Probing the primordial Universe with MeerKAT and DES

Abstract

It is usually assumed that we will need to wait until next-generation surveys like Euclid, LSST and SKA, in order to improve on the current best constraints on primordial non-Gaussianity from the Planck experiment. We show that two contemporary surveys, with the SKA precursor MeerKAT and the Dark Energy Survey (DES), can be combined using the multi-tracer technique to deliver an accuracy on measurement of $f_{\mathrm{NL}}$ that is up to three times better than Planck.

7 pages, 5 figures, 1 table. We now marginalise over the bias, and ensure that we exclude nonlinear scales, leading to small quantitative corrections. Version accepted by MNRAS

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