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Non-local primordial non-Gaussianity (NLPNG) is a smoking gun of interactions in single-field inflationary models, and can be written as a combination of the equilateral and orthogonal templates. We present the first constraints on these…

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We analyze the power spectrum and the bispectrum of BOSS galaxy-clustering data using the prediction from the Effective Field Theory of Large-Scale Structure at one-loop order for $\textit{both}$ the power spectrum $\textit{and}$ the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-08 Guido D'Amico , Matthew Lewandowski , Leonardo Senatore , Pierre Zhang

Models of cosmic inflation generically predict a weak but potentially detectable amount of primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), which can be used to obtain insights into the degrees of freedom during inflation and their interactions. The…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-05 Anton Chudaykin , Mikhail M. Ivanov , Oliver H. E. Philcox

Measurements of the non-Gaussianity of the primordial density field have the power to considerably improve our understanding of the physics of inflation. Indeed, if we can increase the precision of current measurements by an order of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-15 Matteo Tellarini , Ashley J. Ross , Gianmassimo Tasinato , David Wands

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

The scale-dependent galaxy bias generated by primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) can be used to detect and constrain deviations from standard single-field inflation. The strongest signal is expected in the local model for PNG, where the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-29 Nina Roth , Cristiano Porciani

Upcoming galaxy surveys aim to map the Universe with unprecedented precision, depth and sky coverage. The galaxy bispectrum is a prime source of information as it allows us to probe primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), a key factor in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-20 Samantha Rossiter , Stefano Camera , Chris Clarkson , Roy Maartens

We present the strongest robust constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) from currently available galaxy surveys, combining large-scale clustering measurements and their cross-correlations with the cosmic microwave background. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-01-22 Tommaso Giannantonio , Ashley J. Ross , Will J. Percival , Robert Crittenden , David Bacher , Martin Kilbinger , Robert Nichol , Jochen Weller

The most promising method for measuring primordial non-Gaussianity in the post-Planck era is to detect large-scale, scale-dependent galaxy bias. Considering the information in the galaxy power spectrum, we here derive the properties of a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-06-21 Roland de Putter , Olivier Doré

The fluctuations produced during cosmic inflation may exhibit non-Gaussian characteristics that are imprinted in the large-scale structure of the Universe. This non-Gaussian imprint is an ultra-large scale signal that can be detected using…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-11 Mponeng Kopana , Sheean Jolicoeur , Roy Maartens

Surveys of cosmological large-scale structure (LSS) are sensitive to the presence of local primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), and may be used to constrain models of inflation. Local PNG, characterized by fNL, the amplitude of the quadratic…

We investigate how well the SPHEREx all-sky survey can constrain local primordial non-Gaussianity beyond the parameter $f_{\text{NL}}$ using galaxy power spectra. We forecast joint constraints on the parameters $f_{\text{NL}}$,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-16 Charuhas Shiveshwarkar , Thejs Brinckmann , Marilena Loverde

We forecast constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) and bias parameters from measurements of galaxy power spectrum and bispectrum in future radio continuum and optical surveys. In the galaxy bispectrum, we consider a comprehensive…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-04 Dionysios Karagiannis , Andrei Lazanu , Michele Liguori , Alvise Raccanelli , Nicola Bartolo , Licia Verde

Galaxy bispectrum is a promising probe of inflationary physics in the early universe as a measure of primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), whereas its signal-to-noise ratio is significantly affected by the mode coupling due to non-linear…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-01-13 Masato Shirasaki , Naonori S. Sugiyama , Ryuichi Takahashi , Francisco-Shu Kitaura

Massive particles leave imprints on primordial non-Gaussianity via couplings to the inflaton, even despite their exponential dilution during inflation: practically, the Universe acts as a Cosmological Collider. We present the first…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-14 Giovanni Cabass , Oliver H. E. Philcox , Mikhail M. Ivanov , Kazuyuki Akitsu , Shi-Fan Chen , Marko Simonović , Matias Zaldarriaga

We present constraints on local primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), parametrized through $f^{\rm loc}_{\rm NL}$, using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey Data Release 14 quasar sample. We measure…

Primordial non-Gaussianity of local type is known to produce a scale-dependent contribution to the galaxy bias. Several classes of multi-field inflationary models predict non-Gaussian bias which is stochastic, in the sense that dark matter…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-05 Simone Ferraro , Kendrick M. Smith

Local-type primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), predicted by many non-minimal models of inflation, creates a scale-dependent contribution to the power spectrum of large-scale structure (LSS) tracers. Its amplitude is characterized by the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-03 Boryana Hadzhiyska , Simone Ferraro

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

Primordial non-Gaussianity induces a scale-dependent bias in large scale structure (LSS) data, proportional to $f_{\rm NL}/k^2$ for the exact local ansatz. Recent work has shown that models of inflation that predict a large squeezed limit…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-03-03 Nishant Agarwal , Shirley Ho , Sarah Shandera
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