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Euclid preparation. Simulated galaxy catalogues for non-standard cosmological models

This paper presents publicly released simulated galaxy catalogues for a broad suite of non-standard cosmological models to support the Euclid mission, demonstrating that while the linear growth rate parameter exhibits robustness across diverse gravitational and dark energy scenarios, using incorrect cosmological templates introduces significant scatter that challenges standard Gaussian covariance assumptions and underscores the need for future investigations to encompass a wider range of theoretical frameworks.

Original authors: Euclid Collaboration, M. -A. Breton (Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France), P. Fosalba (Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, Institute of
Published 2026-03-16
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Original authors: Euclid Collaboration, M. -A. Breton (Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France), P. Fosalba (Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, Institute of Space Sciences), S. Avila (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas), M. Baldi (Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Bologna, Via Gobetti 93/2, 40129 Bologna, Italy, INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy, INFN-Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy), C. Carbone (INAF-IASF Milano, Via Alfonso Corti 12, 20133 Milano, Italy), M. Kärcher (Dipartimento di Fisica "Aldo Pontremoli", Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 16, 20133 Milano, Italy), G. Rácz (Department of Physics, P.O. Box 64, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland), M. Bolzonella (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy), F. J. Castander (Institute of Space Sciences, Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya), C. Giocoli (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy, INFN-Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy), K. Koyama (Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth PO1 3FX, UK), A. M. C. Le Brun (Laboratoire d'etude de l'Univers et des phenomenes eXtremes, Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, 92190 Meudon, France), L. Pozzetti (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy), A. G. Adame (Department of Astrophysics, University of Vienna, Türkenschanzstrasse 17, 1180 Vienna, Austria, Departamento de Física Teórica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain, Instituto de Física Teórica UAM-CSIC, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain, Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Física Fundamental), V. Gonzalez-Perez (Departamento de Física Teórica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain, Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Física Fundamental), G. Yepes (Departamento de Física Teórica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Cantoblanco, Madrid, Spain, Centro de Investigación Avanzada en Física Fundamental), B. Altieri (ESAC/ESA, Camino Bajo del Castillo, s/n., Urb. Villafranca del Castillo, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain), S. Andreon (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Brera 28, 20122 Milano, Italy), C. Baccigalupi (IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe, via Beirut 2, 34151 Trieste, Italy, INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Via G. B. Tiepolo 11, 34143 Trieste, Italy, INFN, Sezione di Trieste, Via Valerio 2, 34127 Trieste TS, Italy, SISSA, International School for Advanced Studies, Via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste TS, Italy), S. Bardelli (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy), P. Battaglia (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy), A. Biviano (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Via G. B. Tiepolo 11, 34143 Trieste, Italy, IFPU, Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe, via Beirut 2, 34151 Trieste, Italy), E. Branchini (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146, Genova, Italy, INFN-Sezione di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 33, 16146, Genova, Italy, INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Brera 28, 20122 Milano, Italy), M. Brescia (Department of Physics "E. Pancini", University Federico II, Via Cinthia 6, 80126, Napoli, Italy, INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, Via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, Italy), S. Camera (Dipartimento di Fisica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy, INFN-Sezione di Torino, Via P. Giuria 1, 10125 Torino, Italy, INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Via Osservatorio 20, 10025 Pino Torinese), V. Capobianco (INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Via Osservatorio 20, 10025 Pino Torinese), V. F. Cardone (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Via Frascati 33, 00078 Monteporzio Catone, Italy, INFN-Sezione di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 2 - c/o Dipartimento di Fisica, Edificio G. Marconi, 00185 Roma, Italy), J. Carretero (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Port d'Informació Científica, Campus UAB, C. Albareda s/n, 08193 Bellaterra), M. Castellano (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Via Frascati 33, 00078 Monteporzio Catone, Italy), G. Castignani (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy), S. Cavuoti (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, Via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, Italy, INFN section of Naples, Via Cinthia 6, 80126, Napoli, Italy), A. Cimatti (Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia "Augusto Righi" - Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna, Italy), C. Colodro-Conde (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, E-38205 La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain), G. Congedo (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK), L. Conversi (European Space Agency/ESRIN, Largo Galileo Galilei 1, 00044 Frascati, Roma, Italy, ESAC/ESA, Camino Bajo del