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CMB-S4 forecast on the primordial non-Gaussianity parameter of feature models

Authors :
Sohn, Wuhyun
Fergusson, James
Source :
Phys. Rev. D 100, 063536 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

We present forecasts on the primordial non-Gaussianity parameter $f_\text{NL}$ of feature models for the future Cosmic Microwave Background Stage-4 (CMB-S4) experiments. The Fisher matrix of the bispectrum estimator was computed using noise covariances expected for preliminary CMB-S4 specifications including ones for the Simons Observatory. We introduce a novel method that improves the computation by orthonormalising the covariance matrix. The most sensitive CMB-S4 experiment with 1' beam and 1$\mu K$-arcmin noise would yield a factor of 1.7-2.2 times more stringent constraints compared to Planck. Under the Simons Observatory baseline conditions the improvement would be about 1.3-1.6 times to Planck. We also thoroughly studied the effects of various model and experimental parameters on the forecast. Detailed analysis on the constraints coming from temperature and E-mode polarisation, in particular, provided some insight into detecting oscillatory features in the CMB bispectrum.

Details

Database :
arXiv
Journal :
Phys. Rev. D 100, 063536 (2019)
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1902.01142
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.100.063536