nz

Summary:

Contains target densities, as a function of redshift.

Naming Convention:

{TARGET}_{PHOTSYS}_nz.txt, where {TARGET} is QSO, ELG, ELGnotqso, ELG_HIP, ELG_HIPnotqso, LRG, LRG_main, for dark or BGS_ANY, BGS_BRIGHT for bright. {PHOTSYS} is the photometric region N or S

Regex:

[a-zA-Z_]+_[NS]_nz\.txt

File Type:

ASCII

Contents

These ASCII files contain data in 6 columns. In the header the area is indicated.

Required Data Table Columns

Name

Type

Units

Description

zmid

float64

Redshift center at the given redshift bin

zlow

float64

Lower limit at the given redshift bin

zhigh

float64

Upper limit at the given redshift bin

n(z)

float64

h^3 Mpc^-3

The comoving number density of the tracer at the given redshift, assuming complete sample

Number_in_bin

float64

Number of tracers at the given redshift bin, including weights

Volume_of_bin

float64

Mpc^3 h^-3

Comoving volumne at the given redshift bin