Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2006-02-20
Mon.Not.Roy.Astron.Soc.368:732-740,2006
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
10 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication by MNRAS
Scientific paper
10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10158.x
Bright sub-mm galaxies are expected to arise in massive highly-biased haloes, and hence exhibit strong clustering. We argue that a valuable tool for measuring these clustering properties is the cross-correlation of sub-mm galaxies with faint optically-selected sources. We analyze populations of SCUBA-detected and optical galaxies in the GOODS-N survey area. Using optical/IR photometric-redshift information, we search for correlations induced by two separate effects: (1) cosmic magnification of background sub-mm sources by foreground dark matter haloes traced by optical galaxies at lower redshifts; and (2) galaxy clustering due to sub-mm and optical sources tracing the same population of haloes where their redshift distributions overlap. Regarding cosmic magnification, we find no detectable correlation. Our null result is consistent with a theoretical model for the cosmic magnification, and we show that a dramatic increase in the number of sub-mm sources will be required to measure the effect reliably. Regarding clustering, we find evidence at the 3.5-sigma level for a cross-correlation between sub-mm and optical galaxies analyzed in identical photometric redshift slices. The data hint that the sub-mm sources have an enhanced bias parameter compared to the optically-selected population (with a significance of 2-sigma). The next generation of deep sub-mm surveys can potentially perform an accurate measurement of each of these cross-correlations, adding a new set of diagnostics for understanding the development of massive structure in the Universe.
Blake Chris
Mobasher Bahram
Pope Alexandra
Scott Douglas
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