Weak Lensing from Space III: Cosmological Parameters
arXiv:astro-ph/0304419 · doi:10.1086/420986
Abstract
Weak gravitational lensing provides a unique method to directly map the dark matter in the universe and measure cosmological parameters. Current weak lensing surveys are limited by the atmospheric seeing from the ground and by the small field of view of existing space telescopes. We study how a future wide-field space telescope can measure the lensing power spectrum and skewness, and set constraints on cosmological parameters. The lensing sensitivity was calculated using detailed image simulations and instrumental specifications studied in earlier papers in this series. For instance, the planned SuperNova/Acceleration Probe (SNAP) mission will be able to measure the matter density parameter Omega_m and the dark energy equation of state parameter w with precisions comparable and nearly orthogonal to those derived with SNAP from supernovae. The constraints degrade by a factor of about 2 if redshift tomography is not used, but are little affected if the skewness only is dropped. We also study how the constraints on these parameters depend upon the survey geometry and define an optimal observing strategy.
12 pages, 11 figures. Accepted version
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