Non-Gaussianity and excursion set theory: Halo bias

Peter Adshead, Eric J. Baxter, Scott Dodelson, Adam Lidz

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Abstract

We study the impact of primordial non-Gaussianity generated during inflation on the bias of halos using excursion set theory. We recapture the familiar result that the bias scales as k -2 on large scales for local type non-Gaussianity but explicitly identify the approximations that go into this conclusion and the corrections to it. We solve the more complicated problem of nonspherical halos, for which the collapse threshold is scale-dependent.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number063526
JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume86
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 24 2012
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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