A comparison of template vs. direct model fitting for redshift-space distortions in BOSS

Abstract

The growth of large-scale structure, as revealed in the anisotropic of clustering of galaxies in the low redshift Universe, provides a stringent test of our cosmological model. The strongest current constraints come from the BOSS and eBOSS surveys, with uncertainties on the amplitude of clustering of less than 10 per cent. A number of different approaches have been taken to fitting this signal, leading to apparently discrepant conclusions about the amplitude of fluctuations at late times. We compare in some detail two of the leading approaches, one based on a fitting a template cosmology whose amplitude and length scales are allowed to float with one based on a more traditional forward modeling approach, when fitting to the BOSS DR12 data. Holding the input data, scale cuts, window functions and modeling framework fixed we are able to isolate the cause of the differences and discuss the implications for future surveys.

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