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Optimal extraction of the non-Gaussian information encoded in the Large-Scale Structure (LSS) of the universe lies at the forefront of modern precision cosmology. We propose achieving this task through the use of the Wavelet Scattering…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-30 Georgios Valogiannis , Cora Dvorkin

We study primordial non-Gaussian signatures in the redshift-space halo field on non-linear scales, using a quasi-maximum likelihood estimator based on optimally compressed power spectrum and modal bispectrum statistics. We train and…

Primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) is one of the most powerful probes of the early Universe and measurements of the large scale structure of the Universe have the potential to transform our understanding of this area. However relating…

We investigate how much can be learnt about four types of primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) from small-scale measurements of the halo field. Using the QUIJOTE-PNG simulations, we quantify the information content accessible with measurements…

We study signatures of primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) in the redshift-space halo field on non-linear scales, using a combination of three summary statistics, namely the halo mass function (HMF), power spectrum, and bispectrum. The choice…

Future Large Scale Structure surveys are expected to improve over current bounds on primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG), with a significant impact on our understanding of early Universe physics. The level of such improvements will however…

Constraining primordial non-Gaussianities (PNGs) in the large-scale cosmic structure (LSS) is an important step in understanding properties of the early universe, specifically in distinguishing between different inflationary models.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-14 Ethan Vislosky , Zachery Brown , Regina Demina , Edmond Chaussidon

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

Upcoming galaxy redshift surveys promise to significantly improve current limits on primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) through measurements of 2- and 3-point correlation functions in Fourier space. However, realizing the full potential of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-19 Azadeh Moradinezhad Dizgah , Matteo Biagetti , Emiliano Sefusatti , Vincent Desjacques , Jorge Noreña

The statistics of large-scale structure in the Universe can be used to probe non-Gaussianity of the primordial density field, complementary to existing constraints from the cosmic microwave background. In particular, the scale dependence of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-17 Gianmassimo Tasinato , Matteo Tellarini , Ashley J. Ross , David Wands

The 21cm forest, narrow absorption features in the spectra of high redshift radio sources caused by intervening neutral hydrogen, offers a unique probe of the intergalactic medium and small-scale structures during reionization. While…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-30 Hayato Shimabukuro , Yidong Xu , Yue Shao

We apply a suite of different estimators to the Quijote-PNG halo catalogues to find the best approach to constrain Primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) at non-linear cosmological scales, up to $k_{\rm max} = 0.5 \, h\,{\rm Mpc}^{-1}$. The set…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-04 Gabriel Jung , Andrea Ravenni , Michele Liguori , Marco Baldi , William R. Coulton , Francisco Villaescusa-Navarro , Benjamin D. Wandelt

We present a cosmology analysis of simulated weak lensing convergence maps using the Neural Field Scattering Transform (NFST) to constrain cosmological parameters. The NFST extends the Wavelet Scattering Transform (WST) by incorporating…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-11 Matthew Craigie , Yuan-Sen Ting , Rossana Ruggeri , Tamara M. Davis

Large-scale structure (LSS) analysis in galaxy surveys is a powerful cosmological probe but is limited by tracer bias, which can obscure underlying information and weaken parameter constraints. Existing methods either model bias or restrict…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-01 Zhujun Jiang , Xiaolin Luo , Wenying Du , Zhiwei Min , Fenfen Yin , Longlong Feng , Jiacheng Ding , Le Zhang , Xiao-Dong Li

Detecting the cosmic 21-cm signal during the Epoch of Reionisation and Cosmic Dawn will reveal insights into the properties of the first galaxies and advance cosmological parameter estimation. Until recently, the primary focus for…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-20 Bradley Greig , Yuan-Sen Ting , Alexander A. Kaurov

We investigate the sensitivity of topological and traditional summary statistics to primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) using two suites of simulations. First, we introduce a new simulation suite for PNG, PNG-pmwd, comprising more than…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-11 Juan Calles , Gabriella Contardo , Jorge Noreña , Jacky H. T. Yip , Gary Shiu

The primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) in matter density perturbation is a very powerful probe of the physics of the very early Universe. The local PNG can induce a distinct scale-dependent bias on the large scale structure distribution of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-26 Yan Gong , Xin Wang , Zheng Zheng , Xuelei Chen

Using $N$-body simulations of cosmological large-scale structure formation, for the first time, we show that the anisotropic primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) causes a scale-dependent modification, given by $1/k^2$ at small $k$ limit, in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-21 Kazuyuki Akitsu , Toshiki Kurita , Takahiro Nishimichi , Masahiro Takada , Satoshi Tanaka

Primordial non-Gaussianity (PNG) in Large Scale Structures is obfuscated by the many additional sources of non-linearity. Within the Effective Field Theory approach to Standard Perturbation Theory, we show that matter non-linearities in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-31 Yvette Welling , Drian van der Woude , Enrico Pajer

We implement a novel formalism to constrain primordial non-Gaussianity of the local type from the large-scale modulation of the small-scale power spectrum. Our approach combines information about primordial non-Gaussianity contained in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-06 Utkarsh Giri , Moritz Münchmeyer , Kendrick M. Smith
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