CFHTLS weak-lensing constraints on the neutrino masses
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We use measurements of cosmic shear from CFHTLS, combined with WMAP-5 cosmic microwave background anisotropy data, baryonic acoustic oscillations from SDSS and 2dFGRS and supernovae data from SNLS and Gold-set, to constrain the neutrino mass. We obtain a 95% confidence level upper limit of 0.54 eV for the sum of the neutrino masses, and a lower limit of 0.03 eV. The preference for massive neutrinos weakens when shear-measurement systematics are included in the analysis.- cosmological parameters
- Neutrinos
- large-scale structure of Universe
- Gravitational lensing
- cosmic background radiation: anisotropy
- neutrino: mass
- supernova
- baryon: oscillation
- acoustic
- statistical analysis
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