N-body simulations with generic non-Gaussian initial conditions I: power spectrum and halo mass function
- ICCUB-IEEC, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, E-08028, Barcelona (Spain)
- Departament de Física Teòrica, Universitat de València, Dr. Moliner 50, E-46100, Burjassot (Spain)
We address the issue of setting up generic non-Gaussian initial conditions for N-body simulations. We consider inflationary-motivated primordial non-Gaussianity where the perturbations in the Bardeen potential are given by a dominant Gaussian part plus a non-Gaussian part specified by its bispectrum. The approach we explore here is suitable for any bispectrum, i.e. it does not have to be of the so-called separable or factorizable form. The procedure of generating a non-Gaussian field with a given bispectrum (and a given power spectrum for the Gaussian component) is not univocal, and care must be taken so that higher-order corrections do not leave a too large signature on the power spectrum. This is so far a limiting factor of our approach. We then run N-body simulations for the most popular inflationary-motivated non-Gaussian shapes. The halo mass function and the non-linear power spectrum agree with theoretical analytical approximations proposed in the literature, even if they were so far developed and tested only for a particular shape (the local one). We plan to make the simulations outputs available to the community via the non-Gaussian simulations comparison project web site http://icc.ub.edu/∼liciaverde/NGSCP.html.
- OSTI ID:
- 22275353
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Vol. 2010, Issue 10; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1475-7516
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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