Study of dynamical dark energy using DESI DR2 BAO, CMB, and Type Ia Supernovae data

Abstract

Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Collaboration reported an evidence for dynamical dark energy model using baryon acoustic oscillation (BAO) measurements from DESI Data Release 2 (DR2), cosmic microwave background (CMB), and three Type Ia Supernovae (SNe) data (Pantheon+, Union3, and DES-SN5YR) recently. The significances are from $2.8\sim 4.2\sigma$ depending on which SNe sample is used, and the highest significance is obtained based on the DES-SN5YR data. But more recently, Dark Energy Survey (DES) Collaboration recalibrated the DES-SN5YR data, and a significance of only $3.2\sigma$ is obtained based on the calibrated data, which is called DES-Dovekie. In this work, we perform a comprehensive analysis of five representative dynamical dark energy parametrization models, including Chevallier-Polarski-Linder (CPL), Barboza-Alcaniz (BA), exponential (EXP), logarithmic (LOG), and Jassal-Bagla-Padmanabhan (JBP), using DESI DR2 BAO, Planck CMB, ACT DR6, and SNe data from Pantheon+, Union3, and DES-Dovekie. Similarly, a significance of around $3\sigma$ is obtained based on the DES-Dovekie data. And the significances are $2.1\sim 3.7\sigma$ for different SNe samples and different parametrization models, indicating an evolutionary dark energy dynamics. Furthermore, a phantom-like behavior in the past and has transitioned into quintessence-like behavior today for the dynamical dark energy is preferred.

13 pages, 6 figures