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 The instrument possessed a 2-degree field of view on the sky (roughly four times the diameter of the full moon) and utilized a robotic arm to position 400 optical fibers onto the focal plane. Each fiber was aligned with a pre-selected target galaxy. This allowed astronomers to capture the spectra—and thus the redshifts—of 400 galaxies simultaneously in a single observation. The instrument possessed a 2-degree field of view on the sky (roughly four times the diameter of the full moon) and utilized a robotic arm to position 400 optical fibers onto the focal plane. Each fiber was aligned with a pre-selected target galaxy. This allowed astronomers to capture the spectra—and thus the redshifts—of 400 galaxies simultaneously in a single observation.
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 +See how it works: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOtkI4HYzTk]]
  
 **Survey Scope and Geometry:**\\ **Survey Scope and Geometry:**\\
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 //1.  Mapping the Cosmic Web:// The 2dF slice maps provided stunning visual confirmation of the "cosmic web." Galaxies were not distributed uniformly, nor were they clumped randomly; they formed a vast network of dense nodes (superclusters), long connecting filaments, and vast, empty voids. \\ //1.  Mapping the Cosmic Web:// The 2dF slice maps provided stunning visual confirmation of the "cosmic web." Galaxies were not distributed uniformly, nor were they clumped randomly; they formed a vast network of dense nodes (superclusters), long connecting filaments, and vast, empty voids. \\
 //2.  Matter Density:// By analyzing the way galaxies clustered and incorporating redshift-space distortions (the apparent squashing of galaxy clusters due to their peculiar velocities), the 2dF team precisely constrained the total matter density parameter of the universe, $\Omega_m$, finding it to be roughly 30% of the critical density.\\ //2.  Matter Density:// By analyzing the way galaxies clustered and incorporating redshift-space distortions (the apparent squashing of galaxy clusters due to their peculiar velocities), the 2dF team precisely constrained the total matter density parameter of the universe, $\Omega_m$, finding it to be roughly 30% of the critical density.\\
-**3.  Upper Limit on Neutrino Mass:** The survey placed some of the first stringent cosmological limits on the total mass of neutrino species, as massive neutrinos would "free-stream" in the early universe and wash out the formation of structure on small scales.+//3.  Upper Limit on Neutrino Mass:// The survey placed some of the first stringent cosmological limits on the total mass of neutrino species, as massive neutrinos would "free-stream" in the early universe and wash out the formation of structure on small scales. 
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 +[{{ :courses:ast403:2df_slice_blue_big.gif?600 | Fig 1: 2dF redshift map.}}]
  
 **2dFGRS and Baryon Acoustic Oscillations:**\\ **2dFGRS and Baryon Acoustic Oscillations:**\\
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 +[{{ :courses:ast403:2df_power.jpg?600 | Fig 2: Matter power spectrum.}}]
 ===== SDSS BAO Survey ===== ===== SDSS BAO Survey =====
  
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 For graduate students studying large-scale structure, understanding the progression of SDSS is crucial, as its distinct phases introduced new observational techniques and targeted different cosmic epochs. For graduate students studying large-scale structure, understanding the progression of SDSS is crucial, as its distinct phases introduced new observational techniques and targeted different cosmic epochs.
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 +About SDSS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD6cOMpJlZU
  
 **The First Detection: SDSS-I and II (2000–2008):** **The First Detection: SDSS-I and II (2000–2008):**
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 The 2005 detection localized the BAO peak at a comoving separation of approximately $100\ h^{-1}$ Mpc (equivalent to $r_s \approx 147$ Mpc) using a sample of about 46,000 LRGs out to $z \approx 0.47$. The 2005 detection localized the BAO peak at a comoving separation of approximately $100\ h^{-1}$ Mpc (equivalent to $r_s \approx 147$ Mpc) using a sample of about 46,000 LRGs out to $z \approx 0.47$.
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 +[{{ :courses:ast403:sdss_bao.webp?600 | Fig 3: SDSS BAO feature.}}]
  
 **The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (SDSS-III, 2009–2014):** **The Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (SDSS-III, 2009–2014):**
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 +[{{ :courses:ast403:sdss_ba01.png?600 | Fig 4: SDSS BOSS BAO detection.}}]
  
