Euclid preparation
Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 712, pp. A163
Abstract
The intrinsic alignments of galaxies are a potentially major contaminant among cosmological analyses of weak gravitational lensing. In this work, we constructed a semi-analytic model of galaxy ellipticities and alignments in the Euclid Flagship simulation to predict this contamination in Euclid ’s weak lensing observations. Galaxy shapes and orientations were determined by the corresponding properties of the host haloes in the underlying N -body simulation, as well as the relative positions of galaxies within their halo. Alignment strengths were moderated via stochastic misalignments, separately for central and satellite galaxies, and were dependent on the galaxy’s redshift, luminosity, and rest-frame colour. The resulting model was calibrated against galaxy ellipticity statistics from the COSMOS Survey, selected alignment measurements based on Sloan Digital Sky Survey samples, and galaxy orientations extracted from the Horizon-AGN hydrodynamic simulation at redshift z = 1. The best-fit model has a total of 12 alignment parameters and generally reproduces the calibration data sets well within the 1 σ statistical uncertainties of the observations and the Flagship simulation, with notable exceptions for the most luminous subsamples on small physical scales. The statistical power of the calibration data and the volume of the single Flagship realisation are still too small to provide informative prior ranges for intrinsic alignment amplitudes in relevant galaxy samples. Given these uncertainties, we predict that Euclid end-of-mission tomographic weak gravitational lensing two-point statistics will end up modified due to intrinsic alignments, by up to 10%.
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · Université Paris-Saclay · Centre National d'Études Spatiales · Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation
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Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales – Centre spatial de Toulouse
Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Port d'Informació Científica · Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
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Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
Port d’Informació Científica, Campus UAB
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Leiden University · Utrecht University · Leiden Observatory
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Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University
Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · Institute for High Energy Physics · Instituto de Astronomía Teórica y Experimental · Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology · Port d'Informació Científica
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Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB
Instituto de Astronomia Teorica y Experimental (IATE-CONICET)
Port d’Informació Científica, Campus UAB
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Stockholm University · Imperial College London
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Astrophysics Group, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London
Oskar Klein Centre for Cosmoparticle Physics, Department of Physics, Stockholm University
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Institute of Space Sciences · Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya · Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), Edifici RDIT, Campus UPC
Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC), Campus UAB
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Department of Physics, Northeastern University
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris · Sorbonne Université
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Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS, and Sorbonne Université
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Institute of Space Sciences · Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya · Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), Edifici RDIT, Campus UPC
Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC), Campus UAB
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris · Sorbonne Université
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Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS, and Sorbonne Université
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris · Kyung Hee University · Sorbonne Université
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Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS, and Sorbonne Université
Kyung Hee University, Dept. of Astronomy & Space Science, Yongin-shi
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European Space Agency · European Space Astronomy Centre
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ESAC/ESA
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Brera Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
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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
INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
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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INFN-Sezione di Bologna
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · Université Paris-Saclay · Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris · Sorbonne Université · Institut de Physique Théorique
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Institut de Physique Théorique, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, UMR 7095, CNRS, and Sorbonne Université
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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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INFN-Sezione di Genova
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Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte · University of Naples Federico II · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Department of Physics “E. Pancini”, University Federico II
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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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Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Torino
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INFN-Sezione di Torino
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Leiden University · European Space Agency · Leiden Observatory · European Space Research and Technology Centre
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European Space Agency/ESTEC
Institute Lorentz, Leiden University
Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
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Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino · National Institute for Astrophysics
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National Institute for Astrophysics
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Astronomical Observatory of Rome · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INFN-Sezione di Roma
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Port d'Informació Científica · Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas
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Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
Port d’Informació Científica, Campus UAB
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Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology (TTK), RWTH Aachen University
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Institute of Space Sciences · Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya · Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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Institut d’Estudis Espacials de Catalunya (IEEC), Edifici RDIT, Campus UPC
Institute of Space Sciences (ICE, CSIC), Campus UAB
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Astronomical Observatory of Rome · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli · National Institute for Astrophysics
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University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa · University of Hawaii System
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Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii
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Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia “Augusto Righi” – Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
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Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias
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Royal Observatory · University of Edinburgh
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Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill
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European Space Agency · European Space Astronomy Centre · European Space Research Institute
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ESAC/ESA
European Space Agency/ESRIN
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Lyon 1 Université · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules · Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon
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Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I Lyon, UMR 5822
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Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats · Institut de Ciències del Cosmos · Universitat de Barcelona
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Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)
Institut de Ciències del Cosmos (ICCUB), Universitat de Barcelona (IEEC-UB)
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules · Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon
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UCB Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IUF, IP2I Lyon
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University of Lisbon · Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences
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Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C8, Campo Grande
Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande
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Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris-Saclay · Institut d'Astrophysique Spatiale
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Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut d’astrophysique spatiale
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Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva
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University of Manchester · Royal Observatory · University of Edinburgh
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Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill
Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester
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European Space Agency · European Space Astronomy Centre
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Padova
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INFN-Padova
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
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Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · Université Paris-Saclay · Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation
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Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM
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Lyon 1 Université · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules · Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon
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Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I Lyon, UMR 5822
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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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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
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Trieste 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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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
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National Institute for Astrophysics
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Trieste Astronomical Observatory · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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University Observatory, LMU Faculty of Physics
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Royal Observatory · University of Edinburgh
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Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill
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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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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
INFN-Sezione di Bologna
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo
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Leiden University · Leiden Observatory
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Leiden Observatory, Leiden University
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
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Felix Hormuth Engineering
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Technical University of Denmark
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Cosmic Dawn Center (DAWN)
Technical University of Denmark, Elektrovej 327, 2800 Kgs
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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy
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Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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University of Helsinki · Helsinki Institute of Physics
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Department of Physics and Helsinki Institute of Physics, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2, University of Helsinki
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université · Centre de physique des particules de Marseille · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives · Université Paris-Saclay · Astrophysique, Instrumentation et Modélisation
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Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM
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Lyon 1 Université · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules · Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon
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Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I Lyon, UMR 5822
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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Université de Genève, Département de Physique Théorique and Centre for Astroparticle Physics
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Department of Physics
Helsinki Institute of Physics
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Sciences et Lettres · Observatoire de Paris · Sorbonne Université · Laboratoire d'Étude de l'Univers et des Phénomènes Extrêmes
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Laboratoire d’etude de l’Univers et des phenomenes eXtremes, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, CNRS
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Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo
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Department of Physics
Helsinki Institute of Physics
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SKAO, Jodrell Bank, Lower Withington
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Centre de Calcul de l’Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules
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Centre de Calcul de l’IN2P3/CNRS
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University of Milan · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Milano · National Institute for Astrophysics
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Dipartimento di Fisica “Aldo Pontremoli”, Università degli Studi di Milano
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INFN-Sezione di Milano
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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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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
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FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
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University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Northwestern Switzerland, School of Computer Science
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Universität Bonn, Argelander-Institut für Astronomie
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Astronomical Observatory of Rome · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Roma I · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma
INFN-Sezione di Roma
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Aix-Marseille Université
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Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM
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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 “Augusto Righi” – Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna
INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
INFN-Sezione di Bologna
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Department of Physics, Institute for Computational Cosmology, Durham University
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Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio · National Institute for Astrophysics
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INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris Cité · Centre Pierre Binétruy · University of California, Berkeley
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CNRS-UCB International Research Laboratory, Centre Pierre Binétruy, IRL2007
Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Astroparticule et Cosmologie
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