boss_dr12

Compute the likelihood of the supplied expansion and growth history against BOSS DR12 data

File

likelihood/boss_dr12/boss_dr12.py

Attribution

CosmoSIS Team

URL

https://www.sdss3.org/science/boss_publications.php

Citations

arxiv: 1607.03155

This module gives a likelihood of the comoving angular diameter distance D_m, the Hubble parameter H(z) and f*sigma_8. It uses the sound horizon at last-scatter rs_zdrag. A correlated Gaussian likelihood is then returned.

Assumptions

  • LCDM Model

  • Details of BOSS reconstruction

Setup Parameters

Name

Type

Default

Description

mode

int

0

0 for BAO only, 1 for BAO+FS measurements

data_file

str

Included file

Path to file with measured D_m(z1), H(z1), fsig8(z1), D_m(z2), etc values

cov_file

str

Included file

Path to covariance matrix file

redshift_file

str

Included file

Path to file with the effective redshifts of the measurements

rs_fiducial

real

147.78

Fiducial value of sound horizon at last scattering used in making data

feedback

int

0

Feedback level - 0 for no feedback, 1 for lots

Input values

Section

Name

Type

Default

Description

growth_parameters

d_z

real 1d

Linear growth factor D(z)

f_z

real 1d

Linear growth rate f(z)

z

real 1d

Redshift of samples

cosmological_parameters

omega_m

real

Baryon + cdm density fraction today

sigma_8

real

Amplitude of linear matter power at 8/h Mpc at z=0

h0

real

Hubble parameter H0/(100 km/s/Mpc)

distances

z

real 1d

Redshifts of samples

d_a

real 1d

Angular diameter distance in Mpc

h

real 1d

Hubble parameter with in units of Mpc

Output values

Output values

Section

Name

Type

Description

likelihoods

boss_dr12_like

real

Likelihood of supplied expansion history