4–5 Jun 2026
University of Geneva
Europe/Zurich timezone

Measurement of the Hubble constant using the Dark Energy Legacy Volume Explorer Data Release 3 galaxy catalog and the fourth Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog

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15m
Sciences II Auditorium A100 (University of Geneva)

Sciences II Auditorium A100

University of Geneva

Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30

Description

Gravitational wave (GW) standard sirens enable independent measurements of the Hubble constant 𝐻0. In the absence of electromagnetic counterparts, the "dark siren" method statistically correlates GW events with potential host galaxies. We present a measurement of 𝐻0 using compact binary coalescences from the fifth Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog, combined with the Dark Energy Legacy Volume Explorer Data Release 3 photometric galaxy catalog. Using the gwcosmo pipeline, we jointly infer cosmological and GW population parameters. We analyze the impact of galaxy catalog properties on the inference, and will present our H0 constraint. Finally, we will discuss the future of standard siren cosmology with the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST).

Author

Sean MacBride (University of Zurich)

Co-authors

Danny Laghi (UZH) David Sanchez-Cid (University of Zurich) Felipe Andrade-Oliveira (University of Zurich) Isaac McMahon (University of Zürich) Marcelle Soares-Santos (University of Zurich)

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