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CMB Spectral $\mu$-Distortion of Multiple Inflation Scenario

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2018-05-16 v2

Abstract

In multiple inflation scenario having two inflations with an intermediate matter-dominated phase, the power spectrum is estimated to be enhanced on scales smaller than the horizon size at the beginning of the second inflation, k>kbk > k_{\rm b}. We require kb>10Mpc1k_{\rm b} > 10 {\rm Mpc}^{-1} to make sure that the enhanced power spectrum is consistent with large scale observation of cosmic microwave background (CMB). We consider the CMB spectral distortions generated by the dissipation of acoustic waves to constrain the power spectrum. The μ\mu-distortion value can be 1010 times larger than the expectation of the standard Λ\LambdaCDM model (μΛCDM2×108\mu_{\Lambda\mathrm{CDM}} \simeq 2 \times 10^{-8}) for kb103Mpc1 k_{\rm b} \lesssim 10^3 {\rm Mpc}^{-1}, while the yy-distortion is hardly affected by the enhancement of the power spectrum.

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@article{arxiv.1712.04583,
  title  = {CMB Spectral $\mu$-Distortion of Multiple Inflation Scenario},
  author = {Gimin Bae and Sungjae Bae and Seungho Choe and Seo Hyun Lee and Jungwon Lim and Heeseung Zoe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.04583},
  year   = {2018}
}

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16 pages, 5 figures