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Non-Gaussianity and gravitational wave background in curvaton with a double well potential

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
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  1. Department of Physics, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735 (Korea, Republic of)
We study the density perturbation by a curvaton with a double well potential and give analytical expressions for the observables such as nonlinear parameters f{sub NL}, g{sub NL} and tensor-to-scalar ratio r{sub T} with emphasizing the differences from the simple quadratic potential. We show that the level of non-Gaussianity and the tensor-to-scalar ratio depends crucially on the reheating temperature as well as the curvaton self-coupling constant for a given initial amplitude of the curvaton. We find that for a large initial field the nonlinear parameters f{sub NL} can be 10-20 and the gravitational wave background also is observable in the Planck satellite.
OSTI ID:
21503607
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 82; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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