Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey

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Zandivarez, Arnaldo Ariel; Diaz, Maria Eugenia; Oliveira, Claudia Mendes de; Ascaso, B.; Benítez, N.; Dupke, R.; Sodré, L.; Irwin, J.
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2014
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Aims: We have performed a detailed analysis of the ability of the friends-of-friends algorithm to identify real galaxy systems in deep surveys such as the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey. Our approach was twofold: assessing the reliability of the algorithm in real and in redshift space. In the latter, our intention was also to determine the degree of accuracy that could be achieved when using spectroscopic or photometric-redshift determinations as a distance indicator. Methods: We built a light-cone mock catalogue using synthetic galaxies constructed from the Millennium Run Simulation I plus a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation. We explored different ways to define the proper linking length parameters of the algorithm to identify the best-suited galaxy groups in each case. Results: We found that when one identifies systems in redshift space using spectroscopic information, the linking lengths should take into account the variation of the luminosity function with redshift as well as the linear redshift dependence of the radial fiducial velocity in the line-of-sight direction. When we tested the purity and completeness of the group samples, we found that the best resulting group sample reaches values of ~40% and ~70% of systems with high levels of purity and completeness, when spectroscopic information was used. To identify systems using photometric redshifts, we adopted a probabilistic approach to link galaxies in the line-of-sight direction. Our result suggests that it is possible to identify a sample of groups with fewer than ~40% false identifications at the same time as we recover around 60% of the true groups. Conclusions: This modified version of the algorithm can be applied to deep surveys provided that the linking lengths are selected appropriately for the science to be made with the data.
Fil: Zandivarez, Arnaldo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental; Argentina. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; Brasil
Fil: Diaz, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental; Argentina. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; Brasil
Fil: Oliveira, Claudia Mendes de. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; Brasil
Fil: Ascaso, B.. Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía ; España
Fil: Benítez, N.. Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía ; España
Fil: Dupke, R.. University of Michigan; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sodré, L.. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; Brasil
Fil: Irwin, J.. University of Alabama; Estados Unidos
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spelling Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical SurveyZandivarez, Arnaldo ArielDiaz, Maria EugeniaOliveira, Claudia Mendes deAscaso, B.Benítez, N.Dupke, R.Sodré, L.Irwin, J.METHODS: NUMERICALMETHODS: STATISTICALGALAXIES: GROUPS: GENERALhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Aims: We have performed a detailed analysis of the ability of the friends-of-friends algorithm to identify real galaxy systems in deep surveys such as the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey. Our approach was twofold: assessing the reliability of the algorithm in real and in redshift space. In the latter, our intention was also to determine the degree of accuracy that could be achieved when using spectroscopic or photometric-redshift determinations as a distance indicator. Methods: We built a light-cone mock catalogue using synthetic galaxies constructed from the Millennium Run Simulation I plus a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation. We explored different ways to define the proper linking length parameters of the algorithm to identify the best-suited galaxy groups in each case. Results: We found that when one identifies systems in redshift space using spectroscopic information, the linking lengths should take into account the variation of the luminosity function with redshift as well as the linear redshift dependence of the radial fiducial velocity in the line-of-sight direction. When we tested the purity and completeness of the group samples, we found that the best resulting group sample reaches values of ~40% and ~70% of systems with high levels of purity and completeness, when spectroscopic information was used. To identify systems using photometric redshifts, we adopted a probabilistic approach to link galaxies in the line-of-sight direction. Our result suggests that it is possible to identify a sample of groups with fewer than ~40% false identifications at the same time as we recover around 60% of the true groups. Conclusions: This modified version of the algorithm can be applied to deep surveys provided that the linking lengths are selected appropriately for the science to be made with the data.Fil: Zandivarez, Arnaldo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental; Argentina. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; BrasilFil: Diaz, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental; Argentina. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; BrasilFil: Oliveira, Claudia Mendes de. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; BrasilFil: Ascaso, B.. Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía ; EspañaFil: Benítez, N.. Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía ; EspañaFil: Dupke, R.. University of Michigan; Estados UnidosFil: Sodré, L.. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; BrasilFil: Irwin, J.. University of Alabama; Estados UnidosEDP Sciences2014-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/32378Irwin, J.; Sodré, L.; Dupke, R.; Benítez, N.; Ascaso, B.; Oliveira, Claudia Mendes de; et al.; Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey; EDP Sciences; Astronomy and Astrophysics; 561; 1-2014; 71-91; A710004-6361CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/abs/2014/01/aa22793-13/aa22793-13.htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1051/0004-6361/201322793info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:00:14Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/32378instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:00:14.682CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey
title Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey
spellingShingle Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey
Zandivarez, Arnaldo Ariel
METHODS: NUMERICAL
METHODS: STATISTICAL
GALAXIES: GROUPS: GENERAL
title_short Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey
title_full Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey
title_fullStr Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey
title_sort Assessing the reliability of friends-of-friends groups on the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Zandivarez, Arnaldo Ariel
Diaz, Maria Eugenia
Oliveira, Claudia Mendes de
Ascaso, B.
