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DES Y3 + KiDS-1000: Consistent cosmology combining cosmic shear surveys
We present a joint cosmic shear analysis of the Dark Energy Survey (DES Y3)
and the Kilo-Degree Survey (KiDS-1000) in a collaborative effort between the
two survey teams. We find consistent cosmological parameter constraints between
DES Y3 and KiDS-1000 which, when combined in a joint-survey analysis, constrain
the parameter with a mean value of
. The mean marginal is lower than the maximum a
posteriori estimate, , owing to skewness in the marginal
distribution and projection effects in the multi-dimensional parameter space.
Our results are consistent with constraints from observations of the
cosmic microwave background by Planck, with agreement at the level.
We use a Hybrid analysis pipeline, defined from a mock survey study quantifying
the impact of the different analysis choices originally adopted by each survey
team. We review intrinsic alignment models, baryon feedback mitigation
strategies, priors, samplers and models of the non-linear matter power
spectrum.Comment: 38 pages, 21 figures, 15 tables, submitted to the Open Journal of
Astrophysics. Watch the core team discuss this analysis at
https://cosmologytalks.com/2023/05/26/des-kid