The Clustering Dipole of the Local Universe from the Two Micron All Sky Survey

Details The Clustering Dipole of the Local Universe from the Two Micron All Sky Survey The Clustering Dipole of the Local Universe from the Two Micron All Sky Survey

2003-03-26

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0303592v1

Astrophys.J. 598 (2003) L1-L6

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

7 pages, 4 figures, submitted to ApJ Letters, a version of the paper with full resolution figures can be found here http://d

Scientific paper

10.1086/380388

The unprecedented sky coverage and photometric uniformity of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) provides a rich resource for investigating the galaxies populating the local Universe. A full characterization of the large-scale clustering distribution is important for theoretical studies of structure formation. 2MASS offers an all-sky view of the local galaxy population at 2.15 micron, unbiased by young stellar light and minimally affected by dust. We use 2MASS to map the local distribution of galaxies, identifying the largest structures in the nearby universe. The inhomogeneity of these structures causes an acceleration on the Local Group of galaxies, which can be seen in the dipole of the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). We find that the direction of the 2MASS clustering dipole is 11 degrees from the CMB dipole, confirming that the local galaxy distribution accelerates the Local Group. From the magnitude of the dipole we find a value of the linear bias parameter b=1.37 +/- 0.3 in the K_s-band. The 2MASS clustering dipole is 19 degrees from the latest measurement of the dipole using galaxies detected by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) suggesting that bias may be non-linear in some wavebands.

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