In this paper we derive a full expression for the propagation of
multiplicative and additive shape measurement biases into the cosmic shear
power spectrum. In doing so we identify several new terms that are associated
with selection effects, as well as cross-correlation terms between the
multiplicative and additive biases and the shear field. The computation of the
resulting bias in the shear power spectrum scales as the fifth power of the
maximum multipole considered. Consequently the calculation is unfeasible for
large l-modes, and the only tractable way to assess the full impact of shape
measurement biases on cosmic shear power spectrum is through forward modelling
of the effects. To linear order in bias parameters the shear power spectrum is
only affected by the mean of the multiplicative bias field over a survey and
the cross correlation between the additive bias field and the shear field. If
the mean multiplicative bias is zero then second order convolutive terms are
expected to be orders of magnitude smaller.Comment: 10 pages, accepted to the Open Journal of Astrophysic
