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20182026
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41 papers

astro-ph.CO2026

Validation of the DESI DR2 Ly forest full-shape analysis

M. Herbold, A. Cuceu, P. Martini +100

We present the validation of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Data Release 2 (DR2) Lyman- (Ly) forest full-shape analysis. This analysis combines three-dimensi…

astro-ph.CO2025

The DESI DR1 Peculiar Velocity Survey: The Tully-Fisher Distance Catalog

K. Douglass, S. BenZvi, A. G. Kim +64

We calibrate the Tully-Fisher relation (TFR) using observations of spiral galaxies taken during the first year (DR1) of the DESI galaxy redshift survey. The rotational velocities o…

astro-ph.CO2025

The DESI DR1 Peculiar Velocity Survey: Fundamental Plane Catalogue

C. E. Ross, C. Howlett, J. R. Lucey +58

Measurements of peculiar velocities in the local Universe are a powerful tool to study the nature of dark energy at low () redshifts. Here we present the largest single se…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 1 cited

Probing the limits of cosmological information from the Lyman- forest 2-point correlation functions

Wynne Turner, Andrei Cuceu, Paul Martini +48

The standard cosmological analysis with the Ly forest relies on a continuum fitting procedure that suppresses information on large scales and distorts the three-dimensional corr…

astro-ph.CO2025

DESI DR1 Lyα 1D power spectrum: The Fast Fourier Transform estimator measurement

Corentin Ravoux, Marie-Lynn Abdul-Karim, Jean-Marc Le Goff +64

We present the one-dimensional Lyman- forest power spectrum measurement derived from the data release 1 (DR1) of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). The measurement…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 10 cited

Extended Dark Energy analysis using DESI DR2 BAO measurements

K. Lodha, R. Calderon, W. L. Matthewson +122

We conduct an extended analysis of dark energy constraints, in support of the findings of the DESI DR2 cosmology key paper, including DESI data, Planck CMB observations, and three…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 2 cited

The Cosmic Evolution of CIV Absorbers at : Insights from Systems in DESI Quasars

Abhijeet Anand, J. Aguilar, S. Ahlen +39

We present the largest catalog to date of triply ionized carbon (CIV) absorbers detected in quasar spectra from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument. Using an automated matched…

astro-ph.CO2025★ 62 cited

Dynamical Dark Energy in light of the DESI DR2 Baryonic Acoustic Oscillations Measurements

Gan Gu, Xiaoma Wang, Yuting Wang +57

Understanding whether cosmic acceleration arises from a cosmological constant or a dynamical component is a central goal of cosmology, and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument…

astro-ph.CO2025

Full-Shape analysis of the power spectrum and bispectrum of DESI DR1 LRG and QSO samples

S. Novell-Masot, H. Gil-Marín, L. Verde +66

We present the first joint analysis of the power spectrum and bispectrum using the Data Release 1 (DR1) of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), focusing on Luminous Red…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 81 cited

DESI 2024 II: Sample Definitions, Characteristics, and Two-point Clustering Statistics

DESI Collaboration, A. G. Adame, J. Aguilar +200

We present the samples of galaxies and quasars used for DESI 2024 cosmological analyses, drawn from the DESI Data Release 1 (DR1). We describe the construction of large-scale struc…

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

DESI Emission Line Galaxies: Unveiling the Diversity of [OII] Profiles and its Links to Star Formation and Morphology

Ting-Wen Lan, J. Xavier Prochaska, John Moustakas +34

We study the [OII] profiles of emission line galaxies (ELGs) from the Early Data Release of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). To this end, we decompose and classify…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 2 cited

ForestFlow: predicting the Lyman- forest clustering from linear to nonlinear scales

J. Chaves-Montero, L. Cabayol-Garcia, M. Lokken +31

On large scales, the Lyman- forest provides insights into the expansion history of the Universe, while on small scales, it imposes strict constraints on the growth history, the…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 19 cited

Measuring using DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys Emission-Line Galaxies and Planck CMB Lensing and the Impact of Dust on Parameter Inference

Tanveer Karim, Sukhdeep Singh, Mehdi Rezaie +39

Measuring the growth of structure is a powerful probe for studying the dark sector, especially in light of the tension between primary CMB anisotropy and low-redshift surveys…

astro-ph.CO2024

CMB lensing and Lyα forest cross bispectrum from DESI's first-year quasar sample

N. G. Karaçaylı, P. Martini, D. H. Weinberg +50

The squeezed cross-bispectrum \bispeconed\ between the gravitational lensing in the Cosmic Microwave Background and the 1D \lya\ forest power spectrum can constrain bias parameters…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 1 cited

Validation of the DESI 2024 Ly forest BAO analysis using synthetic datasets

Andrei Cuceu, Hiram K. Herrera-Alcantar, Calum Gordon +56

The first year of data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) contains the largest set of Lyman- (Ly) forest spectra ever observed. This data, collected in the…

astro-ph.CO2024

Constraints on the spacetime variation of the fine-structure constant using DESI emission-line galaxies

Linhua Jiang, Zhiwei Pan, Jessica Nicole Aguilar +38

We present strong constraints on the spacetime variation of the fine-structure constant using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI). In this pilot work, we utilize $\…

astro-ph.CO2024

The Construction of Large-scale Structure Catalogs for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument

A. J. Ross, J. Aguilar, S. Ahlen +83

We present the technical details on how large-scale structure (LSS) catalogs are constructed from redshifts measured from spectra observed by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrume…

astro-ph.CO2024

Full Modeling and Parameter Compression Methods in configuration space for DESI 2024 and beyond

S. Ramirez-Solano, M. Icaza-Lizaola, H. E. Noriega +49

In the contemporary era of high-precision spectroscopic surveys, led by projects like DESI, there is an increasing demand for optimizing the extraction of cosmological information…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 28 cited

Optimal Reconstruction of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations for DESI 2024

E. Paillas, Z. Ding, X. Chen +73

Baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) provide a robust standard ruler to measure the expansion history of the Universe through galaxy clustering. Density-field reconstruction is now a…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 20 cited

HOD-Dependent Systematics in Emission Line Galaxies for the DESI 2024 BAO analysis

C. Garcia-Quintero, J. Mena-Fernández, A. Rocher +73

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will provide precise measurements of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) to constrain the expansion history of the Universe and set s…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 263 cited

DESI 2024 III: Baryon Acoustic Oscillations from Galaxies and Quasars

DESI Collaboration, A. G. Adame, J. Aguilar +193

We present the DESI 2024 galaxy and quasar baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) measurements using over 5.7 million unique galaxy and quasar redshifts in the range 0.1<z<2.1. Divided…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 17 cited

Validating the Galaxy and Quasar Catalog-Level Blinding Scheme for the DESI 2024 analysis

U. Andrade, J. Mena-Fernández, H. Awan +60

In the era of precision cosmology, ensuring the integrity of data analysis through blinding techniques is paramount -- a challenge particularly relevant for the Dark Energy Spectro…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 1 cited

Comparing Compressed and Full-modeling Analyses with FOLPS: Implications for DESI 2024 and beyond

H. E. Noriega, A. Aviles, H. Gil-Marín +51

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) will provide unprecedented information about the large-scale structure of our Universe. In this work, we study the robustness of the…

astro-ph.CO2024★ 11 cited

High redshift LBGs from deep broadband imaging for future spectroscopic surveys

Vanina Ruhlmann-Kleider, Christophe Yèche, Christophe Magneville +60

Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) are promising probes for clustering measurements at high redshift, , a region only covered so far by Lyman- forest measurements. In this paper,…