Benítez, N.
Dupke, R.
Sodré, L.
Irwin, J.
author Zandivarez, Arnaldo Ariel
author_facet Zandivarez, Arnaldo Ariel
Diaz, Maria Eugenia
Oliveira, Claudia Mendes de
Ascaso, B.
Benítez, N.
Dupke, R.
Sodré, L.
Irwin, J.
author_role author
author2 Diaz, Maria Eugenia
Oliveira, Claudia Mendes de
Ascaso, B.
Benítez, N.
Dupke, R.
Sodré, L.
Irwin, J.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv METHODS: NUMERICAL
METHODS: STATISTICAL
GALAXIES: GROUPS: GENERAL
topic METHODS: NUMERICAL
METHODS: STATISTICAL
GALAXIES: GROUPS: GENERAL
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Aims: We have performed a detailed analysis of the ability of the friends-of-friends algorithm to identify real galaxy systems in deep surveys such as the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey. Our approach was twofold: assessing the reliability of the algorithm in real and in redshift space. In the latter, our intention was also to determine the degree of accuracy that could be achieved when using spectroscopic or photometric-redshift determinations as a distance indicator. Methods: We built a light-cone mock catalogue using synthetic galaxies constructed from the Millennium Run Simulation I plus a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation. We explored different ways to define the proper linking length parameters of the algorithm to identify the best-suited galaxy groups in each case. Results: We found that when one identifies systems in redshift space using spectroscopic information, the linking lengths should take into account the variation of the luminosity function with redshift as well as the linear redshift dependence of the radial fiducial velocity in the line-of-sight direction. When we tested the purity and completeness of the group samples, we found that the best resulting group sample reaches values of ~40% and ~70% of systems with high levels of purity and completeness, when spectroscopic information was used. To identify systems using photometric redshifts, we adopted a probabilistic approach to link galaxies in the line-of-sight direction. Our result suggests that it is possible to identify a sample of groups with fewer than ~40% false identifications at the same time as we recover around 60% of the true groups. Conclusions: This modified version of the algorithm can be applied to deep surveys provided that the linking lengths are selected appropriately for the science to be made with the data.
Fil: Zandivarez, Arnaldo Ariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental; Argentina. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; Brasil
Fil: Diaz, Maria Eugenia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba. Instituto de Astronomia Teórica y Experimental; Argentina. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; Brasil
Fil: Oliveira, Claudia Mendes de. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; Brasil
Fil: Ascaso, B.. Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía ; España
Fil: Benítez, N.. Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucía ; España
Fil: Dupke, R.. University of Michigan; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sodré, L.. Universidade do Sao Paulo. Instituto Astronomia, Geofisica e Ciencias Atmosfericas; Brasil
Fil: Irwin, J.. University of Alabama; Estados Unidos
description Aims: We have performed a detailed analysis of the ability of the friends-of-friends algorithm to identify real galaxy systems in deep surveys such as the future Javalambre Physics of the Accelerating Universe Astrophysical Survey. Our approach was twofold: assessing the reliability of the algorithm in real and in redshift space. In the latter, our intention was also to determine the degree of accuracy that could be achieved when using spectroscopic or photometric-redshift determinations as a distance indicator. Methods: We built a light-cone mock catalogue using synthetic galaxies constructed from the Millennium Run Simulation I plus a semi-analytical model of galaxy formation. We explored different ways to define the proper linking length parameters of the algorithm to identify the best-suited galaxy groups in each case. Results: We found that when one identifies systems in redshift space using spectroscopic information, the linking lengths should take into account the variation of the luminosity function with redshift as well as the linear redshift dependence of the radial fiducial velocity in the line-of-sight direction. When we tested the purity and completeness of the group samples, we found that the best resulting group sample reaches values of ~40% and ~70% of systems with high levels of purity and completeness, when spectroscopic information was used. To identify systems using photometric redshifts, we adopted a probabilistic approach to link galaxies in the line-of-sight direction. Our result suggests that it is possible to identify a sample of groups with fewer than ~40% false identifications at the same time as we recover around 60% of the true groups. Conclusions: This modified version of the algorithm can be applied to deep surveys provided that the linking lengths are selected appropriately for the science to be made with the data.
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