Constraining f(R) gravity using future galaxy cluster abundance and weak-lensing mass calibration datasets
Physical Review D(2024)
Abstract
We present forecasts for constraints on the Hu & Sawicki f(R) modified
gravity model using realistic mock data representative of future cluster and
weak lensing surveys. We create mock thermal Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect selected
cluster samples for SPT-3G and CMB-S4 and the corresponding weak gravitational
lensing data from next-generation weak-lensing (ngWL) surveys like Euclid and
Rubin. We employ a state-of-the-art Bayesian likelihood approach that includes
all observational effects and systematic uncertainties to obtain constraints on
the f(R) gravity parameter log_10|f_R0|. In this analysis we vary the
cosmological parameters [Ω_ m, Ω_ν h^2, h^2, A_s, n_s,
log_10|f_R0|], which allows us to account for possible degeneracies
between cosmological parameters and f(R) modified gravity. The analysis
accounts for f(R) gravity via its effect on the halo mass function which is
enhanced on cluster mass scales compared to the expectations within general
relativity (GR). Assuming a fiducial GR model, the upcoming cluster dataset
SPT-3G×ngWL is expected to obtain an upper limit of log_10|f_R0| <
-5.95 at 95 % credibility, which significantly improves upon the current
best bounds. The CMB-S4×ngWL dataset is expected to improve this even
further to log_10|f_R0| < -6.23. Furthermore, f(R) gravity models with
log_10|f_R0| ≥ -6, which have larger numbers of clusters, would be
distinguishable from GR with both datasets. We also report degeneracies between
log_10|f_R0| and Ω_m as well as σ_8 for
log_10|f_R0| > -6 and log_10|f_R0| > -5 respectively. Our
forecasts indicate that future cluster abundance studies of f(R) gravity will
enable substantially improved constraints that are competitive with other
cosmological probes.
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