The clustering of galaxies in the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: mock galaxy catalogues for the low-redshift sample

We present 1000 mock galaxy catalogues (mocks) for the analysis of the low-redshift sample (LOWZ; effective redshift z ∼ 0.32) of the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) Data Releases 10 and 11. These mocks have been created following the PTHalos method revised to include new developments...

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Published in:Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2015-02, Vol.447 (1), p.437-445
Main Authors: Manera, Marc, Samushia, Lado, Tojeiro, Rita, Howlett, Cullan, Ross, Ashley J., Percival, Will J., Gil-Marín, Hector, Brownstein, Joel R., Burden, Angela, Montesano, Francesco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Astrophysics
Catalogues
Clustering
Density
Galactic halos
Galaxies
Occupation
Red shift
Sky surveys (astronomy)
Spectrum analysis
Star & galaxy formation
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Summary:We present 1000 mock galaxy catalogues (mocks) for the analysis of the low-redshift sample (LOWZ; effective redshift z ∼ 0.32) of the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) Data Releases 10 and 11. These mocks have been created following the PTHalos method revised to include new developments. The main improvement is the introduction of a redshift dependence in the halo occupation distribution in order to account for the change of the galaxy number density with redshift. These mock galaxy catalogues are used in the analyses of the LOWZ galaxy clustering by the BOSS collaboration.
ISSN:0035-8711
1365-2966
DOI:10.1093/mnras/stu2465