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Large non-Gaussian Halo Bias from Single Field Inflation

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2015-06-04 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We calculate Large Scale Structure observables for non-Gaussianity arising from non-Bunch-Davies initial states in single field inflation. These scenarios can have substantial primordial non-Gaussianity from squeezed (but observable) momentum configurations. They generate a term in the halo bias that may be more strongly scale-dependent than the contribution from the local ansatz. We also discuss theoretical considerations required to generate an observable signature.

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@article{arxiv.1204.4409,
  title  = {Large non-Gaussian Halo Bias from Single Field Inflation},
  author = {Ivan Agullo and Sarah Shandera},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.4409},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

30 pages, 14 figures, typos corrected and minor changes to match published version JCAP09(2012)007