Castillo, s/n., Urb. Villafranca del Castillo, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain), Y. Copin (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I Lyon, UMR 5822, Villeurbanne, F-69100, France), A. Costille (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France), F. Courbin (Institut de Ciències del Cosmos, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Institut de Ciencies de l'Espai), H. M. Courtois (UCB Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IUF, IP2I Lyon, 4 rue Enrico Fermi, 69622 Villeurbanne, France), A. Da Silva (Departamento de Física, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício C8, Campo Grande, PT1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal, Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal), H. Degaudenzi (Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, ch. d'Ecogia 16, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland), S. de la Torre (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France), G. De Lucia (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Via G. B. Tiepolo 11, 34143 Trieste, Italy), H. Dole (Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut d'astrophysique spatiale, 91405, Orsay, France), M. Douspis (Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut d'astrophysique spatiale, 91405, Orsay, France), F. Dubath (Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva, ch. d'Ecogia 16, 1290 Versoix, Switzerland), C. A. J. Duncan (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK), X. Dupac (ESAC/ESA, Camino Bajo del Castillo, s/n., Urb. Villafranca del Castillo, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain), S. Dusini (INFN-Padova, Via Marzolo 8, 35131 Padova, Italy), S. Escoffier (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France), M. Farina (INAF-Istituto di Astrofisica e Planetologia Spaziali, via del Fosso del Cavaliere, 100, 00100 Roma, Italy), R. Farinelli (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy), S. Farrens (Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France), F. Faustini (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, Via Frascati 33, 00078 Monteporzio Catone, Italy, Space Science Data Center, Italian Space Agency, via del Politecnico snc, 00133 Roma, Italy), S. Ferriol (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I Lyon, UMR 5822, Villeurbanne, F-69100, France), F. Finelli (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy, INFN-Bologna, Via Irnerio 46, 40126 Bologna, Italy), S. Fotopoulou (School of Physics, HH Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, BS8 1TL, UK), N. Fourmanoit (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France), M. Frailis (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Via G. B. Tiepolo 11, 34143 Trieste, Italy), E. Franceschi (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy), M. Fumana (INAF-IASF Milano, Via Alfonso Corti 12, 20133 Milano, Italy), S. Galeotta (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste, Via G. B. Tiepolo 11, 34143 Trieste, Italy), K. George (University Observatory, LMU Faculty of Physics, Munich, Germany), B. Gillis (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK), J. Gracia-Carpio (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Giessenbachstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany), A. Grazian (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Padova, Via dell'Osservatorio 5, 35122 Padova, Italy), F. Grupp (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, Giessenbachstr. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany, Universitäts-Sternwarte München, Fakultät für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany), S. V. H. Haugan (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1029 Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway), W. Holmes (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA), F. Hormuth (Felix Hormuth Engineering, Goethestr. 17, 69181 Leimen, Germany), A. Hornstrup (Technical University of Denmark, Elektrovej 327, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark, Cosmic Dawn Center), K. Jahnke (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, Königstuhl 17, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany), M. Jhabvala (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA), B. Joachimi (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK), S. Kermiche (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France), A. Kiessling (Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA, 91109, USA), M. Kilbinger (Université Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Cité, CEA, CNRS, AIM, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France), B. Kubik (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS/IN2P3, IP2I Lyon, UMR 5822, Villeurbanne, F-69100, France), M. Kunz (Université de Genève, Département de Physique Théorique and Centre for Astroparticle Physics, 24 quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland), H. Kurki-Suonio (Department of Physics, P.O. Box 64, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki Institute of Physics, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland), S. Ligori (INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Via Osservatorio 20, 10025 Pino Torinese), P. B. Lilje (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, P.O. 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Imagine the universe as a giant, cosmic ocean. For decades, scientists have been sailing this ocean using a specific map called ΛCDM (Lambda-Cold Dark Matter). This map assumes the ocean has a constant depth (Dark Energy) and is filled with invisible, slow-moving fish (Cold Dark Matter). It's been a great map, but recently, sailors have noticed some strange currents and waves that don't quite match the map's predictions.

Enter Euclid, a new, high-tech lighthouse ship launched by the European Space Agency. Its job is to map billions of galaxies to see if the ocean is actually different than we thought. Maybe the "dark energy" isn't constant, maybe gravity works slightly differently in deep space, or maybe there are heavy, invisible neutrinos swimming around.

