Weak lensing for precision cosmology
R Mandelbaum - Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Weak gravitational lensing, the deflection of light by mass, is one of the best tools to
constrain the growth of cosmic structure with time and reveal the nature of dark energy. I …
constrain the growth of cosmic structure with time and reveal the nature of dark energy. I …
KiDS-1000 catalogue: Weak gravitational lensing shear measurements
B Giblin, C Heymans, M Asgari, H Hildebrandt… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We present weak lensing shear catalogues from the fourth data release of the Kilo-Degree
Survey, KiDS-1000, spanning 1006 square degrees of deep and high-resolution imaging …
Survey, KiDS-1000, spanning 1006 square degrees of deep and high-resolution imaging …
The three-year shear catalog of the Subaru Hyper Suprime-Cam SSP Survey
We present the galaxy shear catalog that will be used for the three-year cosmological weak
gravitational lensing analyses using data from the Wide layer of the Hyper Suprime-Cam …
gravitational lensing analyses using data from the Wide layer of the Hyper Suprime-Cam …
astrophot: fitting everything everywhere all at once in astronomical images
CJ Stone, S Courteau, JC Cuillandre… - Monthly Notices of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
We present astrophot, a fast, powerful, and user-friendly python based astronomical image
photometry solver. astrophot incorporates automatic differentiation and graphics processing …
photometry solver. astrophot incorporates automatic differentiation and graphics processing …
[HTML][HTML] Point spread function modelling for astronomical telescopes: a review focused on weak gravitational lensing studies
The accurate modelling of the point spread function (PSF) is of paramount importance in
astronomical observations, as it allows for the correction of distortions and blurring caused …
astronomical observations, as it allows for the correction of distortions and blurring caused …
Testing shear recovery with field distortion
J Zhang, F Dong, H Li, X Li, Y Li, D Liu… - The Astrophysical …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The tilt, rotation, or offset of each CCD with respect to the focal plane, as well as the
distortion of the focal plane itself, causes shape distortions in the observed objects, an effect …
distortion of the focal plane itself, causes shape distortions in the observed objects, an effect …
Shear Measurement with Poorly Resolved Images
J Zhang, C Liu, PA Vaquero, H Li, H Wang… - The Astronomical …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Weak lensing studies typically require excellent seeing conditions for the purpose of
maximizing the number density of well-resolved galaxy images. It is interesting to ask to …
maximizing the number density of well-resolved galaxy images. It is interesting to ask to …
Constraining the point spread function by using galaxy images
L Nie, G Li, J Zhang, Z Fan… - Monthly Notices of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Inferring the point spread function (PSF) at galaxy positions is one of the crucial steps of the
shear measurement. We introduce a novel method to estimate the PSFs at the galaxy …
shear measurement. We introduce a novel method to estimate the PSFs at the galaxy …
The point spread function reconstruction–II. The smooth PCA
L Nie, G Li, JR Peterson, C Wei - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Accurate shear measurement is a key topic in weak lensing community. Point spread
function (PSF), which smears the observed galaxy image, plays one of the main roles in the …
function (PSF), which smears the observed galaxy image, plays one of the main roles in the …
Quasi-2D weak lensing cosmological constraints using the PDF-SYM method
Z Liu, J Zhang, H Li, Z Shen, C Liu - Science China Physics, Mechanics & …, 2024 - Springer
Cosmic shear statistics, such as the two-point correlation function (2PCF), can be evaluated
with the PDF-SYM method instead of the traditional weighted-sum approach. It makes use of …
with the PDF-SYM method instead of the traditional weighted-sum approach. It makes use of …