Detection of weak gravitational lensing magnification from Galaxy-QSO cross-correlation in the SDSS

Gaztañaga, E

Publication date

October 2002

Abstract

We report a detection of galaxy-QSO cross-correlation w_{GQ} in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Early Data Release (EDR) over 0.2-30 arc-minute scales. We cross-correlate galaxy samples of different mean depths r'=19-22 (z_G =0.15-0.35) with the main QSO population (i'_Q <19.2) at \zbar_Q \simeq 1.6. We find positive detection in most cases (except for the faintest QSOs as expeceted) with up to 8-sigma significance. The amplitude of the signal on arc-minute scales is about 20% at z_G=0.15 decreasing to 10% at z_G =0.35 This is a few times larger than currently expected from structure formation LCDM models o but confirms, at a higher significance, previous measurements by several groups. The shape and redshift evolution agrees well with ...