A new measure of $σ_8$ using the lensing dispersion in high-$z$ type Ia SNe

Details A new measure of $σ_8$ using the lensing dispersion in high-$z$ type Ia SNe A new measure of $σ_8$ using the lensing dispersion in high-$z$ type Ia SNe

1999-12-15

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9912319v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/308758

The gravitational lensing magnification or demagnification due to large-scale structures induces a scatter in peak magnitudes of high redshift type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). The amplitude of the lensing dispersion strongly depends on that of density fluctuations characterized by the $\sigma_8$ parameter. Therefore the value of $\sigma_8$ is constrained by measuring the dispersion in the peak magnitudes. We examine how well SN Ia data will provide a constraint on the value of $\sigma_8$ using a likelihood analysis method. It is found that the number and quality of SN Ia data needed for placing a useful constraint on $\sigma_8$ is attainable with Next Generation Space Telescope.

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