Euclid preparation. Impact of redshift distribution uncertainties on the joint analysis of photometric galaxy clustering and weak gravitational lensing
This paper investigates the impact of redshift distribution uncertainties on Euclid's 3×2pt analysis and establishes that the mean redshift of the photometric clustering sample must be known with an accuracy of 0.004(1+z) to recover 80% of the constraining power on dark energy parameters, while uncertainties in the distribution width are found to be negligible if the mean is sufficiently constrained.
Original authors: Euclid Collaboration, K. A. Bertmann (Ruhr University Bochum, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Astronomical Institute), A. Porredon (Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Ruhr University Bochum, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Astronomical Institute), V. Duret (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France), J. Fonseca (Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Universidade do Porto, CAUP, Rua das Estrelas, PT4150-762 Porto, Portugal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo de Alegre, 4150-007 Porto, Portugal, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town, 7535, South Africa), H. Hildebrandt (Ruhr University Bochum, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Astronomical Institute), I. Tutusaus (Institute of Space Sciences, Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie), 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), S. Escoffier (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS/IN2P3, CPPM, Marseille, France), N. Aghanim (Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Institut d'astrophysique spatiale, 91405, Orsay, France), B. Altieri (ESAC/ESA, Camino Bajo del Castillo, s/n., Urb. Villafranca del Castillo, 28692 Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, Spain), A. Amara (School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK), S. Andreon (INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera, Via Brera 28, 20122 Milano, Italy), N. Auricchio (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, 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), 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), 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), G. Cañas-Herrera (Institute for Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Royal Observatory, Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ, UK, Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands), V. Capobianco (INAF-Osservatorio Astrofisico di Torino, Via Osservatorio 20, 10025 Pino Torinese), C. Carbone (INAF-IASF Milano, Via Alfonso Corti 12, 20133 Milano, Italy), 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), S. Casas (Institute for Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V), F. J. Castander (Institute of Space Sciences, Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya), 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), K. C. Chambers (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2680 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA), 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), 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), M. Cropper (Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, Surrey RH5 6NT, UK), 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), 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), 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), 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), 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), P. 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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), 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, Scheinerstr.~1, 81679 München, Germany), S. V. H. Haugan (Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1029 Blindern, 0315 Oslo, Norway), H. Hoekstra (Leiden Observatory, Leiden University, Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands), 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. 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Martinelli (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), N. Martinet (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES, LAM, Marseille, France), F. Marulli (Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia "Augusto Righi" - Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, via Piero 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), R. J. Massey (Department of Physics, Institute for Computational Cosmology, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE, UK), E. Medinaceli (INAF-Osservatorio di Astrofisica e Scienza dello Spazio di Bologna, Via Piero Gobetti 93/3, 40129 Bologna, Italy), S. 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Imagine the Euclid space telescope as a giant, high-powered camera sent into the cosmos to take a panoramic photo of the entire universe. Its main job is to figure out the "recipe" of the universe: how much is made of invisible Dark Matter, and what is the mysterious force called Dark Energy that is pushing the universe apart faster and faster.
To do this, Euclid doesn't just take a picture; it performs a complex mathematical dance called the "3×2pt analysis." Think of this as combining three different clues to solve a mystery:
- Galaxy Clustering: How galaxies group together in clusters (like friends at a party).
- Weak Lensing: How the gravity of those clusters bends the light from galaxies behind them (like looking through a funhouse mirror).
- Galaxy-Galaxy Lensing: How the clusters themselves act as lenses for other galaxies.
The Problem: The "Blurry Map"
To make sense of these clues, Euclid needs to know exactly how far away every galaxy is. This distance is measured by something called redshift.
However, Euclid can't measure the exact distance to every single galaxy perfectly. Instead, it uses a "best guess" based on the galaxy's color. This is like trying to guess how far away a car is just by looking at its taillights in the fog. You can tell it's "somewhere in that direction," but you aren't 100% sure of the exact mileage.
The paper focuses on the Lens Sample (the galaxies acting as the "magnifying glasses" in the middle of the universe). The scientists had strict rules for how accurate the distance guesses needed to be for the background galaxies, but they didn't have clear rules for the lens galaxies.
The Experiment: Testing the "Blur"
The authors of this paper asked: "How blurry can our distance map be before we ruin the recipe?"
