The J-PLUS collaboration. Additive versus multiplicative systematics in surveys of the large scale structure of the Universe

Observational and/or astrophysical systematics modulating the observed number of luminous tracers can constitute a major limitation in the cosmological exploitation of surveys of the large scale structure of the universe. Part of this limitation arises on top of our ignorance on how such systematics...

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Main Authors: Carlos Hernández-Monteagudo, G. Aricò, J. Chaves-Montero, L. R. Abramo, P. Arnalte-Mur, A. Hernán-Caballero, Francisco José Galindo-Guil, C. López-Sanjuan, V. Marra, R. von Marttens, E. Tempel, J. Cenarro, D. Cristóbal-Hornillos, A. Marín-Franch, M. Moles, J. Varela, H. Vázquez Ramió, J. Alcaniz, R. Dupke, A. Ederoclite, L. Sodré Jr., R. E. Angulo
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Published: Maynooth Academic Publishing 2025-07-01
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author Carlos Hernández-Monteagudo
G. Aricò
J. Chaves-Montero
L. R. Abramo
P. Arnalte-Mur
A. Hernán-Caballero
Francisco José Galindo-Guil
C. López-Sanjuan
V. Marra
R. von Marttens
E. Tempel
J. Cenarro
D. Cristóbal-Hornillos
A. Marín-Franch
M. Moles
J. Varela
H. Vázquez Ramió
J. Alcaniz
R. Dupke
A. Ederoclite
L. Sodré Jr.
R. E. Angulo
author_facet Carlos Hernández-Monteagudo
G. Aricò
J. Chaves-Montero
L. R. Abramo
P. Arnalte-Mur
A. Hernán-Caballero
Francisco José Galindo-Guil
C. López-Sanjuan
V. Marra
R. von Marttens
E. Tempel
J. Cenarro
D. Cristóbal-Hornillos
A. Marín-Franch
M. Moles
J. Varela
H. Vázquez Ramió
J. Alcaniz
R. Dupke
A. Ederoclite
L. Sodré Jr.
R. E. Angulo
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description Observational and/or astrophysical systematics modulating the observed number of luminous tracers can constitute a major limitation in the cosmological exploitation of surveys of the large scale structure of the universe. Part of this limitation arises on top of our ignorance on how such systematics actually impact the observed galaxy/quasar fields. In this work we develop a generic, hybrid model for an arbitrary number of systematics that may modulate observations in both an additive and a multiplicative way, after applying a nonlinear power law transformation. This model allows us devising a novel algorithm that addresses the identification and correction for either additive and/or multiplicative contaminants. We test this model on galaxy mocks and systematics templates inspired from data of the third data release of the <em>Javalambre Photometric Local Universe Survey</em> (J-PLUS). We find that our method clearly outperforms standard methods that assume either an additive or multiplicative character for all contaminants in scenarios where both characters are actually acting on the observed data. In simpler scenarios where only an additive or multiplicative imprint on observations is considered, our hybrid method does not lie far behind the corresponding simplified, additive/multiplicative methods. Nonetheless, in scenarios of mild/low impact of systematics, we find that our hybrid approach converges towards the standard method that assumes additive contamination, as predicted by our model describing systematics. Our methodology also allows for the estimation of biases induced by systematics residuals on different angular scales and under different observational configurations, although these predictions necessarily restrict to the subset of <em>known/identified</em> potential systematics, and say nothing about ``unknown unknowns" possibly impacting the data.
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spelling doaj-art-a5ffac25114f4019902156df2b550d732025-08-20T03:27:19ZengMaynooth Academic PublishingThe Open Journal of Astrophysics2565-61202025-07-01810.33232/001c.142148The J-PLUS collaboration. Additive versus multiplicative systematics in surveys of the large scale structure of the UniverseCarlos Hernández-MonteagudoG. AricòJ. Chaves-MonteroL. R. AbramoP. Arnalte-MurA. Hernán-CaballeroFrancisco José Galindo-GuilC. López-SanjuanV. MarraR. von MarttensE. TempelJ. CenarroD. Cristóbal-HornillosA. Marín-FranchM. MolesJ. VarelaH. Vázquez RamióJ. AlcanizR. DupkeA. EderocliteL. Sodré Jr.R. E. AnguloObservational and/or astrophysical systematics modulating the observed number of luminous tracers can constitute a major limitation in the cosmological exploitation of surveys of the large scale structure of the universe. Part of this limitation arises on top of our ignorance on how such systematics actually impact the observed galaxy/quasar fields. In this work we develop a generic, hybrid model for an arbitrary number of systematics that may modulate observations in both an additive and a multiplicative way, after applying a nonlinear power law transformation. This model allows us devising a novel algorithm that addresses the identification and correction for either additive and/or multiplicative contaminants. We test this model on galaxy mocks and systematics templates inspired from data of the third data release of the <em>Javalambre Photometric Local Universe Survey</em> (J-PLUS). We find that our method clearly outperforms standard methods that assume either an additive or multiplicative character for all contaminants in scenarios where both characters are actually acting on the observed data. In simpler scenarios where only an additive or multiplicative imprint on observations is considered, our hybrid method does not lie far behind the corresponding simplified, additive/multiplicative methods. Nonetheless, in scenarios of mild/low impact of systematics, we find that our hybrid approach converges towards the standard method that assumes additive contamination, as predicted by our model describing systematics. Our methodology also allows for the estimation of biases induced by systematics residuals on different angular scales and under different observational configurations, although these predictions necessarily restrict to the subset of <em>known/identified</em> potential systematics, and say nothing about ``unknown unknowns" possibly impacting the data.https://doi.org/10.33232/001c.142148
spellingShingle Carlos Hernández-Monteagudo
G. Aricò
J. Chaves-Montero
L. R. Abramo
P. Arnalte-Mur
A. Hernán-Caballero
Francisco José Galindo-Guil
C. López-Sanjuan
V. Marra
R. von Marttens
E. Tempel
J. Cenarro
D. Cristóbal-Hornillos
A. Marín-Franch
M. Moles
J. Varela
H. Vázquez Ramió
J. Alcaniz
R. Dupke
A. Ederoclite
L. Sodré Jr.
R. E. Angulo
The J-PLUS collaboration. Additive versus multiplicative systematics in surveys of the large scale structure of the Universe
The Open Journal of Astrophysics
title The J-PLUS collaboration. Additive versus multiplicative systematics in surveys of the large scale structure of the Universe
title_full The J-PLUS collaboration. Additive versus multiplicative systematics in surveys of the large scale structure of the Universe
title_fullStr The J-PLUS collaboration. Additive versus multiplicative systematics in surveys of the large scale structure of the Universe
title_full_unstemmed The J-PLUS collaboration. Additive versus multiplicative systematics in surveys of the large scale structure of the Universe
title_short The J-PLUS collaboration. Additive versus multiplicative systematics in surveys of the large scale structure of the Universe
title_sort j plus collaboration additive versus multiplicative systematics in surveys of the large scale structure of the universe
url https://doi.org/10.33232/001c.142148
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