24–28 Aug 2026
Leiden University
Europe/Zurich timezone

Constraining decaying dark matter with weak lensing higher-order statistics

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20m
Gorlaeus gebouw (Leiden University)

Gorlaeus gebouw

Leiden University

Einsteinweg 55, 2333 CC Leiden
Talk Methods / Statistical Inference / Machine Learning

Speaker

Mariia Marinichenko (Leiden University)

Description

Stage IV weak lensing (WL) surveys will probe highly non-linear
scales with unmatched precision, providing valuable data for
improving cosmological parameter estimates. To accurately extract
non-Gaussian information from these data, higher-order statistics
were developed. However, their constraining power remains to be
tested. We examine the extent to which the scattering transform and
Minkowski functionals can improve the sensitivity of WL surveys to
the dark matter decay rate relative to the traditional two-point
statistics. Using FLAMINGO mock WL convergence maps in five
tomographic bins, we evaluate Euclid's constraining power in the
presence of baryonic feedback and galaxy shape noise.

Author

Mariia Marinichenko (Leiden University)

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