They simulated the universe on a computer and tested two types of "blur":
- The Shift (Mean Error): Imagine your map says a city is 100 miles away, but it's actually 105 miles away. The whole map is shifted in the wrong direction.
- The Stretch (Width Error): Imagine your map says a city is 100 miles away, but the uncertainty is huge—it could be anywhere between 80 and 120 miles. The map is "stretched out" and fuzzy.
The Findings: The "Goldilocks" Rule
Here is what they discovered, using some simple analogies:
1. The "Shift" is the Real Villain
If your map is shifted (you think everything is 5% closer or farther than it really is), it throws the whole calculation off. It's like trying to bake a cake but thinking a cup of flour is actually a cup of sugar. The result (the cosmological constraints) becomes biased and wrong.
- The Verdict: The distance map for the lens galaxies needs to be accurate to within 0.4% (specifically 0.004×(1+z)). If the shift is bigger than this, the scientists lose about 20% of their ability to measure Dark Energy. That's a huge chunk of the puzzle missing!
2. The "Stretch" is Less Dangerous (If the Shift is Fixed)
If your map is just "fuzzy" (wide uncertainty) but the center of the guess is correct, the universe is surprisingly forgiving.
- The Verdict: As long as you know the average distance correctly, it doesn't matter if you are a little unsure about the exact spread of distances. The "stretch" error becomes negligible. It's like knowing the average height of a group of people is 5'9"; even if you aren't sure if the tallest guy is 6'0" or 6'2", your average is still solid.
3. Why the Difference?
Why does the "shift" matter so much more for the lens galaxies than the "stretch"?
- Galaxy Clustering (The Party): This measurement is very sensitive to the exact shape of the distance distribution. If you stretch the map, you change how many people you think are at the party, which messes up the count.
- Weak Lensing (The Mirror): This measurement averages out the light over long distances. It's like listening to a choir from far away; if one singer is slightly off-key (a stretch), you might not notice, but if the whole choir is singing in the wrong key (a shift), the song sounds terrible.
The Bottom Line
For the first batch of data (Data Release 1), Euclid needs to ensure that the average distance to the lens galaxies is known with extreme precision (better than 0.4%).
If they get this right, the "fuzziness" of the distance estimates won't hurt the results much. But if they get the average distance wrong, even a little bit, the whole mission to understand Dark Energy takes a hit.
In short: You don't need a perfect, sharp photo of every single galaxy. You just need to make sure your average guess of where they are is spot-on. If you get that right, the rest of the puzzle falls into place.
1. Problem Statement
The Euclid mission aims to constrain dark energy and the nature of gravity through a "3×2pt" analysis, combining three probes: cosmic shear (weak lensing), photometric galaxy clustering, and galaxy-galaxy lensing. While the Euclid Collaboration has established strict quality requirements for the photometric redshift (z) accuracy of the source sample (used for weak lensing), no such specific requirements have been defined for the lens sample (used for galaxy clustering and galaxy-galaxy lensing).
The core problem addressed is determining the tolerance for uncertainties in the redshift distribution, n(z), of the lens sample. Specifically, the authors investigate:
- Whether knowing the mean redshift of the distribution per bin is sufficient to avoid biases in cosmological constraints.
- Whether accuracy in higher-order moments, specifically the width (scatter) of the distribution, is also required.
- How these uncertainties impact the constraining power (Figure of Merit, FoM) on dark energy parameters (w0,wa) and matter parameters (Ωm,σ8,S8) for the upcoming Data Release 1 (DR1).
2. Methodology
The study employs a combination of theoretical modeling, simulations, and statistical forecasting:
- Data Source: The analysis utilizes the Euclid Flagship simulation, a massive mock galaxy catalogue generated using the PKDGRAV3 code. The study focuses on a DR1-like setup covering 2,500 deg2 with six equipopulated redshift bins for both lens (IE≤22.25) and source (IE≤24.5) samples.
- Theoretical Framework: The authors model the 3×2pt correlation functions (angular clustering w(θ), galaxy-galaxy lensing γt(θ), and cosmic shear ξ±(θ)) using the Limber approximation and CosmoSIS. They include systematic effects such as intrinsic alignments (IA), magnification bias, and multiplicative shear bias.
- Uncertainty Parametrization: Redshift distribution uncertainties are modeled via:
- Shift (Δz): A coherent shift in the mean of the distribution (Eq. 11).
