The Power Spectrum of Galaxies in the Nearby Universe

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1994-10-20

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9410066v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Sept. 23, 1994. 10 pages uuencoded compressed postscript, inclu

Scientific paper

10.1086/187668

We compute the power spectrum of galaxy density fluctuations in a recently completed redshift survey of optically-selected galaxies in the southern hemisphere (SSRS2). The amplitude and shape of the SSRS2 power spectrum are consistent with results of the Center for Astrophysics redshift survey of the northern hemisphere (CfA2), including the abrupt change of slope on a scale of 30-50Mpc/h; these results are reproducible for independent volumes of space and variations are consistent with the errors estimated from mock surveys. Taken together, the SSRS2 and CfA2 form a complete sample of 14,383 galaxies which covers one-third of the sky. The power spectrum of this larger sample continues to rise on scales up to ~ 200Mpc/h, with weak evidence for flattening on the largest scales. The SSRS2+CfA2 power spectrum and the power spectrum constraints implied by COBE are well-matched by an Omega*h ~ 0.2, Omega+lambda_0=1 CDM model with minimal biasing of optically-selected galaxies.

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