Seeing in the dark – II. Cosmic shear in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Authors :: Christopher M. Hirata
Uroš Seljak
Tim Eifler
Eric Huff
Rachel Mandelbaum
David J. Schlegel
Source :: Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 440:1322-1344
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014.
Abstract: Statistical weak lensing by large-scale structure -- cosmic shear -- is a promising cosmological tool, which has motivated the design of several large upcoming surveys. Here, we present a measurement of cosmic shear using coadded Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) imaging in 168 square degrees of the equatorial region, with r<br />23 pages, 21 figures, 2 tables, Part 2 of 2; to be submitted to MNRAS