SDSS-II supernovae Ia cosmological analysis

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We present the cosmological analysis of 752 photometrically classified Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) obtained from the full Sloan Digital Sky Survey II (SDSS-II) Supernova (SN) Survey, supplemented with host-galaxy spectroscopy from the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey. Our photometric-classification method is based on the SN classification technique of Sako et al. (2011, Cat. J/ApJ/738/162), aided by host-galaxy redshifts (0.05<z<0.55). SuperNova ANAlysis simulations of our methodology estimate that we have an SN Ia classification efficiency of 70.8%, with only 3.9% contamination from core-collapse (non-Ia) SNe. We demonstrate that this level of contamination has no effect on our cosmological constraints. We quantify and correct for our selection effects (e.g., Malmquist bias) using simulations. When fitting to a flat {Lambda}CDM cosmological model, we find that our photometric sample alone gives {Omega}m=0.24^+0.07^-0.05 (statistical errors only). If we relax the constraint on flatness, then our sample provides competitive joint statistical constraints on {Omega}m and {Omega}{Lambda}, comparable to those derived from the spectroscopically confirmed Three-year Supernova Legacy Survey (SNLS3). Using only our data, the statistics-only result favors an accelerating universe at 99.96% confidence. Assuming a constant wCDM cosmological model, and combining with H_0_, cosmic microwave background, and luminous red galaxy data, we obtain w=-0.96^+0.10^-0.10, {Omega}m=0.29^+0.02^-0.02, and {Omega}k=0.00^+0.03^-0.02 (statistical errors only), which is competitive with similar spectroscopically confirmed SNe Ia analyses. Overall this comparison is reassuring, considering the lower redshift leverage of the SDSS-II SN sample (z<0.55) and the lack of spectroscopic confirmation used herein. These results demonstrate the potential of photometrically classified SN Ia samples in improving cosmological constraints.

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DOI http://doi.org/10.26093/cds/vizier.17630088
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Provenance
Creator Campbell H.; D'Andrea C.B.; Nichol R.C.; Sako M.; Smith M.; Lampeitl H.,Olmstead M.D.; Bassett B.; Biswas R.; Brown P.; Cinabro D.; Dawson K.S.,Dilday B.; Foley R.J.; Frieman J.A.; Garnavich P.; Hlozek R.; Jha S.W.,Kuhlmann S.; Kunz M.; Marriner J.; Miquel R.; Richmond M.; Riess A.,Schneider D.P.; Sollerman J.; Taylor M.; Zhao G.-B.
Publisher CDS
Publication Year 2014
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Resource Type Dataset; AstroObjects
Discipline Astrophysics and Astronomy; Cosmology; Natural Sciences; Observational Astronomy; Physics; Stellar Astronomy