Issha Kayo

Simulations of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations II: Covariance matrix of the matter power spectrum (2009)

Takahashi, Ryuichi, Yoshida, Naoki, Takada, Masahiro, Matsubara, Takahiko, Sugiyama, Naoshi, Kayo, Issha, ...

We use 5000 cosmological N-body simulations of 1(Gpc/h)^3 box for the concordance LCDM model in order to study the sampling variances of nonlinear matter power spectrum. We show that the non-Gaussian...

Modeling Nonlinear Evolution of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations: Convergence Regime of N-body Simulations and Analytic Models (2008)

Nishimichi, Takahiro, Shirata, Akihito, Taruya, Atsushi, Yahata, Kazuhiro, Saito, Shun, Suto, Yasushi, ...

We use a series of cosmological N-body simulations and various analytic models to study the evolution of the matter power spectrum in real space in a \Lambda Cold Dark Matter universe. We compare the...

Five New High-Redshift Quasar Lenses from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2008)

Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Shin, Min-Su, Kayo, Issha, Strauss, Michael A., Morokuma, Tomoki, ...

We report the discovery of five gravitationally lensed quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). All five systems are selected as two-image lensed quasar candidates from a sample of...

Mass models and environment of the new quadruply lensed quasar SDSS J1330+1810 (2008)

Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Blackburne, Jeffrey A., Shin, Min-Su, Kayo, Issha, Strauss, Michael A., ...

We present the discovery of a new quadruply lensed quasar. The lens system, SDSS J1330+1810 at z_s=1.393, was identified as a lens candidate from the spectroscopic sample of the Sloan Digital Sky...

The third image of the large-separation lensed quasar SDSS J1029+26231 (2008)

Oguri, Masamune, Ofek, Eran O., Inada, Naohisa, Morokuma, Tomoki, Falco, Emilio E., Kochanek, Christopher S., ...

We identify a third image in the unique quasar lens SDSS J1029+2623, the second known quasar lens produced by a massive cluster of galaxies. The spectrum of the third image shows similar emission and...

Simulations of Baryon Acoustic Oscillations I: Growth of Large-Scale Density Fluctuations (2008)

Takahashi, Ryuichi, Yoshida, Naoki, Matsubara, Takahiko, Sugiyama, Naoshi, Kayo, Issha, Nishimichi, Takahiro, ...

We critically examine how well the evolution of large-scale density perturbations is followed in cosmological $N$-body simulations. We first run a large volume simulation and perform a mode-by-mode...

A new survey for giant arcs (2008)

Hennawi, Joseph F., Gladders, Michael D., Oguri, Masamune, Dalal, Neal, Koester, Benjamin, Natarajan, Priyamvada, ...

We report on the first results of an imaging survey to detect strong gravitational lensing targeting the richest clusters selected from the photometric data of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. III. Constraints on dark energy from the third data release quasar lens catalog (2008)

Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Strauss, Michael A., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., Schneider, Donald P., ...

We present cosmological results from the statistics of lensed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search. By taking proper account of the selection function, we compute the...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. II. Statistical lens sample from the third data release (2008)

Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., Shin, Min-Su, Richards, Gordon T., Hennawi, Joseph F., ...

We report the first results of our systematic search for strongly lensed quasars using the spectroscopically confirmed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Among 46,420 quasars from the...

The Third Image of the Large-Separation Lensed Quasar SDSS J1029+2623 (2008)

Oguri, Masamune, Ofek, Eran O., Inada, Naohisa, Morokuma, Tomoki, Falco, Emilio E., Kochanek, Christopher S., ...

We identify a third image in the unique quasar lens SDSS J1029+2623, the second known quasar lens produced by a massive cluster of galaxies. The spectrum of the third image shows similar emission and...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey quasar lens search. III. Constraints on dark energy from the Third Data Release Quasar Lens Catalog (2008)

Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Strauss, Michael A., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., Schneider, Donald P., ...

We present cosmological results from the statistics of lensed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search. By taking proper account of the selection function, we compute the...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey quasar lens search. II. Statistical lens sample from the Third Data Release (2008)

Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., Shin, Min-Su, Richards, Gordon T., Hennawi, Joseph F., ...

We report the first results of our systematic search for strongly lensed quasars using the spectroscopically confirmed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Among 46,420 quasars from the...

Large-Scale Anisotropic Correlation Function of SDSS Luminous Red Galaxies (2007)

Okumura, Teppei, Matsubara, Takahiko, Eisenstein, Daniel J., Kayo, Issha, Hikage, Chiaki, Szalay, Alexander S., ...

We study the large-scale anisotropic two-point correlation function using 46,760 luminous red galaxies at redshifts 0.16 -- 0.47 from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We measure the correlation function...

