 January includes SDSS-I SDSS-II images spectra reprocessed latest pipelines calibrations produced for...
The third generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-III) took data from 2008 to 2014 using original SDSS wide-field imager, and an upgraded multi-object fiber-fed optical spectrograph, a new near-infrared high-resolution novel interferometer. All SDSS-III are now made public. In particular, this paper describes Data Release 11 (DR11) including all acquired through 2013 July, 12 (DR12) adding July (including included in previous releases), marking end observing. Relative our public...
Abstract We describe the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV (SDSS-IV), a project encompassing three major spectroscopic programs. The Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment 2 (APOGEE-2) is observing hundreds of thousands Milky Way stars at high resolution and signal-to-noise ratios in near-infrared. Mapping Nearby Galaxies (MaNGA) survey obtaining spatially resolved spectroscopy for nearby galaxies (median <?CDATA $z\sim 0.03$?> ). extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic (eBOSS)...
ABSTRACT The Sloan Digital Sky Survey III (SDSS-III) presents the first spectroscopic data from Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic (BOSS). This ninth release (DR9) of SDSS project includes 535,995 new galaxy spectra (median z ∼ 0.52), 102,100 quasar 2.32), and 90,897 stellar spectra, along with presented in previous releases. These were obtained BOSS spectrograph taken between 2009 December 2011 July. In addition, parameters pipeline, which determines radial velocities, surface temperatures,...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) started a new phase in August 2008, with instrumentation and surveys focused on Galactic structure chemical evolution, measurements of the baryon oscillation feature clustering galaxies quasar Ly alpha forest, radial velocity search for planets around ~8000 stars. This paper describes first data release SDSS-III (and eighth counting from beginning SDSS). includes five-band imaging roughly 5200 deg^2 Southern Cap, bringing total footprint SDSS to 14,555...
The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) is designed to measure the scale of baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) in clustering matter over a larger volume than combined efforts all previous spectroscopic surveys large-scale structure. BOSS uses 1.5 million luminous galaxies as faint i = 19.9 10,000 deg2 BAO redshifts z < 0.7. Observations neutral hydrogen Lyα forest more 150,000 quasar spectra (g 22) will constrain redshift range 2.15 3.5. Early results from include first detection...
We present measurements of galaxy clustering from the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), which is part Sloan Digital Sky III (SDSS-III). These use Data Release 9 (DR9) CMASS sample, contains 264 283 massive galaxies covering 3275 square degrees with an effective redshift z = 0.57 and range 0.43 < 0.7. Assuming a concordance ΛCDM cosmological model, this sample covers volume 2.2 Gpc3, represents largest Universe ever surveyed at density, . measure angle-averaged correlation...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has been in operation since 2000 April. This paper presents the Tenth Public Data Release (DR10) from its current incarnation, SDSS-III. data release includes first spectroscopic Apache Point Observatory Galaxy Evolution Experiment (APOGEE), along with Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic (BOSS) taken through 2012 July. APOGEE instrument is a near-infrared R ∼ 22,500 300 fiber spectrograph covering 1.514–1.696 μm. survey studying chemical abundances and radial...
The fourth generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) has been in operation since 2014 July. This paper describes second data release from this phase, and 14th SDSS overall (making Data Release Fourteen or DR14). makes taken by SDSS-IV its first two years (2014–2016 July) public. Like all previous releases, DR14 is cumulative, including most recent reductions calibrations phase began operations 2000. New public extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey; Apache Point...
We derive constraints on cosmological parameters and tests of dark energy models from the combination baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) measurements with cosmic microwave background (CMB) Type Ia supernova (SN) data. take advantage high-precision BAO galaxy clustering Ly-alpha forest (LyaF) in BOSS survey SDSS-III. data alone yield a high confidence detection energy, CMB angular scale they further imply nearly flat universe. Combining SN into an "inverse distance ladder" yields 1.7%...
Abstract The fourth generation of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-IV) began observations in 2014 July. It pursues three core programs: Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment 2 (APOGEE-2), Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA), and Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic (eBOSS). As well as its program, eBOSS contains two major subprograms: Time Domain (TDSS) SPectroscopic IDentification ERosita Sources (SPIDERS). This paper describes first data release from SDSS-IV,...
