A new measure of $σ_8$ using the lensing dispersion in high-$z$ type Ia SNe

Abstract

The gravitational lensing magnification or demagnification due to large-scale structures induces a scatter in peak magnitudes of high redshift type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia). The amplitude of the lensing dispersion strongly depends on that of density fluctuations characterized by the $σ_8$ parameter. Therefore the value of $σ_8$ is constrained by measuring the dispersion in the peak magnitudes. We examine how well SN Ia data will provide a constraint on the value of $σ_8$ using a likelihood analysis method. It is found that the number and quality of SN Ia data needed for placing a useful constraint on $σ_8$ is attainable with Next Generation Space Telescope.