SDSS J131339.98+515128.3: a new gravitationally lensed quasar selected based on near-infrared excess (2007)

Ofekofe, Eran O., Oguri, Masamune, Jackson, Neal, Inada, Naohisa, Kayo, Issha

We report the discovery of a new gravitationally lensed quasar, SDSS J131339.98+515128.3, at a redshift of 1.875 with an image separation of 1.24 arcsec. The lensing galaxy is clearly detected in...

A new quadruply lensed quasar: SDSS J125107.57+293540.5 (2007)

Kayo, Issha, Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Hall, Patrick B., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., ...

We report the discovery of a quadruply imaged quasar, SDSS J125107.57+293540.5, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Follow-up imaging reveals that the system consists of four blue pointlike...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. III. Constraints on Dark Energy from the Third Data Release Quasar Lens Catalog (2007)

Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Strauss, Michael A., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., Schneider, Donald P., ...

We present cosmological results from the statistics of lensed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) Quasar Lens Search. By taking proper account of the selection function, we compute the...

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasar Lens Search. II. Statistical Lens Sample from the Third Data Release (2007)

Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., Shin, Min-Su, Richards, Gordon T., Hennawi, Joseph F., ...

We report the first results of our systematic search for strongly lensed quasars using the spectroscopically confirmed quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). Among 46,420 quasars from the...

Discovery of Four Gravitationally Lensed Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)

Oguri, Masamune, Inada, Naohisa, Clocchiatti, Alejandro, Kayo, Issha, Shin, Min-Su, Hennawi, Joseph F., ...

We present the discovery of four gravitationally lensed quasars selected from the spectroscopic quasar catalog of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We describe imaging and spectroscopic follow-up...

A New Quadruply Lensed Quasar: SDSSJ125107.57+293540.5 (2007)

Kayo, Issha, Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Hall, Patrick B., Kochanek, Christopher S., Richards, Gordon T., ...

We report the discovery of a quadruply imaged quasar, SDSSJ125107.57+293540.5, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Follow-up imaging reveals that the system consists of four blue point-like...

Discovery of a gravitationally lensed quasar from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: SDSS J133222.62+034739.9 (2007)

Morokuma, Tomoki, Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Ichikawa, Shin-Ichi, Kawano, Yozo, Tokita, Kouichi, ...

We report the discovery of the two-image gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J133222.62+034739.9 (SDSS J1332+ 0347) with an image separation of ΒΌ1:1400. This system consists of a source quasar at zs...

Two new gravitationally lensed double quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2007)

Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., White, Richard L., Kayo, Issha, Kochanek, Christopher S., ...

We report the discoveries of the two-image gravitationally lensed quasars SDSS J074653.03+440351.3 and SDSS J140624.82+612640.9, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). SDSS J0746+4403,...

SDSS J1029_2623: a gravitationally lensed quasar with an image separation of 22.5 inches (2006)

Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Morokuma, Tomoki, Doi, Mamoru, Yasuda, Naoki, Becker, Robert H., ...

We report the discovery of a cluster-scale lensed quasar, SDSS J1029+2623, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The lens system exhibits two lensed images of a quasar at z p 2.197. The image...

SDSS J1029+2623: A Gravitationally Lensed Quasar with an Image Separation of 22.5 Arcseconds (2006)

Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Morokuma, Tomoki, Doi, Mamoru, Yasuda, Naoki, Becker, Robert H., ...

We report the discovery of a cluster-scale lensed quasar, SDSS J1029+2623, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The lens system exhibits two lensed images of a quasar at z_s=2.197. The image...

A New Survey for Giant Arcs (2006)

Hennawi, Joseph F., Gladders, Michael D., Oguri, Masamune, Dalal, Neal, Koester, Benjamin, Natarajan, Priyamvada, ...

We report on the first results of an imaging survey to detect strong gravitational lensing targeting the richest clusters selected from the photometric data of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)...

Bispectrum and Nonlinear Biasing of Galaxies: Perturbation Analysis, Numerical Simulation and SDSS Galaxy Clustering (2006)

Nishimichi, Takahiro, Kayo, Issha, Hikage, Chiaki, Yahata, Kazuhiro, Taruya, Atsushi, Jing, Y. P., ...

We consider nonlinear biasing models of galaxies with particular attention to a correlation between linear and quadratic biasing coefficients, b_1 and b_2. We first derive perturbative expressions...

Discovery of a Gravitationally Lensed Quasar from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: SDSS J133222.62+034739.9 (2006)

Morokuma, Tomoki, Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Ichikawa, Shin-Ichi, Kawano, Yozo, Tokita, Kouichi, ...

