Euclid : Modelling observational effects in cluster counts and cluster clustering
Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 709, pp. A102
Abstract
This study explores the impact of observational and modelling systematic effects on cluster number counts and cluster clustering and provides model prescriptions for their joint analysis in the context of the Euclid survey. Using 1000 Euclid -like cluster catalogues, we investigated the effect of systematic uncertainties on cluster summary statistics and their auto- and cross-covariance, and performed a likelihood analysis to evaluate their impact on cosmological constraints, with a focus on the matter density parameter (Ω m ) and on the power spectrum amplitude ( σ 8 ). Combining cluster clustering with number counts significantly improves cosmological constraints, with the figure of merit increasing by over 300% compared to number counts alone. We confirm that the two probes are uncorrelated, and the cosmological constraints derived from their combination are almost insensitive to the cosmology dependence of the covariance. We find that photometric redshift uncertainties broaden cosmological posteriors by 20–30%, while secondary effects such as redshift-space distortions (RSDs) have a smaller impact on the posteriors – 5% for clustering alone, 10% when combining probes – but can significantly bias the constraints if neglected. We show that clustering data below 60 h −1 Mpc provides additional constraining power, while scales larger than the acoustic oscillation scale add almost no information on Ω m and σ 8 parameters. The RSDs and photo- z uncertainties also influence the number count covariance, with a significant impact of about 15–20% on the parameter constraints.
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University of Trieste · Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Dipartimento di Fisica – Sezione di Astronomia, Università di Trieste
IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe
INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
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University of Trieste · Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste · Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe · Fondazione ICSC Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in High Performance Computing, Big Data e Quantum Computing · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Dipartimento di Fisica – Sezione di Astronomia, Università di Trieste
ICSC – Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in High Performance Computing, Big Data e Quantum Computing
IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe
INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
INFN, Sezione di Trieste
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University of Trieste · Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste · Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe · Fondazione ICSC Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in High Performance Computing, Big Data e Quantum Computing · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Dipartimento di Fisica – Sezione di Astronomia, Università di Trieste
ICSC – Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in High Performance Computing, Big Data e Quantum Computing
IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe
INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
INFN, Sezione di Trieste
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics · University of Bologna
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Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna
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Astrophysics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London
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University of Trieste · Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste · Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe · Fondazione ICSC Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in High Performance Computing, Big Data e Quantum Computing · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Dipartimento di Fisica – Sezione di Astronomia, Università di Trieste
ICSC – Centro Nazionale di Ricerca in High Performance Computing, Big Data e Quantum Computing
IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe
INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
INFN, Sezione di Trieste
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European Space Agency · European Space Astronomy Centre
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ESAC/ESA
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School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford
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Institut für Theoretische Physik, University of Heidelberg
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Brera Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati · Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Trieste · Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe · National Institute for Astrophysics
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IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe
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INFN, Sezione di Trieste
SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna · Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics · University of Bologna
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Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna
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Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe · National Institute for Astrophysics
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IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe
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Brera Astronomical Observatory · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova · University of Genoa · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova
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Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte · University of Naples Federico II · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino · Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino · University of Turin · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Port d'Informació Científica · Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
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Royal Observatory · University of Edinburgh
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna · Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Royal Observatory · University of Edinburgh
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Dipartimento di Fisica “Aldo Pontremoli”, Università degli Studi di Milano
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I Lyon, UMR 5822
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University of Milan · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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