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The parameter $f_{\textrm{NL}}$ measures the local non-Gaussianity in the primordial energy fluctuations of the Universe, with any deviation from $f_{\textrm{NL}}=0$ providing key constraints on inflationary models. Galaxy clustering is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-06 Lucia A. Perez , Shy Genel , Elisabeth Krause , Rachel S. Somerville

In a recently published article, we quantified the impact of primordial non-Gaussianity on the probability of giant-arc formation. In that work, we focused on the local form of non-Gaussianity and found that it can have only a modest effect…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-02-06 Anson D'Aloisio , Priyamvada Natarajan

We constrain local primordial non-Gaussianity by a combined analysis of auto and cross-correlations of DESI DR1 tracers, leveraging LRGs and QSOs as well as ELGs between $0.8<z<3.1$. By cross-validating the signal across different…

A major goal of ongoing and future cosmological surveys of the large-scale structure is to measure local type primordial non-Gaussianity in the galaxy power spectrum through the scale-dependent bias. General relativistic effects have been…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-05 Chris Addis , Sêcloka L. Guedezounme , Jessie Hammond , Chris Clarkson , Federico Montano , Stefano Camera , Sheean Jolicoeur , Roy Maartens

Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) carry fossil information about non-Gaussianity generated during inflation. This primordial signal is most accessible on the largest scales, where the scale-dependent bias correction $\propto…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-07 Simthembile Dlamini

The primordial non-Gaussianity induces scale-dependent bias of the \hi with respect to the underlying dark matter, which exhibits features on the very large scales of the 21-cm power spectrum potentially observable with \hi intensity…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-04 Yi-Chao Li , Yin-Zhe Ma

To date, 14 high-redshift (z>1.0) galaxy clusters with mass measurements have been observed, spectroscopically confirmed and are reported in the literature. These objects should be exceedingly rare in the standard LCDM model. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-25 Ben Hoyle , Raul Jimenez , Licia Verde

We forecast the ability of bispectrum estimators to constrain primordial non-Gaussianity using future photometric galaxy redshift surveys. A full-sky survey with photometric redshift resolution of $\sigma_z/(1+z)=0.05$ in the redshift range…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-08-09 Julius Wons , Emanuela Dimastrogiovanni , Matteo Fasiello , Jan Hamann , Matthew C. Johnson

We investigate the effect of primordial non-Gaussianities on halo number counts using N-body simulations with different values of $f_{\rm NL}^{\rm loc}$. We show how current theoretical models fail to adequately describe the non-Gaussian…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-30 Luca Fiorino , Sofia Contarini , Federico Marulli , Ariel G. Sanchez , Marco Baldi , Andrea Fiorilli , Lauro Moscardini

We analyse the clustering of 22,361 quasars between redshift 2.2 < z < 2.9 observed with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS)-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS), which are included in the ninth data release (DR9). We fit the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-04-30 Dionysios Karagiannis , Tom Shanks , Nicholas P. Ross

We apply a new method to measure primordial non-Gaussianity, using the cross-correlation between galaxy surveys and the CMB lensing signal to measure galaxy bias on very large scales, where local-type primordial non-Gaussianity predicts a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-06-06 Tommaso Giannantonio , Will J. Percival

Whilst current observational evidence favors a close-to-Gaussian spectrum of primordial perturbations, there exist many models of the early Universe that predict this distribution to have exponentially enhanced or suppressed tails. In this…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-25 William R. Coulton , Oliver H. E. Philcox , Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro

Next-generation galaxy and 21cm intensity mapping surveys will rely on a combination of the power spectrum and bispectrum for high-precision measurements of primordial non-Gaussianity. In turn, these measurements will allow us to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-08 Roy Maartens , Sheean Jolicoeur , Obinna Umeh , Eline M. De Weerd , Chris Clarkson

Obtaining tight constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) is a key step in discriminating between different models for cosmic inflation. The constraining power from large-scale structure (LSS) measurements is expected to overtake that…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-25 James Morawetz , Enrique Paillas , Will J. Percival

We present N-body cosmological numerical simulations including a primordial non-Gaussianity in the density fluctuation field quantified by the non-linear parameter $f_{NL}$. We have used MPGRAFIC code to produce initial conditions and the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 F. Fraschetti , J. M. Alimi , J. Courtin , P. S. Corasaniti

We investigate the effect of primordial non-Gaussianity on the cross-correlation between the CMB anisotropies and the 21 cm fluctuations from the epoch of reionization. We assume an analytic reionization model and an ionization fraction…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 Hiroyuki Tashiro , Shirley Ho

Primordial non-Gaussianity arising from inflationary models is a unique probe of non-trivial dynamics of the inflaton field and its interactions with other fields. Often when examining and constraining the scalar non-Gaussianity arising…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-17 Barnali Das , H. V. Ragavendra

Primordial non-Gaussianity has emerged as one of the most promising probes of the inflationary epoch. While the cosmic microwave background and large-scale halo bias currently provide the most stringent constraints on the non-Gaussian…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-27 Marilena LoVerde , Kendrick M. Smith

Primordial gravitational waves could be non-Gaussian, just like primordial scalar perturbations. Although the tensor two-point function has thus-far remained elusive, the three-point function could, in principle, be large enough to be…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-14 Oliver H. E. Philcox , Maresuke Shiraishi

Surveys of the matter distribution contain `fossil' information on possible non-Gaussianity that is generated in the primordial Universe. This primordial signal survives only on the largest scales where cosmic variance is strongest. By…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-07-10 Sheean Jolicoeur , Roy Maartens , Simthembile Dlamini