We report the discovery of the two-image gravitationally lensed quasar SDSS J133222.62+034739.9 (SDSS J1332+0347) with an image separation of Delta_theta=1.14". This system consists of a source...

Two New Gravitationally Lensed Double Quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2006)

Inada, Naohisa, Oguri, Masamune, Becker, Robert H., White, Richard L., Kayo, Issha, Kochanek, Christopher S., ...

We report the discoveries of the two-image gravitationally lensed quasars, SDSS J0746+4403 and SDSS J1406+6126, selected from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). SDSS J0746+4403, which will be...

Large Scale Clustering of Sloan Digital Sky Survey Quasars: Impact of the Baryon Density and the Cosmological Constant (2004)

Yahata, Kazuhiro, Suto, Yasushi, Kayo, Issha, Matsubara, Takahiko, Connolly, Andrew, Berk, Daniel Vanden, ...

We report the first result of the clustering analysis of Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) quasars. We compute the two-point correlation function (2PCF) of SDSS quasars in redshift space at...

Three-point Correlation Functions of SDSS Galaxies in Redshift Space: Morphology, Color, and Luminosity Dependence (2004)

Kayo, Issha, Suto, Yasushi, Nichol, Robert C., Pan, Jun, Szapudi, Istvan, Connolly, Andrew J., ...

We present measurements of the redshift--space three-point correlation function of galaxies in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS). For the first time, we analyze the dependence of this statistic on...

Cosmological Density Distribution Function from the Ellipsoidal Collapse Model in Real Space (2004)

Ohta, Yasuhiro, Kayo, Issha, Taruya, Atsushi

We calculate the one-point probability distribution function (PDF) for cosmic density in non-linear regime of the gravitational evolution. Under the local approximation that the evolution of cosmic...

Properties of host haloes of Lyman-break galaxies and Lyman-alpha Emitters from their number densities and angular clustering (2003)

Hamana, Takashi, Ouchi, Masami, Shimasaku, Kazuhiro, Kayo, Issha, Suto, Yasushi

We explore empirical relations between three different populations of high-redshift galaxies and their hosting dark halos employing the halo model approach. Specifically we consider Lyman-break...

Modeling peculiar velocities of dark matter halos (2003)

Hamana, Takashi, Kayo, Issha, Yoshida, Naoki, Suto, Yasushi, Jing, Y. P.

We present a simple model that accurately describes various statistical properties of peculiar velocities of dark matter halos. We pay particular attention to the following two effects; first, the...

Minkowski Functionals of SDSS galaxies I : Analysis of Excursion Sets (2003)

Hikage, Chiaki, Schmalzing, Jens, Buchert, Thomas, Suto, Yasushi, Kayo, Issha, Taruya, Atsushi, ...

We present a first morphometric investigation of a preliminary sample from the SDSS of 154287 galaxies with apparent magnitude 14.5

Evolution of Cosmological Density Distribution Function from the Local Collapse Model (2003)

Ohta, Yasuhiro, Kayo, Issha, Taruya, Atsushi

We present a general framework to treat the evolution of one-point probability distribution function (PDF) for cosmic density $\delta$ and velocity-divergence fields $\theta$. In particular, we...

Minkowski Functionals of SDSS galaxies I: Analysis of Excursion Sets (2003)

Chiaki Hikage, Jens Schmalzing, Thomas Buchert, Yasushi Suto, Issha Kayo, Atsushi Taruya, ...

We present a rst morphometric investigation of a preliminary sample from the SDSS of 154287 galaxies with apparent magnitude 14:5 < m r < 17:5 and redshift 0:001 < z < 0:4. We measure the...

Non-Gaussian Tails of Cosmological Density Distribution Function from Dark Halo Approach (2002)

Taruya, Atsushi, Hamana, Takashi, Kayo, Issha

We present a simple model based on the dark halo approach which provides a useful way to understand key points determining the shape of the non-Gaussian tails of the dark matter one-point probability...

Three-Dimensional Genus Statistics of Galaxies in the SDSS Early Data Release (2002)

Hikage, Chiaki, Suto, Yasushi, Kayo, Issha, Taruya, Atsushi, Matsubara, Takahiko, Vogeley, Michael S., ...

We present the first analysis of three-dimensional genus statistics for the SDSS EDR galaxy sample. Due to the complicated survey volume and the selection function, analytic predictions of the genus...

Probability Distribution Function of Cosmological Density Fluctuations from Gaussian Initial Condition: Comparison of One- and Two-point Log-normal Model Predictions with N-body Simulations (2001)

Kayo, Issha, Taruya, Atsushi, Suto, Yasushi

We quantitatively study the probability distribution function (PDF) of cosmological nonlinear density fluctuations from N-body simulations with Gaussian initial condition. In particular, we examine...