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Constraining f(R) Gravity Theory Using Weak Lensing Peak Statistics from the Canada-France-Hawaii-Telescope Lensing Survey

Liu, Xiangkun; Li, Baojiu; Zhao, Gongbo; Chiu, Mu-Chen; Fang, Wei; Pan, Chuzhong; Wang, Qiao; Du, Wei; Yuan, Shuo; Fu, Liping; Fan, Zuhui

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Authors

Xiangkun Liu

Gongbo Zhao

Mu-Chen Chiu

Wei Fang

Chuzhong Pan

Qiao Wang

Wei Du

Shuo Yuan

Liping Fu

Zuhui Fan



Abstract

In this Letter, we report the observational constraints on the Hu-Sawicki f(R) theory derived from weak lensing peak abundances, which are closely related to the mass function of massive halos. In comparison with studies using optical or x-ray clusters of galaxies, weak lensing peak analyses have the advantages of not relying on mass-baryonic observable calibrations. With observations from the Canada-France-Hawaii-Telescope Lensing Survey, our peak analyses give rise to a tight constraint on the model parameter |fR0| for n=1. The 95% C.L. is log10|fR0|<−4.82 given WMAP9 priors on (Ωm, As). With Planck15 priors, the corresponding result is log10|fR0|<−5.16.

Citation

Liu, X., Li, B., Zhao, G., Chiu, M., Fang, W., Pan, C., …Fan, Z. (2016). Constraining f(R) Gravity Theory Using Weak Lensing Peak Statistics from the Canada-France-Hawaii-Telescope Lensing Survey. Physical Review Letters, 117(5), Article 051101. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.117.051101

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 29, 2016
Online Publication Date Jul 27, 2016
Publication Date Jul 27, 2016
Deposit Date Aug 21, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Physical Review Letters
Print ISSN 0031-9007
Electronic ISSN 1079-7114
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 117
Issue 5
Article Number 051101
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.117.051101
Related Public URLs http://arxiv.org/abs/1607.00184

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