This paper is essentially the Euclid crew's "Training Manual" and "Simulation Lab." Before they can trust their real observations, they need to test their instruments on fake universes where they know the rules.

Here is a breakdown of what they did, using some everyday analogies:

1. Building Fake Universes (The Simulation Suite)

The team didn't just build one fake universe; they built a whole zoo of them.

  • The Standard Model: They built a universe that looks exactly like our current best guess (ΛCDM).
  • The "What-If" Models: They built universes where:
    • Gravity is tweaked: Imagine if gravity was a bit stronger or weaker in certain places (Modified Gravity).
    • Dark Energy is dynamic: Instead of a constant background pressure, imagine dark energy is a fluid that changes its behavior over time (like a balloon that gets harder or softer to blow up as it ages).
    • Neutrinos have mass: Imagine the invisible particles in the water are actually heavy enough to slow down the currents.
    • The Big Bang was "lumpy": Imagine the initial explosion wasn't perfectly smooth, but had some random, jagged bumps (Primordial Non-Gaussianity).

They ran these simulations on supercomputers, creating billions of virtual particles that clumped together to form "halos" (the invisible scaffolding where galaxies live).

2. Populating the Halos (The HOD Method)

Now they had the scaffolding (dark matter halos), but they needed galaxies. They used a method called Halo Occupation Distribution (HOD).

  • The Analogy: Think of the dark matter halos as apartment buildings. The HOD method is the real estate algorithm that decides how many people (galaxies) live in each building.
    • Big buildings (massive halos) get a landlord (central galaxy) and many tenants (satellite galaxies).
    • Small buildings might get just a landlord or be empty.
  • They tuned this algorithm so that the resulting "fake galaxies" looked and clustered exactly like the real galaxies Euclid is expected to see. They even tested two different ways to arrange the tenants inside the buildings (NFW profiles vs. Hα profiles) to see if it changed the results.

3. The "Template Fitting" Test

This is the core of the paper. Once they had their fake galaxy catalogs, they tried to measure the universe's expansion and growth using a technique called Template Fitting.

  • The Analogy: Imagine you have a photo of a crowd of people (the galaxy data). You want to know how fast they are moving away from each other. To do this, you hold up a stencil (the template) with a grid on it. You try to fit the grid over the photo to measure the distances.
  • The Problem: Usually, you use a stencil made for a "standard" crowd. But what if your photo is actually of a crowd running in a different way (a non-standard universe)?
    • Test 1: They used a stencil made for the exact same universe they were looking at. (Did the tool work when the rules matched?)
    • Test 2: They used the "Standard Euclid Stencil" (based on the ΛCDM model) to look at the "Weird Universe" photos. (Did the tool break or give wrong answers?)

4. The Results: Surprisingly Robust!

The findings were encouraging, with a few caveats:

  • The "Growth Rate" is Tough: They measured a specific number called fσ12f\sigma_{12} (which tells us how fast structures like galaxy clusters are growing). They found that this number is very robust. Even if they used the "wrong" stencil (the standard one) on a "weird" universe, the measurement didn't change much. It's like trying to measure the speed of a car; even if you use a slightly blurry ruler, you still get the speed right.
  • The "Distance" Measurements are Tricky: They also measured the Alcock-Paczynski (AP) parameters, which tell us about the shape of the universe (is it stretched or squashed?). These were more sensitive. When they used the "wrong" stencil, the measurements sometimes drifted a bit.
  • The "Noise" Factor: Sometimes, the measurements looked off not because the universe was weird, but just because of random chance (statistical noise). With billions of galaxies, you expect some randomness, but the team found that sometimes the "noise" was bigger than their error bars suggested. This means we need to be very careful about how we calculate our "margin of error."

5. Why This Matters

The main takeaway is that Euclid is ready.
The team proved that even if the universe turns out to be weird (with modified gravity or heavy neutrinos), their tools can still measure the most important things (like how fast things are growing) with high accuracy, even if they assume the "standard" model is true.

However, they also warned that if the universe is really different from what we think, we might need to update our "stencils" (templates) and be extra careful about how we calculate our uncertainties.

In a nutshell: The Euclid team built a massive library of fake universes to test their measuring tools. They found that their tools are sturdy enough to handle a few surprises, but they need to keep their eyes open for the really big, weird changes that might be hiding in the cosmic ocean.

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