- Stretch (σz): A stretching of the width of the distribution (Eq. 12).
- Analysis Techniques:
- Monte Carlo Sampling: Using the
nautilussampler to explore the posterior distributions of cosmological parameters (ΛCDM and w0waCDM models) given simulated theory data vectors. - Fisher Matrix Forecasts: Used to rapidly estimate the loss of constraining power and bias across a wider range of scenarios.
- Bias Quantification: The authors compare the "baseline" (true n(z)) against "variation" cases (shifted/stretched n(z)) to calculate the bias in parameters in units of standard deviations (σ).
- Monte Carlo Sampling: Using the
- Scale Cuts: To mitigate non-linear galaxy bias and baryonic feedback, scale cuts are applied (e.g., R=4 Mpc h−1 for clustering), following DES-Y3 standards.
3. Key Contributions
- Establishment of Lens n(z) Requirements: The paper defines specific accuracy thresholds for the lens sample's redshift distribution, a gap in previous Euclid documentation which focused primarily on source samples.
- Decoupling Mean vs. Width Sensitivity: The study demonstrates that the sensitivity to the mean and width of the lens n(z) differs significantly between clustering-only analyses and the full 3×2pt analysis.
- Validation of Calibration Strategies: It confirms that for the expected DR1 calibration strategies (where mean and width uncertainties are correlated), constraining the mean is the primary driver for meeting cosmological requirements.
4. Key Results
A. Loss of Constraining Power (Marginalization)
When marginalizing over uncertainties in the lens n(z) (assuming Gaussian priors on mean and width):
- To recover 80% of the baseline constraining power (FoM) on w0 and wa in the 3×2pt analysis, the uncertainty in the mean redshift must be σ(Δz)=0.004(1+z).
- If the uncertainty is set to the source requirement of 0.002(1+z), the FoM degrades by only ~11%.
- At 0.004(1+z), the FoM degrades by ~20%.
- The uncertainty in the width (σz) has a negligible impact on the 3×2pt FoM provided the mean is constrained with sufficient accuracy.
B. Bias in Cosmological Parameters
When analyzing data with a perturbed n(z) (without marginalizing):
- 3×2pt Analysis: Shifts in the mean of the lens n(z) dominate the biases. A shift of 0.004(1+z) causes biases >0.5σ in Ωm and S8, and significant biases in w0 and wa.
- Clustering-Only Analysis: The width of the distribution is critically important. The clustering signal scales inversely with the width (w(θ)∝1/σz). A stretch of just 0.2% in the width causes biases comparable to a 0.2% shift in the mean.
- Conclusion: In the full 3×2pt analysis, the cosmic shear and galaxy-galaxy lensing signals (which integrate over broad kernels) dilute the sensitivity to the lens distribution's width, making the mean the limiting factor.
C. DR3 Outlook
A Fisher forecast for a future Data Release 3 (DR3), assuming larger data volumes and improved spectroscopic calibration, suggests that the statistical power will allow the data to self-calibrate nuisance parameters. In this idealized scenario, the lens sample could tolerate uncertainties up to 0.03(1+z) without significantly degrading the FoM. However, for DR1, the stricter requirement of 0.004(1+z) is necessary.
5. Significance and Conclusions
- Primary Bottleneck: For the Euclid DR1 3×2pt analysis, the uncertainty in the mean of the lens redshift distribution is the primary limiting factor for cosmological constraints, not the width.
- Practical Recommendation: The authors recommend a quality selection of σ(Δz)=0.004(1+z) for the lens sample. This threshold is less stringent than the formal weak lensing requirements for the source sample (0.002(1+z)).
- Implication for DR1: Since the source sample requirements are tighter, meeting the weak lensing calibration standards will naturally satisfy the photometric clustering requirements. Therefore, the lens redshift calibration is unlikely to be the primary bottleneck for DR1 cosmological constraints, provided the source requirements are met.
- Scientific Impact: These findings ensure that Euclid can robustly constrain dark energy parameters (w0,wa) at the 10% level and matter parameters (S8) without being compromised by lens redshift uncertainties, provided the mean redshift is calibrated to the derived precision.
In summary, the paper provides the critical technical specifications for the lens sample's redshift calibration, confirming that focusing on the accuracy of the mean redshift is sufficient to preserve the scientific goals of the Euclid DR1 3×2pt analysis.
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