 **BAO Reconstruction:**\\ **BAO Reconstruction:**\\
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 These automated micromotors can reconfigure the arrangement of the 5,000 fibers in a matter of minutes, aligning them with new target galaxies to an accuracy of a few microns. The light from these fibers is fed into ten spectrographs, each split into three spectral bands (blue, red, and near-infrared). This allows DESI to capture the spectra of 5,000 targets simultaneously, enabling it to map tens of millions of galaxies in just five years. These automated micromotors can reconfigure the arrangement of the 5,000 fibers in a matter of minutes, aligning them with new target galaxies to an accuracy of a few microns. The light from these fibers is fed into ten spectrographs, each split into three spectral bands (blue, red, and near-infrared). This allows DESI to capture the spectra of 5,000 targets simultaneously, enabling it to map tens of millions of galaxies in just five years.
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 +DESI focal plane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1LVMox0KNc&t=50s
  
 **The Tracers: A Multi-Target Strategy:**\\ **The Tracers: A Multi-Target Strategy:**\\
 To map the universe continuously from the local volume out to the era of matter domination, DESI utilizes a multi-target strategy, targeting different classes of objects at different redshifts:\\ To map the universe continuously from the local volume out to the era of matter domination, DESI utilizes a multi-target strategy, targeting different classes of objects at different redshifts:\\
  
-//1.  Bright Galaxy Sample (BGS):// Probes the low-redshift universe ($z < 0.4$). +//1.  Bright Galaxy Sample (BGS):// Probes the low-redshift universe ($z < 0.4$).\\ 
-//2.  Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs):// Extends from $0.4 < z < 0.8$. +//2.  Luminous Red Galaxies (LRGs):// Extends from $0.4 < z < 0.8$.\\ 
-//3.  Emission Line Galaxies (ELGs)// Star-forming galaxies mapped from $0.8 < z < 1.6$, representing the bulk of DESI's target catalog.+//3.  Emission Line Galaxies (ELGs)// Star-forming galaxies mapped from $0.8 < z < 1.6$, representing the bulk of DESI's target catalog.\\
 //4.  Quasars (QSOs):// Used both as discrete density tracers ($1.6 < z < 2.1$) and as backlights for the **Lyman-$\alpha$ forest** ($z > 2.1$). //4.  Quasars (QSOs):// Used both as discrete density tracers ($1.6 < z < 2.1$) and as backlights for the **Lyman-$\alpha$ forest** ($z > 2.1$).
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 When combined with Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) data from the Planck satellite, the derived Hubble constant is measured at: When combined with Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) data from the Planck satellite, the derived Hubble constant is measured at:
 $$H_0 = 67.97 \pm 0.38 \text{ km s}^{-1} \text{ Mpc}^{-1}$$ $$H_0 = 67.97 \pm 0.38 \text{ km s}^{-1} \text{ Mpc}^{-1}$$
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 **The Evolving Equation of State: A Hint of New Physics?**\\ **The Evolving Equation of State: A Hint of New Physics?**\\
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 $$w(a) = w_0 + w_a (1 - a)$$ $$w(a) = w_0 + w_a (1 - a)$$
  
-Here: +Here:\\ 
-* $w_0$ is the current value of the dark energy equation of state at $z = 0$. +* $w_0$ is the current value of the dark energy equation of state at $z = 0$.\\ 
-* $w_a$ dictates how quickly $w$ evolves with time. +* $w_a$ dictates how quickly $w$ evolves with time.\\ 
-* *(Note: $\Lambda$CDM strictly requires $w_0 = -1$ and $w_a = 0$)*.+* (Note: $\Lambda$CDM strictly requires $w_0 = -1$ and $w_a = 0$).\\
  
 When the DESI collaboration combined their Y1 BAO measurements with CMB data and Type Ia Supernova data, the statistical fit preferred a parameter space where **$w_0 > -1$ and $w_a < 0$**.  When the DESI collaboration combined their Y1 BAO measurements with CMB data and Type Ia Supernova data, the statistical fit preferred a parameter space where **$w_0 > -1$ and $w_a < 0$**. 
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 While this does not meet the $5\sigma$ threshold required to officially claim a "discovery" of new physics, it provided the cosmological community with a tantalizing hint that dark energy might be weakening over cosmic time. Future data releases from DESI (spanning Years 3 and 5) will determine whether this deviation is a statistical fluctuation, an unrecognized systematic error, or the first definitive crack in the $\Lambda$CDM model. While this does not meet the $5\sigma$ threshold required to officially claim a "discovery" of new physics, it provided the cosmological community with a tantalizing hint that dark energy might be weakening over cosmic time. Future data releases from DESI (spanning Years 3 and 5) will determine whether this deviation is a statistical fluctuation, an unrecognized systematic error, or the first definitive crack in the $\Lambda$CDM model.
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 +[{{ :courses:ast403:desi_bao1.jpg?600 | FFig 5: DESI BAO detection.}}]
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