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Rapid modelling of the redshift-space power spectrum multipoles for a masked density field

arXiv:1511.07799 · doi:10.1093/mnras/stw2576

Abstract

In this work we reformulate the forward modelling of the redshift-space power spectrum multipole moments for a masked density field, as encountered in galaxy redshift surveys. Exploiting the symmetries of the redshift-space correlation function, we provide a masked-field generalisation of the Hankel transform relation between the multipole moments in real and Fourier space. Using this result, we detail how a likelihood analysis requiring computation for a broad range of desired models may be executed times faster than with other common approaches, together with significant gains in spectral resolution. We present a concrete application to the complex angular geometry of the VIPERS PDR-1 release and discuss the validity of this technique for finite-angle surveys.

11 pages, 8 figures

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