(abridged) We describe the automated spectral classification, redshift determination, and parameter measurement pipeline in use for Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) of Sloan Digital Sky III (SDSS-III) as Data Release 9, encompassing 831,000 moderate-resolution optical spectra. give a review algorithms employed, changes to that have been implemented BOSS relative previous SDSS-I/II versions, including new sets stellar, galaxy, quasar templates. For color-selected CMASS sample...
Aims. The EROS-2 project was designed to test the hypothesis that massive compact halo objects (the so-called "machos") could be a major component of dark matter Milky Way galaxy. To this end, monitored over 6.7 years stars in Magellanic clouds for microlensing events caused by such objects.
We present an empirical model of Type Ia supernovae spectro-photometric evolution with time. The is built using a large data set including light-curves and spectra both nearby distant supernovae, the latter being observed by SNLS collaboration. derive average spectral sequence their main variability components color variation law. allows us to measure distance moduli in range 2500-8000 A calculable uncertainties, those arising from features. Thanks use high-redshift SNe rest-frame UV energy...
We measure the large-scale cross-correlation of quasars with Lyman alpha forest absorption, using over 164,000 from Data Release 11 SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey. extend previous study roughly 60,000 9 to larger separations, allowing a measurement Baryonic Acoustic (BAO) scale along line sight $c/(H(z=2.36) ~ r_s) = 9.0 \pm 0.3$ and across $D_A(z=2.36) / r_s 10.8 0.4$, consistent CMB other BAO data. Using best fit value sound horizon Planck data ($r_s=147.49 Mpc$), we can...
We report a detection of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) feature in flux-correlation function Ly{\alpha} forest high-redshift quasars with statistical significance five standard deviations. The study uses 137,562 redshift range $2.1\le z \le 3.5$ from Data Release 11 (DR11) Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) SDSS-III. This sample contains three times number used previous studies. measured position BAO peak determines angular distance, $D_A(z=2.34)$ and expansion rate,...
The Extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (eBOSS) will conduct novel cosmological observations using the BOSS spectrograph at Apache Point Observatory. Observations be simultaneous with Time Domain (TDSS) designed for variability studies and Identification of eROSITA Sources (SPIDERS) program X-ray sources. eBOSS use four different tracers to measure distance-redshift relation baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). Using more than 250,000 new, spectroscopically confirmed luminous red...
(ABRIDGED) We show that Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) are formed within both very young and old stellar populations, with observed rates depend on the mass mean star-formation (SFRs) of their host galaxies. Models where SN rate depends solely galaxy ruled out 99% confidence. Our analysis is based 100 spectroscopically-confirmed SNe Ia, plus 24 photometrically-classified events, all from Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS) distributed over 0.2
We present the first results from an ongoing survey for damped Lyman-α systems (DLAs) in spectra of z > 2 quasars observed course Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), which is part Sloan Digital Sky (SDSS) III. Our full (non-statistical) sample, based on Data Release 9, comprises 12 081 with log N(H i) ≥ 20, out 6839 have 20.3. This largest DLA sample ever compiled, superseding that SDSS-II by a factor seven.
We report a detection of the baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) feature in three-dimensional correlation function transmitted flux fraction \Lya forest high-redshift quasars. The study uses 48,640 quasars redshift range $2.1\le z \le 3.5$ from Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) third generation Sloan Digital Sky (SDSS-III). At mean $z=2.3$, we measure monopole and quadrupole components for separations $20\hMpc<r<200\hMpc$. A peak is seen at separation equal to $(1.01\pm0.03)$...
We present the Data Release 12 Quasar catalog (DR12Q) from Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) of SDSS-III. This includes all SDSS-III/BOSS objects that were spectroscopically targeted as quasar candidates during full survey and are confirmed quasars via visual inspection spectra, have luminosities Mi[z=2]2.15 is about an order magnitude greater than number z>2.15 known prior to BOSS. Redshifts FWHMs provided for strongest emission lines (CIV, CIII], MgII). The identifies...
We use the observed anisotropic clustering of galaxies in Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey Data Release 11 CMASS sample to measure linear growth rate structure, Hubble expansion and comoving distance scale. Our covers 8498 deg2 encloses an effective volume 6 Gpc3 at redshift |$\bar{z} = 0.57$|. find fσ8 0.441 ± 0.044, H 93.1 3.0 km s−1 Mpc−1 DA 1380 23 Mpc when fitting simultaneously. When we fix background one predicted by spatially flat Λ cold dark matter (ΛCDM) model agreement...