We forecast constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity achievable from forthcoming surveys by exploiting the scale-dependent halo bias introduced on large scales by non-Gaussian initial conditions. We explore the performance of exploiting both the shape of the galaxy power spectrum on large scales and the cross-correlation of galaxies with cosmic microwave background maps through the integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect. We find that future surveys can detect primordial non-Gaussianity of the local form with a non-Gaussianity parameter | fNL| of order unity. This is particularly exciting because, while the simplest single-field slow-roll models of inflation predict a primordial | fNL| Lt 1, this signal sources extra contributions to the effective fNL of large-scale structures that are expected to be above our predicted detection threshold.
Non-Gaussian Halo Bias and Future Galaxy Surveys / C. Carbone, L. Verde, S. Matarrese. - In: THE ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS. - ISSN 2041-8205. - 684:1(2008 Sep), pp. L1-L4. [10.1086/592020]
Non-Gaussian Halo Bias and Future Galaxy Surveys
C. Carbone
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2008
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We forecast constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity achievable from forthcoming surveys by exploiting the scale-dependent halo bias introduced on large scales by non-Gaussian initial conditions. We explore the performance of exploiting both the shape of the galaxy power spectrum on large scales and the cross-correlation of galaxies with cosmic microwave background maps through the integrated Sachs-Wolfe effect. We find that future surveys can detect primordial non-Gaussianity of the local form with a non-Gaussianity parameter | fNL| of order unity. This is particularly exciting because, while the simplest single-field slow-roll models of inflation predict a primordial | fNL| Lt 1, this signal sources extra contributions to the effective fNL of large-scale structures that are expected to be above our predicted detection threshold.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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